CH48 4DP

Hoylake and Meols · Wirral · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Wirral
Local authority
Wirral
Constituency
Wirral West
Postcode district
CH48
Postcode sector
CH48 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH48 4DX 34 m
CH48 4ED 45 m
CH48 4EG 69 m
CH48 4DL 71 m
CH48 4DG 72 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CH48 4DP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1999
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CH
Postcode district
CH48
Postcode sector
CH48 4
Latitude
53.372508
Longitude
-3.180731
British National Grid easting
321,541
British National Grid northing
386,831

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Wirral · E08000015
Parish or community
E43000169
Westminster constituency
Wirral West · E14001589
Output area
E00036464
Lower layer super output area
Wirral 026B · E01007197
Middle layer super output area
Wirral 026 · E02001492

Postcode source versions

Explore CH48

10 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Westbourne Avenue, West Kirby, Wirral, CH48 4DP 27 May 2026 £482,500
3, Westbourne Avenue, Wirral, CH48 4DP 30 April 2013 £297,500
5, Westbourne Avenue, Wirral, CH48 4DP 20 February 2006 £247,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
17
Primary
12
Secondary
3
  1. West Kirby School and College

    Non-maintained special school

    466 m
  2. West Kirby St Bridget's CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    561 m
  3. West Kirby Primary School

    Community school

    599 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 203
  • Anti social behaviour 102
  • Public order 60
  • Criminal damage and arson 45
  • Shoplifting 41

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
18

7 female, 11 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
3.0
CH48 4 residents
1,308

Age bands in CH48 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.9%

153 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.2%

95 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.8%

204 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.1%

320 residents

Age 65 and over
24.9%

256 residents

This postcode contained 1.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CH48 4 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

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%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

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

    239 m

  • HOYLAKE & MEOLS MEDICAL CTR

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

    ODS code N85059

    3.5 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

  • West Kirby Interchange

    BCT · West Kirby

    0.1 miles
  • West Kirby Interchange

    BCT · West Kirby

    0.1 miles
  • Ashburton Road

    BCT · West Kirby

    0.1 miles
  • Grange Road

    BCT · West Kirby

    0.1 miles
  • West Kirby Rail Station

    RSE · West Kirby

    0.1 miles

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.

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

Property market

The five-year median is £482,500 from 1 recorded sale in CH48 4DP. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Wirral is £215,575 in June 2026, up 7.8% year on year.

Schools

17 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 3 secondary schools. West Kirby School and College is the nearest published school at 466 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 203 events.

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