CH48 8BF

West Kirby and Thurstaston · 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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH48 8BS 35 m
CH48 8BU 38 m
CH48 8AY 43 m
CH48 8BT 77 m
CH48 8DA 93 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CH48 8BF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2004
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CH
Postcode district
CH48
Postcode sector
CH48 8
Latitude
53.367955
Longitude
-3.160901
British National Grid easting
322,852
British National Grid northing
386,303

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
E00036809
Lower layer super output area
Wirral 028C · E01007262
Middle layer super output area
Wirral 028 · E02001494

Postcode source versions

Explore CH48

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Pine Walks, Wirral, CH48 8BF 20 June 2011 £460,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
29
Primary
20
Secondary
5
  1. Calday Grange Grammar School

    Academy converter

    122 m
  2. Avalon School

    Other independent school

    895 m
  3. Hilbre High School

    Academy converter

    895 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
416
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 154
  • Anti social behaviour 73
  • Public order 39
  • Criminal damage and arson 38
  • Burglary 27

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
6

3 female, 3 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
3.0
CH48 8 residents
1,162

Age bands in CH48 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.2%

189 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.3%

124 residents

Age 25 to 44
14.7%

195 residents

Age 45 to 64
35%

465 residents

Age 65 and over
26.7%

355 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CH48 8 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

7

within 5 km

  • MARINE LAKE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85002

    1.6 km

  • GREASBY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85032

    2.8 km

  • HOYLAKE & MEOLS MEDICAL CTR

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

    ODS code N85059

    3.6 km

  • HOYLAKE RD MET CTR

    314 HOYLAKE ROAD, MORETON, WIRRAL, CH46 6DE

    ODS code N85046

    4.6 km

  • WEST WIRRAL GROUP PRACTICE

    THE WARRENS MEDICAL CENTRE, ARROWE PARK ROAD, WIRRAL, CH49 5PL

    ODS code N85008

    4.7 km

  • MORETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    27 UPTON ROAD, MORETON, WIRRAL, CH46 0PE

    ODS code N85048

    4.8 km

  • HEATHERLANDS MED CTR

    396 NEW HEY ROAD, WIRRAL, CH49 9DA

    ODS code N85037

    5.0 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

  • Caldy Grammar School

    BCT · Newton

    0.1 miles
  • Fleck Lane

    BCT · Grange

    0.1 miles
  • Caldy Grammar School

    BCT · Newton

    0.1 miles
  • Boundary Road

    BCT · Newton

    0.1 miles
  • Grammar School Lane

    BCT · Newton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wirral 028C, 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

32,976 of 33,755

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

Schools

29 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 5 secondary schools. Calday Grange Grammar School is the nearest published school at 122 m.

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

Recorded crime

416 published events cover 12 months, averaging 34.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 154 events.

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