CH42 2AR maps, stats, and open data

CH42 2AR lies on Hawkhurst Drive in Birkenhead. CH42 2AR is located in the Rock Ferry electoral ward, within the metropolitan district of Wirral and the English Parliamentary constituency of Birkenhead. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB - 12F and the police force is Merseyside. This postcode has been in use since August 2009.

CH42 2AR maps

CH42 2AR map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

CH42 2AR map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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CH42 2AR geodata

Easting	333063
Northing	386386
Latitude	53.370079
Longitude	-3.007489

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is CH42 2AR?

Street	Hawkhurst Drive
Town/City	Birkenhead
Country	England
Postcode District	CH42
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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CH42 2AR Elevation

Elevation or altitude of CH42 2AR as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	20m	66ft

Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.

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Source: Open Postcode Elevation
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Politics

Ward	Rock Ferry
Constituency	Birkenhead

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of CH42 2AR

January 2024	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Kirkfield Grove	380m
November 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Kirkfield Grove	380m
November 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Kirkfield Grove	380m
➜ Hawkhurst Drive crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to CH42 2AR

The Hawthornes (New Chester Road)	Rock Ferry	189m
Rock Lane West (Highfield Road)	Rock Ferry	235m
Bedford Road (New Chester Road)	Rock Ferry	266m
Rock Lane West (New Chester Road)	Rock Ferry	288m
Rock Ferry Station (Bedford Road)	Rock Ferry	290m

Nearest railway stations to CH42 2AR

Rock Ferry Station	0.4km
Bebington Station	1.4km
Green Lane Station	1.6km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for CH42 2AR

Broadband access in CH42 2AR (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband	0.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in CH42 2AR (2019 data)

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Median download speed	22.9Mbps
Average download speed	35.5Mbps
Maximum download speed	77.92Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.2Mbps
Average upload speed	7.3Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in CH42 2AR (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps	0.0%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for CH42 2AR

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Source: Ofcom
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CH42 2AR gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in CH42 2AR by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	102,548
Meter count	17
Mean (kWh/meter)	6,032
Median (kWh/meter)	5,839

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	39,123
Meter count	11
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,557
Median (kWh/meter)	3,171

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in CH42 2AR, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in CH42 2AR.
Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

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Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence

Deprivation

96.4% of English postcodes are less deprived than CH42 2AR:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to CH42 2AR (meters)

Derby Arms

2 Nelson Road

89m

McColls

2 King Street

129m

The Rock Station

11 Highfield Road

206m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to CH42 2AR

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
New Ferry Road	17:30	12:00	1,105m
Overton View,	17:15	12:00	1,289m
Bebington Post Office,	17:15	12:00	1,577m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to CH42 2AR

Facility	Distance
Conway Playing Fields Victoria Drive, Birkenhead Grass Pitches	364m
Cammell Laird 1907 Fc St Peters Road, Rock Ferry Grass Pitches	453m
Byrne Avenue Baths Byrne Avenue, Birkenhead Sports Hall, Swimming Pool	458m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to CH42 2AR

School	Phase of Education	Distance
St Anne's Catholic Primary School Highfield South, Rock Ferry, Birkenhead, CH42 4NE	Primary	451m
Rock Ferry Primary School Ionic Street, Rock Ferry, Birkenhead, CH42 2BL	Primary	474m
Well Lane Primary School Park Road, Tranmere, Birkenhead, CH42 5PF	Primary	979m

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CH42 2AR ITL and CH42 2AR LAU

The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for CH42 2AR:

ITL 1 Code	Name
TLD	North West (England)
ITL 2 Code	Name
TLD7	Merseyside
ITL 3 Code	Name
TLD74	Wirral
LAU 1 Code	Name
E08000015	Wirral

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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CH42 2AR census areas

The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for CH42 2AR:

	Code	Name
OA	E00036970
LSOA	E01007295	Wirral 027D
MSOA	E02001493	Wirral 027

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to CH42 2AR

CH42 2BF	Staplehurst Drive	62m
CH42 2ED	Kings Walk	86m
CH42 1QY	Queens Road	100m
CH42 2BW	Faversham Way	124m
CH42 2AJ	King Street	124m
CH42 1QZ	Wilton Road	132m
CH42 1RA	Acton Road	137m
CH42 2EB	Faversham Way	159m
CH42 2AQ	New Chester Road	168m
CH42 1RB	Sefton Road	170m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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