CH47 9RU

a postcode in Wirral

Introduced in June 1999

CH47 9RU	Normal (geographic) postcodes	Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with CH47 9RU

Heron Road - 24 properties, USRN 44501697

Fornalls Green Lane - 2 properties, USRN 44500365

The Ridgeway - 1 property, USRN 44503544

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.3956 / 53°23'44"N

Longitude: -3.1505 / 3°9'1"W

UTM Reference: 30U 489994 5916289

OS Easting: 323595

OS Northing: 389366

OS Grid: SJ235893

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 6YF5.QH

Mapcode Global: WH760.KXZ7

Open Location Code: 9C5R9RWX+6R

Maidenhead Locator System: IO83kj14

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: A1

major urban conurbation
a very large city or conurbation

ONS Population Classification: 1b1

Retired Professionals
Small Town Suburbia
Younger Established Suburban Communities

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 28302 / 32844

9th decile
much less deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for CH47 9RU on Monday 6 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	02:37
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	04:02
Sunrise	04:53
Transit (sun is at its highest)	13:17
Sunset	21:41
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:32
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	23:57

Hours of daylight today	04:23 to 22:11
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	22:11 to 04:24
Moon Phase	Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets	11:20
Moon Rises	23:03

For a full sun and moon calendar for CH47 9RU, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in CH47 9RU

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
6 April 2023	5 Heron Road, Meols, Wirral CH47 9RU	Semi-detached	Freehold	£350,000
20 September 2021	1 Heron Road, Meols, Wirral CH47 9RU	Semi-detached	Freehold	£523,000
30 April 2021	3 Heron Road, Meols, Wirral CH47 9RU	Semi-detached	Freehold	£340,000
12 November 2019	14a Heron Road, Meols, Wirral CH47 9RU	Detached	Freehold	£430,000
8 September 2017	14 Heron Road, Meols, Wirral CH47 9RU	Detached	Freehold	£262,000
10 July 2017	14a Heron Road, Meols, Wirral CH47 9RU	Other property type	Freehold	£110,250
7 November 2016	8 Heron Road, Meols, Wirral CH47 9RU	Semi-detached	Freehold	£320,000
12 July 2016	18 Heron Road, Meols, Wirral CH47 9RU	Semi-detached	Freehold	£279,950
3 March 2016	8 Heron Road, Meols, Wirral CH47 9RU	Semi-detached	Freehold	£198,000
15 August 2014	6 Heron Road, Meols, Wirral CH47 9RU	Semi-detached	Freehold	£220,000
31 July 2014	2 Heron Road, Meols, Wirral CH47 9RU	Semi-detached	Freehold	£399,950
11 July 2014	5 Heron Road, Meols, Wirral CH47 9RU	Semi-detached	Freehold	£235,000
22 May 2014	16 Heron Road, Meols, Wirral CH47 9RU	Semi-detached	Freehold	£287,000
31 March 2011	7 Heron Road, Meols, Wirral CH47 9RU	Semi-detached	Freehold	£165,000
4 May 2007	16 Heron Road, Meols, Wirral CH47 9RU	Semi-detached	Freehold	£220,000
18 June 2004	1a Heron Road, Meols, Wirral CH47 9RU	Semi-detached	Freehold	£240,000
13 October 2000	4 Heron Road, Meols, Wirral CH47 9RU	Semi-detached	Freehold	£120,000
27 August 1999	2 Heron Road, Meols, Wirral CH47 9RU	Semi-detached	Freehold	£115,000
14 October 1996	22 Heron Road, Meols, Wirral CH47 9RU	Detached	Freehold	£79,500
23 August 1996	1a Heron Road, Meols, Wirral CH47 9RU	Semi-detached	Freehold	£100,000

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 CH47 9RU

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Wirral West

MP

Matthew Patrick Labour

Wirral Borough Council

Metropolitan district ward

Hoylake and Meols

Councillors

Max Booth Conservative

Tony Cox Conservative

Andrew Gardner Conservative

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

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for CH47 9RU

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00036485		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01007195	Wirral 013A	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02001479	Wirral 013	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E05000963	Hoylake and Meols	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
E14001589	Wirral West	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
E33006780		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
E63008482	Meols	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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