CH42 6RU maps, stats, and open data

CH42 6RU lies on Bedford Drive in Birkenhead. CH42 6RU is located in the Prenton 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 June 1999.

CH42 6RU maps

CH42 6RU map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

CH42 6RU 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 6RU geodata

Easting	331903
Northing	386461
Latitude	53.370604
Longitude	-3.024936

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is CH42 6RU?

Street	Bedford Drive
Town/City	Birkenhead
Country	England
Postcode District	CH42
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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CH42 6RU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of CH42 6RU as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	40m	131ft

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	Prenton
Constituency	Birkenhead

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in CH42 6RU

14, BEDFORD DRIVE, BIRKENHEAD, CH42 6RU 2003 25 JUL £185,000
14, BEDFORD DRIVE, BIRKENHEAD, CH42 6RU 1997 7 MAR £85,000

➜ Birkenhead house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of CH42 6RU

October 2023	Vehicle crime	On or near Delyn Close	402m
June 2022	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Waring Avenue	154m
June 2022	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Waring Avenue	154m
➜ Bedford Drive crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to CH42 6RU

Bebington Road (Bedford Drive)	Rock Ferry	128m
Riviera Drive (Bedford Drive)	Tranmere	143m
Bedford Drive (Mount Road)	Tranmere	147m
Cressington Avenue (Mount Road)	Tranmere	156m
Allcot Avenue (Bebington Road)	Tranmere	176m

Nearest railway stations to CH42 6RU

Rock Ferry Station	1km
Green Lane Station	1.5km
Birkenhead Central Station	2km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for CH42 6RU

Broadband access in CH42 6RU (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	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in CH42 6RU (2019 data)

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Median download speed	66.2Mbps
Average download speed	79.5Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	10.0Mbps
Average upload speed	9.5Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in CH42 6RU (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 6RU

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Source: Ofcom
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CH42 6RU gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in CH42 6RU by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	398,536
Meter count	29
Mean (kWh/meter)	13,743
Median (kWh/meter)	13,233

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	88,574
Meter count	27
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,281
Median (kWh/meter)	3,435

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in CH42 6RU, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in CH42 6RU.
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

58.5% of English postcodes are less deprived than CH42 6RU:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to CH42 6RU (meters)

Bedford Drive Primary School

Bedford Drive

82m

Firbobs Out Of School Club

Bedford Drive Primary School

82m

Lean build

61 Mount Road

181m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to CH42 6RU

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Pine Walks	17:30	12:00	1,336m
Beresford Road	17:00	12:00	1,985m
Overton View,	17:15	12:00	2,112m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to CH42 6RU

Facility	Distance
Prenton High School For Girls Hesketh Avenue, Birkenhead Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Health and Fitness Gym	211m
Victoria Park (Birkenhead) Bebington Road, Birkenhead Grass Pitches	357m
Borough Road Playing Fields Borough Road, Birkenhead Grass Pitches	415m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to CH42 6RU

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Bedford Drive Primary School Bedford Drive, Rock Ferry, Birkenhead, CH42 6RT	Primary	139m
Prenton High School for Girls Hesketh Avenue, Rock Ferry, Birkenhead, CH42 6RR	Secondary	201m
Well Lane Primary School Park Road, Tranmere, Birkenhead, CH42 5PF	Primary	676m

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CH42 6RU ITL and CH42 6RU 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 6RU:

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 6RU 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 6RU:

	Code	Name
OA	E00036348
LSOA	E01007173	Wirral 029A
MSOA	E02001495	Wirral 029

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to CH42 6RU

CH42 6QJ	Cressington Avenue	59m
CH42 6QB	Allcot Avenue	73m
CH42 6RT	Bedford Drive	83m
CH42 6QA	Allcot Avenue	96m
CH42 6QL	Kingsdale Avenue	120m
CH42 6PW	Mount Road	146m
CH42 6QH	Waring Avenue	157m
CH42 6PS	Mount Road	170m
CH42 6PY	Bebington Road	173m
CH42 6QD	Roxburgh Avenue	177m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
Licence: Open Government Licence