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CH48 3BR

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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH48 3HA 9 m
CH48 3HD 37 m
CH48 3LB 59 m
CH48 3LD 98 m
CH48 3HQ 116 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CH48 3BR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 2000
Terminated
1 July 2000
Postcode area
CH
Postcode district
CH48
Postcode sector
CH48 3
Latitude
53.367948
Longitude
-3.179147
British National Grid easting
321,638
British National Grid northing
386,322

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
E00036933
Lower layer super output area
Wirral 026E · E01007282
Middle layer super output area
Wirral 026 · E02001492

Postcode source versions

Explore CH48

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
17
Primary
12
Secondary
3

  1. West Kirby St Bridget's CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    154 m

  2. Avalon School

    Other independent school

    564 m

  3. West Kirby School and College

    Non-maintained special school

    950 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
564
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 198
  • Anti social behaviour 100
  • Public order 61
  • Criminal damage and arson 47
  • Shoplifting 41

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CH48 3 residents
1,544

Age bands in CH48 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.8%

215 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.4%

101 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.3%

235 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.3%

399 residents

Age 65 and over
30.1%

410 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

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

GP practices

3

within 5 km

  • MARINE LAKE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85002

    754 m

  • HOYLAKE & MEOLS MEDICAL CTR

    WARWICK HOUSE, STATION APPROACH, MEOLS, WIRRAL, CH47 8XA

    ODS code N85059

    3.9 km

  • GREASBY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85032

    4.0 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

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

Nearby transport

  • Mostyn Avenue

    BCT · West Kirby

    0.2 miles

  • Church Road

    BCT · West Kirby

    0.2 miles

  • Hydro Avenue

    BCT · West Kirby

    0.2 miles

  • St Brides Lane

    BCT · Kirby Park

    0.2 miles

  • Ludlow Drive

    BCT · Kirby Park

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wirral 026E, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,795 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

17 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 3 secondary schools. West Kirby St Bridget's CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 154 m.

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

Recorded crime

564 published events cover 12 months, averaging 47 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 198 events.

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