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CH42 house prices and area facts

The CH42 postcode district in Birkenhead, mostly in Wirral.

In 2025, 394 homes sold in CH42 for a median of £150,000, 36.4% more than in 2020.

Median sold price, 2025
£150,000394 sales
Five-year change
+36.4%In the median price since 2020
Recorded crime
102A year per 1,000 residents; England and Wales 100
Flood risk
9.7%Of homes at high, medium or low risk from rivers, the sea or surface water
Gigabit broadband
98.3%Of premises can get it
Deprivation
77.2%Of postcodes in the nation's most deprived fifth of neighbourhoods
Homes
14,135With a recorded sale or an energy certificate

House prices since 1995

Median price of every recorded sale each year.

Median price by property type, 2025
TypeMedian priceSales
Detached£425,00025
Semi-detached£195,000126
Terraced£125,500200
Flats£97,50043

These figures describe CH42 as a whole, not any particular home. Crime is counted where it is recorded and divided by residents, so town centres with few residents show high rates; it does not measure personal safety. Sold prices: HM Land Registry. Crime: police.uk. Flood: Environment Agency and Natural Resources Wales. Broadband: Ofcom. Deprivation: the English and Welsh indices of deprivation. Licences.

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