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Local servicesHospitalSt. Catherines Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryDevaney Med Ctr42 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWoodchurch Road Pharmacy27 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi48 schools28 primary, 5 secondary, 1 all-through, 3 independent, 8 special, 1 nursery, 1 sixth form, 1 otherPrimaryOxton St Saviour's CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 207 pupilsunder a mileIndependentBirkenhead Schoolages 3-19, 892 pupilsunder a mileAll-throughBirkenhead High School Academyages 3-19, 1,226 pupilsunder a mileCollegeWirral Metropolitan College1.4 miUniversityLiverpool Institute of Performing Arts3.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL8.8 miRailway stationBirkenhead Park1.2 miBus stationBirkenhead Bus Station1.3 miFerryWoodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal1.9 miBus stops184 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CH43 postcode district.

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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CH43 postcode district.

County or areaMerseyside
Postcode districtCH43
Telephone code01578
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 1 min4:43 am – 9:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 30 min8:25 am – 3:55 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,945 residentsin the Claughton South & Oxton North census areaMedian age 51.74,283 households55% of homes owner-occupied33% owned outright14% social rented, 30% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.4% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 3,548 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: health and social work 19%, retail and wholesale 12%, education 11%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 53% go by car, 6% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle77% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages39% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 14°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C788 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October20 days of air frost, 7 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 3 to 8°CJFebruary: 3 to 8°CFMarch: 4 to 10°CMApril: 6 to 13°CAMay: 9 to 16°CMJune: 12 to 19°CJJuly: 14 to 20°CJAugust: 14 to 20°CASeptember: 12 to 18°CSOctober: 9 to 14°CONovember: 6 to 11°CNDecember: 3 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksTranmere Beachbeach · 1.9 miWirralheadland · 1.8 miPrenton Dellvalley · 1.2 miBidston Hillhill · 1.5 miStoreton Hillhill · 1.8 miWest Floatwater · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBirkenhead Parkpark · under a mile · 55 haDuck Pond Lake Parkpark · under a mile · 10 haBidston Hillpark · 1.3 mi · 49 haPrenton Golf Coursegolf course · 1.0 mi · 42 haOxton Cricket Groundplaying field · under a mile · 3 haLC McAllester Memorial Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 6 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes172 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197616 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202532 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 9.0 · PM2.5 6.1 · PM10 9.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband94% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,624 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation63 m207 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 15 to 73 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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