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CH48 6HD

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 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH48 6BA 70 m
CH48 6BB 84 m
CH48 6EJ 108 m
CH48 6DL 124 m
CH48 6DT 129 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CH48 6HD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1999
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CH
Postcode district
CH48
Postcode sector
CH48 6
Latitude
53.376386
Longitude
-3.168466
British National Grid easting
322,364
British National Grid northing
387,249

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
E00036785
Lower layer super output area
Wirral 026D · E01007263
Middle layer super output area
Wirral 026 · E02001492

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
23
Primary
17
Secondary
4

  1. Black Horse Hill Infant School

    Community school

    404 m

  2. Black Horse Hill Junior School

    Academy converter

    404 m

  3. Hilbre High School

    Academy converter

    483 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
621
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 236
  • Anti social behaviour 108
  • Public order 63
  • Criminal damage and arson 48
  • Shoplifting 41

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
39

21 female, 18 male

Postcode households
32
Residents per household
1.2
CH48 6 residents
2,179

Age bands in CH48 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.6%

392 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.6%

202 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.3%

469 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.9%

566 residents

Age 65 and over
22.5%

474 residents

This postcode contained 1.8% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CH48 6 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

6

within 5 km

  • MARINE LAKE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85002

    935 m

  • HOYLAKE & MEOLS MEDICAL CTR

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

    ODS code N85059

    2.8 km

  • GREASBY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85032

    3.1 km

  • HOYLAKE RD MET CTR

    314 HOYLAKE ROAD, MORETON, WIRRAL, CH46 6DE

    ODS code N85046

    4.3 km

  • MORETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    27 UPTON ROAD, MORETON, WIRRAL, CH46 0PE

    ODS code N85048

    4.6 km

  • MORETON GROUP PRACTICE

    PASTURE ROAD HEALTH CENTRE, PASTURE ROAD, WIRRAL, CH46 8SA

    ODS code N85028

    4.8 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

  • Black Horse Close

    BCT · Newton

    0.1 miles

  • Black Horse Close

    BCT · Newton

    0.1 miles

  • Gilroy Road

    BCT · Newton

    0.1 miles

  • Abbots Way

    BCT · Newton

    0.2 miles

  • Black Horse Hill

    BCT · West Kirby

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wirral 026D, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

8,066 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
9 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
1
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

23 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 4 secondary schools. Black Horse Hill Infant School is the nearest published school at 404 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

621 published events cover 12 months, averaging 51.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 236 events.

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