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CH48 4HF

Hoylake and Meols · Wirral · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Hoylake and Meols
Local authority
Wirral
Constituency
Wirral West
Postcode district
CH48
Postcode sector
CH48 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH48 4HL 29 m
CH48 4DZ 31 m
CH48 4HN 32 m
CH48 4AB 41 m
CH48 4HW 42 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CH48 4HF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1999
Terminated
1 November 2023
Postcode area
CH
Postcode district
CH48
Postcode sector
CH48 4
Latitude
53.372720
Longitude
-3.183818
British National Grid easting
321,336
British National Grid northing
386,858

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Wirral · E08000015
Electoral ward
Hoylake and Meols · E05000963
Parish or community
E43000169
Westminster constituency
Wirral West · E14001589
Output area
E00036460
Lower layer super output area
Wirral 026C · E01007198
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
16
Primary
11
Secondary
3

  1. West Kirby School and College

    Non-maintained special school

    339 m

  2. West Kirby Primary School

    Community school

    548 m

  3. West Kirby Grammar School

    Academy converter

    599 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
549
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 197
  • Anti social behaviour 101
  • Public order 59
  • Criminal damage and arson 43
  • Shoplifting 41

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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 straight-line

  • MARINE LAKE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85002

    225 m

  • HOYLAKE & MEOLS MEDICAL CTR

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

    ODS code N85059

    3.6 km

  • GREASBY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85032

    4.2 km

Nearby transport

  • West Kirby Rail Station

    RSE · West Kirby

    0.0 miles

  • West Kirby Rail Station

    RLY · West Kirby

    0.0 miles

  • West Kirby Interchange

    BCT · West Kirby

    0.0 miles

  • Dee Lane

    BCT · West Kirby

    0.0 miles

  • West Kirby Interchange

    BCT · West Kirby

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wirral 026C, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,956 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
3 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.

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

Schools

16 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 3 secondary schools. West Kirby School and College is the nearest published school at 339 m.

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

Recorded crime

549 published events cover 12 months, averaging 45.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 197 events.

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