CH48 9BR

West Kirby and Thurstaston · Wirral · England

Updated September 2026

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Local authority
Wirral
Constituency
Wirral West
Postcode district
CH48
Postcode sector
CH48 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH48 9UA 2 m
CH48 9UF 43 m
CH48 9XY 48 m
CH48 9XZ 124 m
CH48 9UL 126 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CH48 9BR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 2000
Terminated
1 July 2000
Postcode area
CH
Postcode district
CH48
Postcode sector
CH48 9
Latitude
53.372909
Longitude
-3.159939
British National Grid easting
322,925
British National Grid northing
386,853

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
E00036783
Lower layer super output area
Wirral 028B · E01007260
Middle layer super output area
Wirral 028 · E02001494

Postcode source versions

Explore CH48

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
30
Primary
19
Secondary
5
  1. Hilbre High School

    Academy converter

    354 m
  2. Black Horse Hill Infant School

    Community school

    544 m
  3. Black Horse Hill Junior School

    Academy converter

    544 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
418
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 166
  • Anti social behaviour 72
  • Criminal damage and arson 44
  • Public order 40
  • Burglary 27

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CH48 9 residents
1,897

Age bands in CH48 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.4%

342 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.7%

171 residents

Age 25 to 44
16.8%

374 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.4%

654 residents

Age 65 and over
30.6%

681 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

9

within 5 km

  • MARINE LAKE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85002

    1.5 km

  • GREASBY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85032

    2.6 km

  • HOYLAKE & MEOLS MEDICAL CTR

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

    ODS code N85059

    3.0 km

  • HOYLAKE RD MET CTR

    314 HOYLAKE ROAD, MORETON, WIRRAL, CH46 6DE

    ODS code N85046

    4.1 km

  • MORETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    27 UPTON ROAD, MORETON, WIRRAL, CH46 0PE

    ODS code N85048

    4.4 km

  • MORETON GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85028

    4.7 km

  • HEATHERLANDS MED CTR

    396 NEW HEY ROAD, WIRRAL, CH49 9DA

    ODS code N85037

    4.8 km

  • WEST WIRRAL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85008

    4.8 km

  • UPTON GROUP PRACTICE

    32 FORD ROAD, WIRRAL, CH49 0TF

    ODS code N85013

    4.9 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

  • Woodland Road

    BCT · Grange

    0.1 miles
  • Woodland Road

    BCT · Grange

    0.1 miles
  • Ennisdale Drive

    BCT · Grange

    0.1 miles
  • Fulton Avenue

    BCT · Grange

    0.1 miles
  • Woodland Road

    BCT · Larton

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wirral 028B, 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

31,355 of 33,755

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

Evidence in context

Schools

30 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 5 secondary schools. Hilbre High School is the nearest published school at 354 m.

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

Recorded crime

418 published events cover 12 months, averaging 34.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 166 events.

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