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CH48 1ND

West Kirby and Thurstaston · Wirral · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
West Kirby and Thurstaston
Local authority
Wirral
Constituency
Wirral West
Postcode district
CH48
Postcode sector
CH48 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH48 2LR 98 m
CH48 1QF 112 m
CH48 1NH 126 m
CH48 1QA 128 m
CH48 1PZ 154 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CH48 1ND
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1999
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CH
Postcode district
CH48
Postcode sector
CH48 1
Latitude
53.354829
Longitude
-3.162062
British National Grid easting
322,751
British National Grid northing
384,844

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Wirral · E08000015
Electoral ward
West Kirby and Thurstaston · E05000975
Parish or community
E43000169
Westminster constituency
Wirral West · E14001589
Output area
E00036907
Lower layer super output area
Wirral 028E · E01007283
Middle layer super output area
Wirral 028 · E02001494

Postcode source versions

Explore CH48

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
21
Primary
14
Secondary
4

  1. Avalon School

    Other independent school

    1.3 km

  2. Calday Grange Grammar School

    Academy converter

    1.4 km

  3. West Kirby St Bridget's CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
66
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 22
  • Anti social behaviour 15
  • Public order 8
  • Drugs 5
  • Criminal damage and arson 5

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
7

3 female, 4 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
3.5
CH48 1 residents
1,246

Age bands in CH48 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.1%

132 residents

Age 15 to 24
9%

79 residents

Age 25 to 44
14.2%

124 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.4%

275 residents

Age 65 and over
30.4%

266 residents

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CH48 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

4

within 5 km

  • MARINE LAKE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    MARINE LAKE HEALTH & WELLBEING CTR, ORRYSDALE ROAD, WEST KIRBY, WIRRAL, CH48 5AA

    ODS code N85002

    2.6 km

  • GREASBY GROUP PRACTICE

    GREASBY HEALTH CENTRE, GREASBY ROAD, GREASBY, WIRRAL, CH49 3AT

    ODS code N85032

    3.7 km

  • WEST WIRRAL GROUP PRACTICE

    THE WARRENS MEDICAL CENTRE, ARROWE PARK ROAD, WIRRAL, CH49 5PL

    ODS code N85008

    4.7 km

  • MYRTLE GROUP PRACTICE

    270 TELEGRAPH ROAD, HESWALL, WIRRAL, CH60 7RN

    ODS code N85007

    4.8 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Kings Drive

    BCT · Caldy

    0.3 miles

  • Caldy Wood

    BCT · Caldy

    0.3 miles

  • Croft Drive West

    BCT · Kirby Park

    0.4 miles

  • Croft Drive East

    BCT · Caldy

    0.5 miles

  • Melloncroft Drive

    BCT · Kirby Park

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wirral 028E, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

10 of 10

Overall England rank

30,630 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
10 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

21 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 4 secondary schools. Avalon School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

66 published events cover 12 months, averaging 5.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 22 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.