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CH48 5EQ

West Kirby and Thurstaston · Wirral · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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 5EG 49 m
CH48 5DW 69 m
CH48 5EP 85 m
CH48 5ER 100 m
CH48 5DP 137 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CH48 5EQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1999
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CH
Postcode district
CH48
Postcode sector
CH48 5
Latitude
53.378495
Longitude
-3.183392
British National Grid easting
321,375
British National Grid northing
387,500

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
E00036440
Lower layer super output area
Wirral 026A · E01007196
Middle layer super output area
Wirral 026 · E02001492

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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10 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
61, Anglesey Road, Wirral, CH48 5EQ 9 October 2020 £343,000
77, Anglesey Road, Wirral, CH48 5EQ 29 July 2019 £210,000
51, Anglesey Road, Wirral, CH48 5EQ 26 July 2019 £285,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
16
Primary
11
Secondary
3

  1. West Kirby Primary School

    Community school

    95 m

  2. West Kirby Grammar School

    Academy converter

    124 m

  3. West Kirby School and College

    Non-maintained special school

    349 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
623
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 234
  • Anti social behaviour 101
  • Public order 81
  • Criminal damage and arson 46
  • Shoplifting 42

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
38

18 female, 20 male

Postcode households
15
Residents per household
2.5
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

This postcode contained 1.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CH48 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

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

    454 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

    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

  • Redhouse Lane

    BCT · West Kirby

    0.0 miles

  • Redhouse Lane

    BCT · West Kirby

    0.1 miles

  • Graham Road Grammar School

    BCT · West Kirby

    0.1 miles

  • Jubilee Drive

    BCT · West Kirby

    0.1 miles

  • Jubilee Drive

    BCT · West Kirby

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wirral 026A, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,450 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
3 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

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

Schools

Published establishments

16 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 3 secondary schools. West Kirby Primary School is the nearest published school at 95 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

623 published events cover 12 months, averaging 51.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 234 events.

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