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CH48 3LY

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 5DZ 69 m
CH48 5EB 85 m
CH48 5EA 93 m
CH48 5DY 120 m
CH48 4ES 123 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CH48 3LY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1999
Terminated
1 December 1999
Postcode area
CH
Postcode district
CH48
Postcode sector
CH48 3
Latitude
53.375823
Longitude
-3.177215
British National Grid easting
321,781
British National Grid northing
387,196

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
E00036461
Lower layer super output area
Wirral 026B · E01007197
Middle layer super output area
Wirral 026 · E02001492

Postcode source versions

Explore CH48

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
18
Primary
13
Secondary
3

  1. West Kirby Primary School

    Community school

    459 m

  2. West Kirby School and College

    Non-maintained special school

    547 m

  3. West Kirby Grammar School

    Academy converter

    580 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
594
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 220
  • Anti social behaviour 107
  • Public order 67
  • Criminal damage and arson 46
  • 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

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • MARINE LAKE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85002

    361 m

  • HOYLAKE & MEOLS MEDICAL CTR

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

    ODS code N85059

    3.0 km

  • GREASBY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85032

    3.7 km

  • HOYLAKE RD MET CTR

    314 HOYLAKE ROAD, MORETON, WIRRAL, CH46 6DE

    ODS code N85046

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Darmonds Green

    BCT · West Kirby

    199 m

  • Darmonds Green

    BCT · West Kirby

    210 m

  • Bridge Road

    BCT · West Kirby

    285 m

  • Ashburton Road

    BCT · West Kirby

    292 m

  • Bridge Road

    BCT · West Kirby

    295 m

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wirral 026B, 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

31,613 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
6 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

18 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 3 secondary schools. West Kirby Primary School is the nearest published school at 459 m.

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

Recorded crime

594 published events cover 12 months, averaging 50 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 220 events.

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