CH42 6SH maps, stats, and open data

CH42 6SH lies on The Towers in Birkenhead. CH42 6SH 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 June 1999.

CH42 6SH maps

CH42 6SH map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
CH42 6SH map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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CH42 6SH geodata

Easting331987
Northing386767
Latitude53.373365
Longitude-3.023740

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is CH42 6SH?

StreetThe Towers
Town/CityBirkenhead
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictCH42
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CH42 6SH Elevation

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

MetresFeet
Elevation40m131ft

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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Politics

WardRock Ferry
ConstituencyBirkenhead

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of CH42 6SH

October 2023Vehicle crimeOn or near Delyn Close481m
June 2022Vehicle crimeOn or near St Georges Avenue121m
June 2022Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Kirkland Avenue138m
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to CH42 6SH

Mount Road (Bebington Road)Tranmere112m
Mount Road (Bebington Road)Tranmere120m
Bebington Road (Mount Road)Tranmere142m
Irvine Road (Mount Road)Tranmere209m
Allcot Avenue (Bebington Road)Tranmere234m

Nearest railway stations to CH42 6SH

Rock Ferry Station0.9km
Green Lane Station1.2km
Birkenhead Central Station1.7km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for CH42 6SH

Broadband access in CH42 6SH (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband0.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

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

Broadband speed in CH42 6SH (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed15.7Mbps
Average download speed26.9Mbps
Maximum download speed75.26Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed1.2Mbps
Average upload speed5.3Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in CH42 6SH (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps0.0%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for CH42 6SH

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CH42 6SH gas and electricity consumption

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

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)55,924
Meter count36
Mean (kWh/meter)1,553
Median (kWh/meter)1,528
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in CH42 6SH, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in CH42 6SH.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

73.2% of English postcodes are less deprived than CH42 6SH:

Food Standards Agency

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

Armadillo
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
18 Bebington Road
96m
Sun Wah
Food Hygiene Rating: 1 (Major Improvement Necessary)
6 Bebington Road
96m
Armadillo
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
18 Bebington Road
99m

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Nearest post box to CH42 6SH

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Pine Walks17:3012:001,632m
Garrick Snug17:3012:001,839m
Woodchurch Lane18:051,898m

Nearest sports facilities to CH42 6SH

FacilityDistance
Victoria Park (Birkenhead)
Bebington Road, Birkenhead
Grass Pitches
124m
Titans Gym (Closed)
Church Road, Birkenhead
Health and Fitness Gym
414m
Prenton High School For Girls
Hesketh Avenue, Birkenhead
Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Health and Fitness Gym
528m

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Nearest schools to CH42 6SH

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Well Lane Primary School
Park Road, Tranmere, Birkenhead, CH42 5PF
Primary397m
Bedford Drive Primary School
Bedford Drive, Rock Ferry, Birkenhead, CH42 6RT
Primary429m
Prenton High School for Girls
Hesketh Avenue, Rock Ferry, Birkenhead, CH42 6RR
Secondary519m

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CH42 6SH ITL and CH42 6SH 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 6SH:

ITL 1 CodeName
TLDNorth West (England)
ITL 2 CodeName
TLD7Merseyside
ITL 3 CodeName
TLD74Wirral
LAU 1 CodeName
E08000015Wirral

CH42 6SH 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 6SH:

CodeName
OAE00036380
LSOAE01007174Wirral 029B
MSOAE02001495Wirral 029

Nearest postcodes to CH42 6SH

CH42 6PXBebington Road65m
CH42 6PUBebington Road103m
CH42 6PZSt Georges Avenue112m
CH42 6PNMount Road134m
CH42 6QFKirkland Avenue137m
CH42 6QEKirkland Avenue146m
CH42 6QDRoxburgh Avenue146m
CH42 6QHWaring Avenue163m
CH42 6PRMount Road167m
CH42 6PPVictoria Park Road200m