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CH30 9BQ area guide

Who lives in CH30 9BQ, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood
Upton West
Council
Wirral
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
2,233 (2024)
At a glance

What CH30 9BQ is like

CH30 9BQ is a postcode in the Upton West area of Wirral. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 2,233 people. 65.8% of households own their home, 19.3% rent privately and 13.8% are in social housing. The largest age group is 25–29, and 58.9% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is below the England and Wales average.

Scores

How CH30 9BQ compares

Headline figures for CH30 9BQ, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore
5.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore
6/ 10

Around the middle: 25.8 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

TransportMore
5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 27 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
77%

Rated good or better across 13 inspected schools within 1 mile.

Household incomeMore
£47,887

Average annual income before tax, higher than 36% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where CH30 9BQ differs most from the national average.

  1. 01
    A young populationPositive

    22% of residents are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19.6% across England.

Questions

CH30 9BQ FAQs

01
Is CH30 9BQ a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 25.8 per 1,000 people a year, band 6 of 10 nationally. 77% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).
02
Is CH30 9BQ safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.8 offences per 1,000 people a year around CH30 9BQ, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 6 of 10.
03
Who lives in CH30 9BQ?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 25–29, at 9.1% of residents. 65.8% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (39.9%).
04
Which council covers CH30 9BQ?

The local authority for CH30 9BQ is Wirral.

CH30 9BQ comes under Wirral in the North West. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
05
How well connected is CH30 9BQ?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 27 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Upton Rail Station, 0.8 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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