CH42 5NJ

a postcode in Wirral

Introduced in June 1999

CH42 5NJ	Normal (geographic) postcodes	Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with CH42 5NJ

Downham Road - 29 properties, USRN 44501079

Moorland Road - 1 property, USRN 44502399

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.3782 / 53°22'41"N

Longitude: -3.0177 / 3°1'3"W

UTM Reference: 30U 498825 5914341

OS Easting: 332399

OS Northing: 387295

OS Grid: SJ323872

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 7YCC.HQ

Mapcode Global: WH87D.MC72

Open Location Code: 9C5R9XHJ+7W

Maidenhead Locator System: IO83lj70

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: A1

major urban conurbation
a very large city or conurbation

ONS Population Classification: 6a3

Baseline UK
Challenged Communities
Younger Ethnic Minority Families in Flats

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 124 / 32844

1st decile
most deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for CH42 5NJ on Thursday 25 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	02:18
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	03:52
Sunrise	04:44
Transit (sun is at its highest)	13:14
Sunset	21:44
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:37
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	00:10

Hours of daylight today	04:14 to 22:14
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	22:14 to 04:15
Moon Phase	Waxing Gibbous
Moon Sets	00:32
Moon Rises	17:00

For a full sun and moon calendar for CH42 5NJ, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in CH42 5NJ

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
21 March 2022	1 Downham Road, Birkenhead CH42 5NJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£89,000
19 August 2019	19 Downham Road, Birkenhead CH42 5NJ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£69,000
18 January 2019	3a Downham Road, Birkenhead CH42 5NJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£105,000
10 August 2018	9 Downham Road, Birkenhead CH42 5NJ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£75,000
25 August 2017	33 Downham Road, Birkenhead CH42 5NJ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£112,000
12 November 2015	39 Downham Road, Birkenhead CH42 5NJ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£55,000
15 April 2015	17 Downham Road, Birkenhead CH42 5NJ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£40,000
6 March 2014	33 Downham Road, Birkenhead CH42 5NJ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£105,000
16 July 2013	33 Downham Road, Birkenhead CH42 5NJ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£54,700
15 November 2007	15 Downham Road, Birkenhead CH42 5NJ	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£40,000
11 May 2007	15 Downham Road, Birkenhead CH42 5NJ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£110,000
30 January 2004	19 Downham Road, Birkenhead CH42 5NJ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£51,500
25 June 2003	11 Downham Road, Birkenhead CH42 5NJ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£32,000
14 March 2003	31 Downham Road, Birkenhead CH42 5NJ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£54,950
8 November 2001	9 Downham Road, Birkenhead CH42 5NJ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£35,500
12 February 2001	19 Downham Road, Birkenhead CH42 5NJ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£27,995
2 May 2000	13 Downham Road, Birkenhead CH42 5NJ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£34,995
28 February 2000	7 Downham Road, Birkenhead CH42 5NJ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£35,500
15 February 2000	5 Downham Road, Birkenhead CH42 5NJ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£32,000
9 February 2000	3 Downham Road, Birkenhead CH42 5NJ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£25,000
3 August 1999	13a Downham Road, Birkenhead CH42 5NJ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£16,000
19 May 1999	35 Downham Road, Birkenhead CH42 5NJ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£22,000
12 March 1999	35 Downham Road, Birkenhead CH42 5NJ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£12,950
26 September 1997	13a Downham Road, Birkenhead CH42 5NJ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£32,500
26 September 1997	13a Downham Road, Birkenhead CH42 5NJ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£27,570
6 June 1997	5 Downham Road, Birkenhead CH42 5NJ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£25,950
14 April 1997	13a Downham Road, Birkenhead CH42 5NJ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£11,000

Key to property sale icons:

	First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
	Subsequent sale of existing property.
	Standard sale at market value to private individual.
	Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for CH42 5NJ

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Birkenhead

MP

Alison McGovern Labour

Wirral Borough Council

Metropolitan district ward

Rock Ferry

Councillors

Paula Basnett Labour

Tony Murphy Labour

Craig Walsh-McDonald Green Party (E&W)

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for CH42 5NJ

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00036951		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01007293	Wirral 027C	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02001493	Wirral 027	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E05000971	Rock Ferry	Electoral Wards/Divisions	Administrative/Electoral	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E08000015	Wirral	Metropolitan Districts	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E12000002	North West	Regions	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E14001091	Birkenhead	Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies	Electoral	4 July 2024	LGBC
E23000004	Merseyside	Police Force Areas	Other	1 January 2009	Home Office
E30000168	Birkenhead	Travel to Work Areas	Other	31 July 2015	ONS
E33006846		Workplace Zones	Census	31 December 2011	ONS
E37000022	Liverpool City Region	Local Enterprise Partnerships	Other	28 October 2010	BEIS
E38000208	NHS Wirral	Sub Integrated Care Board Locations	Health	1 April 2013	ODS
E40000010	North West	NHS England Regions	Health	1 April 2019	ODS
E43000169	Wirral, unparished area	Non-Civil Parished Areas	Census	31 December 2011	ONS
E54000008	NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board	Integrated Care Boards	Health	1 April 2024	ODS
E56000005	Cheshire and Merseyside	Cancer Alliances	Health	1 September 2016	NHS England
E63008503	Birkenhead	Built Up Areas	Census	17 April 2024	OS
E65000001	England Non-National Park Area	England Non-National Park Area	Census	27 February 2023	ONS
E92000001	England	Country	Administrative	1 January 2009	ONS

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