Venue
Birkenhead County Court
Family CourtCounty Court
Location codes
The internal HMCTS references. No other public site surfaces these alongside the venue’s contact details.
County Court code126
Addresses
- Visit or contact us
- , Birkenhead CH41 5EN
Contacts
- Telephone
- 0300 123 5577National Contact Centre for Civil & Family Court Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5pm
- Telephone
- 0300 303 0642 Divorce Contact Centre - Monday to Friday 10am to 6pm
- Telephone
- 0300 123 1142
- Telephone
- 725000 Birkenhead 10
- Civil court
- [email protected]
- Family court
- [email protected]
- Social security and child support
- [email protected]
- Breathing space enquiries
- [email protected]
Opening times
- Court open
- Monday to Friday 9am to 4pm
- Telephone enquiries answered
- Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm
- Counter open
- By prior appointment only for urgent Civil and Family Applications
Areas of law
Facilities
- No parking
- There are no parking facilities at this building, however paid off site parking is available at the rear of the building on Hinson Street.
- Lift
- Lifts are available to all floors.
- Assistance dogs
- Assistance dogs are welcome.
- Hearing Loop
- The building has a portable hearing enhancement system available by prior arrangement. Please contact the court by telephone or email to let us know of your requirements.
- Security arch
- For safety and security, all users and their possessions will be searched by security when they enter this building. We have a security arch. Please alert the security officer if you have a pacemaker.
- Public toilets
- Public toilets are available on ground, 2nd and 3rd floors.
- Disabled toilet
- Disabled toilet available on the ground floor with accessible toilets on 2nd and 3rd floors.
- Refreshments
- Refreshments are available via a vending machine and water cooler.
- Interview room
- This court has interview room facilities.
- Waiting Room
- Separate waiting areas are available. Please contact the court for any special arrangements.
- Baby changing facility
- Baby changing available on 2nd and 3rd floor.
- Prayer / Quiet room
- There is no longer a prayer/quiet room
- Video facilities
- For civil queries please contact civil.birkenhead.countycourt@justice.gov.uk and for family queries please contact family.birkenhead.countycourt@justice.gov.uk
- Wireless network connection
- Wi-Fi is available in all areas of the court building. Please read notices on display.
- Hidden Disabilities Sunflower network
- Lanyards available on request.