CH48 9UG

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 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH48 9UB 62 m
CH48 9UR 71 m
CH48 9XJ 82 m
CH48 9UW 105 m
CH48 9UP 122 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CH48 9UG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1999
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CH
Postcode district
CH48
Postcode sector
CH48 9
Latitude
53.372023
Longitude
-3.155781
British National Grid easting
323,200
British National Grid northing
386,750

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
E00036802
Lower layer super output area
Wirral 028C · E01007262
Middle layer super output area
Wirral 028 · E02001494

Postcode source versions

Explore CH48

38 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
101, Ennisdale Drive, Wirral, CH48 9UG 4 December 2025 £430,000
127, Ennisdale Drive, Wirral, CH48 9UG 23 September 2024 £180,000
137, Ennisdale Drive, Wirral, CH48 9UG 5 September 2022 £380,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
35
Primary
23
Secondary
5
  1. Hilbre High School

    Academy converter

    572 m
  2. Calday Grange Grammar School

    Academy converter

    671 m
  3. Black Horse Hill Infant School

    Community school

    765 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
255
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 108
  • Anti social behaviour 34
  • Public order 27
  • Burglary 23
  • Criminal damage and arson 21

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
64

34 female, 30 male

Postcode households
30
Residents per household
2.1
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

This postcode contained 3.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CH48 9 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+
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%

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

9

within 5 km

  • MARINE LAKE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85002

    1.8 km

  • GREASBY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85032

    2.4 km

  • HOYLAKE & MEOLS MEDICAL CTR

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

    ODS code N85059

    3.1 km

  • HOYLAKE RD MET CTR

    314 HOYLAKE ROAD, MORETON, WIRRAL, CH46 6DE

    ODS code N85046

    4.0 km

  • MORETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    27 UPTON ROAD, MORETON, WIRRAL, CH46 0PE

    ODS code N85048

    4.3 km

  • WEST WIRRAL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85008

    4.5 km

  • HEATHERLANDS MED CTR

    396 NEW HEY ROAD, WIRRAL, CH49 9DA

    ODS code N85037

    4.5 km

  • MORETON GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85028

    4.6 km

  • UPTON GROUP PRACTICE

    32 FORD ROAD, WIRRAL, CH49 0TF

    ODS code N85013

    4.6 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

  • Bracken Drive

    BCT · Newton

    0.1 miles
  • Newton Cross Lane

    BCT · Newton

    0.1 miles
  • Frankby Road

    BCT · Newton

    0.1 miles
  • Newton Park Road

    BCT · Newton

    0.1 miles
  • Woodland Road

    BCT · Grange

    0.1 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
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

Property market

The five-year median is £335,000 from 7 recorded sales in CH48 9UG. 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

35 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 5 secondary schools. Hilbre High School is the nearest published school at 572 m.

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

Recorded crime

255 published events cover 12 months, averaging 21.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 108 events.

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