CH42 GP catchment: which practices serve the CH42 postcode district
38,228 people living in the CH42 postcode district are registered with a GP (July 2026), 95% of them at 18 practices. The practice with the most is St Catherine's Health Centre in Birkenhead, with 9,857 (26%). The 3 largest together hold 51% of the district's registrations.
Latest data: July 2026. Registered patients by neighbourhood July 2026; GP Patient Survey 2026.
These are the practices people living in CH42 are actually registered with, from NHS England's count of registered patients by neighbourhood; a practice's own catchment boundary can be wider or narrower. The district is mostly in Wirral.
| Practice | Town | Residents registered | Share | Overall experience good | CQC rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Catherine's Health Centre | Birkenhead | 9,857 | 26% | 80% | Good |
| Drs Grey, Lodge & Mrs Draco | Birkenhead | 5,455 | 14% | 82% | Good |
| Whetstone Lane Medical Centre - Katherine V Gregson | Birkenhead | 4,041 | 11% | 80% | Good |
| Sunlight Group Practice | Wirral | 3,455 | 9% | 81% | Good |
| Gladstone Medical Centre - M Salahuddin | Birkenhead | 2,623 | 7% | 73% | Good |
| The Villa Medical Centre | Prenton | 1,829 | 5% | 97% | Good |
| Devaney Medical Centre | Prenton | 1,750 | 5% | 75% | Good |
| Paxton Medical Group | Birkenhead | 1,744 | 5% | 85% | – |
| Kings Lane Medical Practice - Dr D Kershaw | Wirral | 771 | 2% | 94% | Good |
| Holmlands Medical Centre | Prenton | 767 | 2% | 89% | Good |
| Dr N Mugerwa & Dr S Mugerwa | Wirral | 676 | 2% | 89% | Good |
| Miriam Medical Centre | Birkenhead | 658 | 2% | 84% | Good |
| Drs Green, Majeed and Shetty | Birkenhead | 563 | 1% | 70% | Good |
| Hamilton Medical Centre | Birkenhead | 539 | 1% | 91% | Good |
| Prenton Medical Centre | Prenton | 530 | 1% | 89% | – |
| Cavendish Medical Centre | Birkenhead | 512 | 1% | 91% | Good |
Across the 16 practices serving CH42 with survey results, the share of patients describing their overall experience as good ranges from 70% at Drs Green, Majeed and Shetty to 97% at The Villa Medical Centre, with a median of 85% (England: 77%). 8 are above England and 0 below by more than the survey's margin of error. Dr N Mugerwa & Dr S Mugerwa has the highest share finding it easy to get through by phone (88%, England 57%).
Which GP practices serve CH42?
St Catherine's Health Centre, Drs Grey, Lodge & Mrs Draco, Whetstone Lane Medical Centre - Katherine V Gregson, Sunlight Group Practice and Gladstone Medical Centre - M Salahuddin have the most registered patients living in CH42.
How many people in CH42 are registered with a GP?
38,228, 95% of them at 18 practices.
Which GP near CH42 do patients rate highest?
Among the practices serving the district, The Villa Medical Centre: 97% of its patients rated their overall experience good in the 2026 GP Patient Survey.