CH41Birkenhead, Wirral, England

House prices in CH41, Birkenhead

Homes in CH41 sold for a median of £123,500 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 353 standard sales.

It is the cheapest of the 13 postcode districts in the Wirral council area with at least 100 sales.

Median sale price£123,500353 standard sales
Middle half of prices£95,000 to £160,000
Against the Wirral council area44% belowWirral median £222,500

Prices by property type

Standard sales in CH41, September 2024 to August 2026
TypeSalesMedian priceMiddle half
Semi-detached68£165,000£142,000 to £200,000
Terraced229£120,000£92,000 to £148,000
Flats and maisonettes47£110,000£84,000 to £122,000

Most homes sold here were terraced houses, at 65% of sales.

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Where prices are higher in CH41

Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in CH41 0, around Birkenhead, with a median of £159,000, and lowest in CH41 9, around Birkenhead, at £107,000. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.

Each dot is a postcode in CH41 with at least 3 standard sales from September 2024 to August 2026, shaded by the median price of those sales. Select a dot for its median and a link to its sales, or use the list below the map.

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Each dot sits at the centre of its postcode, so it marks a street or part of one, not a single home. Medians mix all types of home, so a street of flats looks cheaper than a street of houses.
List the 46 postcodes on the map, dearest first
Median price of standard sales by postcode in CH41, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first
PostcodeMedian priceStandard sales
CH41 0HA£210,0006
CH41 8AN£210,0003
CH41 8HH£200,0005
CH41 2UU£196,5004
CH41 8BX£195,0003
CH41 0ER£185,0003
CH41 0EG£182,0003
CH41 0DR£173,0003
CH41 0BU£170,0006
CH41 0EJ£170,0004
CH41 0DZ£165,0003
CH41 0BT£158,5004
CH41 0DN£157,0003
CH41 4HZ£155,0003
CH41 1DP£150,0003
CH41 4HA£148,0003
CH41 0BZ£147,0003
CH41 8AE£145,0003
CH41 5EQ£140,0003
CH41 5LD£132,0005
CH41 0ED£130,0003
CH41 7DB£128,5004
CH41 9AB£128,5003
CH41 2UQ£127,5003
CH41 2UG£126,0005
CH41 9AE£125,0003
CH41 8AF£120,0003
CH41 5AR£119,50010
CH41 7BQ£119,0007
CH41 0BB£118,0004
CH41 8DF£118,0004
CH41 7BJ£110,0003
CH41 9AA£109,0003
CH41 5LB£105,0008
CH41 4HT£104,5003
CH41 0BH£99,5004
CH41 0BN£98,5004
CH41 8AJ£96,5004
CH41 1DN£95,5003
CH41 2RN£92,0004
CH41 6EL£81,0003
CH41 2XE£72,0003
CH41 4HU£68,0005
CH41 8BR£65,0003
CH41 9BZ£55,0003
CH41 7DR£52,0003

Prices over time

  1. 2016: £80,000
  2. 2017: £80,000
  3. 2018: £86,500
  4. 2019: £83,500
  5. 2020: £64,000
  6. 2021: £108,500
  7. 2022: £118,000
  8. 2023: £115,000
  9. 2024: £118,000
  10. 2025: £121,500
  11. 2026, January to August: £132,500
Yearly median of standard sales, not adjusted for inflation. 2026 covers January to August only, and the ringed bar, 2025, is the latest full year.

The median rose 52%, from £80,000 in 2016 to £121,500 in 2025, the same as the 52% rise for a typical district in the North West.

Postcode districts in the Wirral council area

Median sale price of the 13 districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first, each named by its post town. CH41 is the cheapest.

  1. CH60 Wirral£460,000
  2. CH48 Wirral£356,500
  3. CH47 Wirral£351,500
  4. CH61 Wirral£278,000
  5. CH63 Wirral£265,000
  6. CH49 Wirral£235,000
  7. CH43 Prenton£217,500
  8. CH45 Wallasey£215,000
  9. CH62 Wirral£210,000
  10. CH46 Wirral£204,500
  11. CH42 Birkenhead£152,500
  12. CH44 Wallasey£151,000
  13. CH41 Birkenhead, this district£123,500

When the homes were built

Construction age band of homes put up for sale in CH41, as estimated by the assessor on the same certificates
BuiltHomesShare
Before 19004910.5%, England and Wales 9.3%
1900 to 192926055.8%, England and Wales 14.8%
1930 to 19495010.7%, England and Wales 13.9%
1950 to 196691.9%, England and Wales 15.8%
1967 to 1982183.9%, England and Wales 18.5%
1983 to 1995204.3%, England and Wales 10.1%
1996 to 2011418.8%, England and Wales 11.9%
2012 or later194.1%, England and Wales 5.7%

66% of homes put up for sale were built before 1930, against 24% across England and Wales. For older homes RICS suggests a Level 3 survey: see which survey you need.

Prices by council ward

Median price in the council wards that cover most of CH41, from the sales in CH41, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:

  1. Claughton 72 sales£170,000
  2. Bidston and St James 146 sales£118,000
  3. Birkenhead and Tranmere 137 sales£112,000

Recent sales

The 10 latest sales ran from £69,000 for a terraced house on Old Bidston Road to £275,000 for a terraced house on Park Road East.

The latest standard sales recorded in CH41. Sales take 2 weeks to 2 months to appear (how to find out what a house sold for). Select an address to check that home, or a postcode for every sale there.

  1. 334 Park Road NorthSold for £170,000CH41 8AESold on 18 Sep 2026Terraced
  2. 7 Brassey StreetSold for £200,000CH41 8BYSold on 9 Sep 2026Semi-detached
  3. 19 Old Bidston RoadSold for £69,000CH41 8ELSold on 8 Sep 2026Terraced
  4. 3 Park Road EastSold for £275,000CH41 4BBSold on 4 Sep 2026Terraced
  5. 539 Price StreetSold for £100,000CH41 8DUSold on 28 Aug 2026Semi-detached
  6. 79 Holt RoadSold for £124,000CH41 9EWSold on 26 Aug 2026Terraced
  7. 20 Milner AvenueSold for £195,000CH41 8HGSold on 25 Aug 2026Semi-detached
  8. 50 Challis StreetSold for £113,392CH41 7DHSold on 21 Aug 2026Semi-detached
  9. 47 Mallaby StreetSold for £150,000CH41 8DESold on 21 Aug 2026Terraced
  10. 28 Daffodil RoadSold for £200,000CH41 0DZSold on 19 Aug 2026Terraced

Streets with the most standard sales, with their median price, September 2024 to August 2026:

  • Hamilton Square, Birkenhead£117,50019 sales
  • Priory Wharf, Birkenhead£110,00013 sales
  • Park Road North, Birkenhead£146,50012 sales
  • Hinderton Road, Birkenhead£125,00010 sales

Living in CH41

Crime

265 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026

Higher than 97 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of postcode districts are between 47 and 93.

The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.

Gigabit broadband

Across its postcodes, an average of 94% of homes can get it

Higher than 75 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.

Radon

No postcode is in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area

Lower than 73 in 100 postcode districts.

In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.

Council tax

Band D is £2,501 a year in Wirral for 2026 to 2027

Higher than 68 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.

Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.

The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).

Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy ratings of homes for sale

Energy certificates made for homes put up for sale in CH41, lodged 1 October 2024 to 30 September 2026
RatingHomesShare
B40.9%, England and Wales 4.8%
C21445.9%, England and Wales 46.9%
D20544.0%, England and Wales 38.1%
E245.2%, England and Wales 7.3%
F102.1%, England and Wales 1.9%
G91.9%, England and Wales 0.6%

Coal mining

None of the 789 live postcodes in CH41 is in the Mining Remediation Authority's coal mining reporting area, although 44% of postcodes in the North West are.

About these figures

The figures come from 353 standard sales in CH41, the latest on 28 August 2026 (what counts as a standard sale). Of these, 13% were flats.

Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.