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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 neighbourhood of Wirral. Nothing here is published for a single postcode, so these figures describe the neighbourhood around it: about 2,233 people. 65.8% of households own their home, 19.3% rent privately and 13.8% are in social housing. The biggest age group is 25–29, and 58.9% of adults are in work. On deprivation it sits close to the middle of the range for England. Higher-harm crime is around the national middle.

Scores

How CH30 9BQ compares

Each figure is set against England as a whole. Follow a score for the detail behind it.

AffluenceMore
5.0/ 10

Around the middle — decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of England, 10 the least.

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%

of 13 rated schools within 1 mile are good or better.

Household incomeMore
£47,887

Average a year, before tax — higher than 36% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Only flagged where this area is materially different from the national picture.

  1. 01
    A young populationPositive

    22% of residents are 20 to 34 — the age group that rents most — 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.

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 it averages decile 5.0 of 10, where 10 is the least deprived tenth of 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 crime here compares with the rest of the country.

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

CH30 9BQ is in Wirral.

CH30 9BQ is in Wirral, in 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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