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CH48 5AB

West Kirby and Thurstaston · Wirral · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Wirral
Ward
West Kirby and Thurstaston
Local authority
Wirral
Constituency
Wirral West
Postcode district
CH48
Postcode sector
CH48 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH48 5AD 45 m
CH48 5AA 91 m
CH48 5BU 106 m
CH48 4DY 113 m
CH48 4LF 133 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CH48 5AB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CH
Postcode district
CH48
Postcode sector
CH48 5
Latitude
53.374350
Longitude
-3.183502
British National Grid easting
321,360
British National Grid northing
387,039

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
E00036460
Lower layer super output area
Wirral 026C · E01007198
Middle layer super output area
Wirral 026 · E02001492

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Brigade House, Flat 15, John Kirby Way, West Kirby, Wirral, CH48 5AB 5 December 2025 £650,000

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

    190 m

  2. West Kirby Primary School

    Community school

    366 m

  3. West Kirby Grammar School

    Academy converter

    425 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
543
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 197
  • Anti social behaviour 99
  • Public order 58
  • Criminal damage and arson 42
  • Shoplifting 41

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CH48 5 residents
2,216

Age bands in CH48 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.1%

365 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.5%

246 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.2%

472 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.5%

713 residents

Age 65 and over
30.7%

795 residents

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.

NHS ODS

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

    91 m

  • HOYLAKE & MEOLS MEDICAL CTR

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

    ODS code N85059

    3.4 km

  • GREASBY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85032

    4.1 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

  • Grange Road

    BCT · West Kirby

    0.0 miles

  • Bridge Road

    BCT · West Kirby

    0.0 miles

  • Bridge Road

    BCT · West Kirby

    0.1 miles

  • Grange Road

    BCT · West Kirby

    0.1 miles

  • West Kirby Rail Station

    RLY · 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.

Evidence in context

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

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £650,000 from 1 recorded sale in CH48 5AB. 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

Published establishments

16 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 3 secondary schools. West Kirby School and College is the nearest published school at 190 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

543 published events cover 12 months, averaging 45.25 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.