Latitude: 53.3702 / 53°22'12"N
Longitude: -3.0372 / 3°2'13"W
OS Eastings: 331089
OS Northings: 386428
OS Grid: SJ310864
Mapcode National: GBR 7Y7G.8L
Mapcode Global: WH87D.9KZ6
Plus Code: 9C5R9XC7+34
Maidenhead Locator System: IO83li58
What Three Birds: roller.egret.courser
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CH42 8LY is a primarily residential postcode in Prenton, Birkenhead. It was first introduced in June 1999.
The most common council tax bands are C and B.
Residential buildings are typically semi-detached and detached. Domestic properties are primarily houses.
Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £123,486 to £466,448 with an average of £234,883.
Residential buildings were typically constructed between 2003 and 2006.
25% of residential property sales since 1995 have been new builds or newly converted.
Domestic properties are mostly a mix of owner occupied and privately rented.
The most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings are C, D and B.
Commercial rateable values range from £1,025 to £4,500 with an average of £2,792. The most common recorded business types are Day Nursery and Tennis Courts/Clubs.
Birkenhead is a town, which had a population of 142,968 in the 2011 census.
In the 2011 census, there were 42 people resident in CH42 8LY, of which 16 were male and 26 were female. This also includes overnight visitors at domestic properties, and residents of non-domestic properties such as hotels, prisons and halls of residence.
CH42 8LY is in the Birkenhead travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Wirral Primary Care Trust.
CH42 8LY is approximately 55m (180ft) above sea level.
See recent residential property sales in CH42 8LY
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing CH42 8LY
8c3: Hard-Pressed Living - Hard-Pressed Ageing Workers - Renting Hard-Pressed Workers
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for CH42 8LY
England A1: within a very large conurbation, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
4/10 (Low)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
7/10 (High)
Area Retail Diversity Index
7/10 (High)
Supermarkets near CH42 8LY include Aldi, Asda, Co-Operative Food, Farmfoods, Iceland, Lidl, Londis, Morrisons, Sainsbury's and Tesco. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of CH42 8LY are represented at different levels of local, regional and national government by elected representatives. Where known, these are shown here.
This data is updated approximately monthly, and may not necessarily take account of the results of any elections or by-elections held recently.
Metropolitan District
Wirral Borough Council
Ward
Prenton
Councillors
Samantha Frost (Labour)
Tony Norbury (Labour)
Christopher Cooke (Green)
Harry Gorman (Green)
Naomi Graham (Green)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Birkenhead
MP
Mick Whitley (Labour)
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for CH42 8LY.
Broadband statistics for commercial properties are less reliable than for domestic properties, as businesses are more likely to have other forms of Internet access that are not classified as 'Broadband'.
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near CH42 8LY.
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Birkenhead
Woodchurch Road, Prenton, Merseyside, CH43 5UT
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 3 - 11
Inadequate
Devonshire Park Primary School
Temple Road, Birkenhead, Merseyside, CH42 9JX
Community School
Ages 3 - 11
Good
Bedford Drive Primary School
Bedford Drive, Rock Ferry, Birkenhead, Merseyside, CH42 6RT
Community School
Ages 3 - 11
Needs improvement
Woodchurch Road Primary School
Woodchurch Road, Oxton, Birkenhead, Merseyside, CH42 9LJ
Community School
Ages 4 - 11
Good
Prenton Primary School
Bramwell Avenue, Prenton, Merseyside, CH43 0RQ
Community School
Ages 4 - 11
Good
Prenton High School for Girls
Hesketh Avenue, Rock Ferry, Birkenhead, Merseyside, CH42 6RR
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 16
Good
Birkenhead High School Academy
86 Devonshire Place, Prenton, Merseyside, CH43 1TY
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 3 - 19
Outstanding
Birkenhead Park School
Park Road South, Birkenhead, Merseyside, CH43 4UY
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 16
Needs improvement
St Anselm's College
Manor Hill, Prenton, Merseyside, CH43 1UQ
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Needs improvement
St John Plessington Catholic College
Old Chester Road, Bebington, Wirral, Merseyside, CH63 7LF
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
Bebington High Sports College
Higher Bebington Road, Bebington, Wirral, Merseyside, CH63 2PS
Foundation School
Ages 11 - 18
Inadequate
Ridgeway High School
Noctorum Avenue, Noctorum, Prenton, Merseyside, CH43 9EB
Foundation School
Ages 11 - 16
Good
Woodchurch High School
Carr Bridge Road, Woodchurch, Wirral, Merseyside, CH49 7NG
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 16
Good
Wirral Grammar School for Girls
Heath Road, Bebington, Wirral, Merseyside, CH63 3AF
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
Wirral Grammar School for Boys
Cross Lane, Bebington, Wirral, Merseyside, CH63 3AQ
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
The overall school grade in this area is high.