CH48 9WB

Hoylake and Meols · Wirral · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH29 9BJ 20 m
CH29 9DY 20 m
CH29 9EF 20 m
CH29 9ET 20 m
CH29 9EZ 20 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CH48 9WB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2000
Terminated
1 May 2002
Postcode area
CH
Postcode district
CH48
Postcode sector
CH48 9
Latitude
53.390356
Longitude
-3.179390
British National Grid easting
321,663
British National Grid northing
388,815

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
E00036439
Lower layer super output area
Wirral 014A · E01007193
Middle layer super output area
Wirral 014 · E02001480

Postcode source versions

Explore CH48

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
17
Primary
12
Secondary
3
  1. Hoylake Holy Trinity CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    709 m
  2. West Kirby Grammar School

    Academy converter

    1.4 km
  3. West Kirby Primary School

    Community school

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
471
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 193
  • Shoplifting 59
  • Public order 57
  • Anti social behaviour 47
  • Criminal damage and arson 30

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

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.

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

    1.8 km

  • HOYLAKE & MEOLS MEDICAL CTR

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

    ODS code N85059

    1.9 km

  • GREASBY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85032

    4.1 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

    4.7 km

  • MORETON GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85028

    4.7 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

  • Hoylake Rail Station

    RLY · Hoylake

    0.0 miles
  • Hoylake Rail Station

    RSE · Hoylake

    0.0 miles
  • Albert Road

    BCT · Hoylake

    0.0 miles
  • Hoylake Interchange

    BCT · Hoylake

    0.0 miles
  • Hoylake Interchange

    BCT · Hoylake

    0.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wirral 014A, 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

24,369 of 33,755

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

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

17 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 3 secondary schools. Hoylake Holy Trinity CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 709 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

471 published events cover 12 months, averaging 39.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 193 events.

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