CH49 2WL

Greasby, Frankby and Irby · Wirral · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Wirral
Constituency
Wirral West
Postcode district
CH49
Postcode sector
CH49 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH49 2SW 1 m
CH49 2SE 44 m
CH49 2RS 68 m
CH49 2RR 86 m
CH49 2RL 105 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CH49 2WL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 2004
Terminated
1 July 2005
Postcode area
CH
Postcode district
CH49
Postcode sector
CH49 2
Latitude
53.383027
Longitude
-3.119860
British National Grid easting
325,609
British National Grid northing
387,936

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
E00036813
Lower layer super output area
Wirral 023C · E01007264
Middle layer super output area
Wirral 023 · E02001489

Postcode source versions

Explore CH49

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
65
Primary
40
Secondary
8
  1. Brookdale Primary School

    Academy converter

    719 m
  2. Greasby Infant School

    Community school

    1.0 km
  3. Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary and Nursery School

    Academy converter

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
735
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 328
  • Anti social behaviour 91
  • Public order 72
  • Criminal damage and arson 62
  • Other theft 46

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CH49 2 residents
3,670

Age bands in CH49 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.4%

550 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.6%

308 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.6%

805 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.1%

1,037 residents

Age 65 and over
24.3%

868 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

15

within 5 km straight-line

  • GREASBY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85032

    610 m

  • HOYLAKE RD MET CTR

    314 HOYLAKE ROAD, MORETON, WIRRAL, CH46 6DE

    ODS code N85046

    1.8 km

  • MORETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    27 UPTON ROAD, MORETON, WIRRAL, CH46 0PE

    ODS code N85048

    1.9 km

  • HEATHERLANDS MED CTR

    396 NEW HEY ROAD, WIRRAL, CH49 9DA

    ODS code N85037

    2.0 km

  • UPTON GROUP PRACTICE

    32 FORD ROAD, WIRRAL, CH49 0TF

    ODS code N85013

    2.0 km

  • MORETON GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85028

    2.3 km

  • HOYLAKE & MEOLS MEDICAL CTR

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

    ODS code N85059

    3.0 km

  • WEST WIRRAL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85008

    3.3 km

  • BLACKHEATH MED CTR

    76 REEDS LANE, MORETON, WIRRAL, CH46 1SG

    ODS code N85648

    3.4 km

  • LEASOWE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HUDSON ROAD, LEASOWE, WIRRAL, CH46 2QQ

    ODS code N85640

    4.1 km

  • HOLMLANDS MED CTR

    16-20 HOLMLANDS DR, OXTON, BIRKENHEAD, WIRRAL, PRENTON, CH43 0TX

    ODS code N85022

    4.1 km

  • PRENTON & WOODCHURCH MEDICAL CENTRE

    516-518 WOODCHURCH ROAD, PRENTON, BIRKENHEAD, WIRRAL, CH43 0TS

    ODS code N85643

    4.1 km

  • MARINE LAKE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85002

    4.3 km

  • PAXTON MEDICAL GROUP

    CLAUGHTON MEDICAL CENTRE, 161 PARK ROAD NORTH, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 0DD

    ODS code N85044

    4.8 km

  • THE VILLA MEDICAL CENTRE

    1-2 ROMAN ROAD, PRENTON, CH43 3DB

    ODS code N85018

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Norwood Road

    BCT · Greasby

    0.3 miles
  • Wood Lane

    BCT · Greasby

    0.3 miles
  • Hambledon Drive

    BCT · Greasby

    0.3 miles
  • Hambledon Drive

    BCT · Greasby

    0.3 miles
  • Kingfisher Way

    BCT · Upton

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wirral 023C, 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

30,893 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
6 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

65 open schools are in scope, including 40 primary and 8 secondary schools. Brookdale Primary School is the nearest published school at 719 m.

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

Recorded crime

735 published events cover 12 months, averaging 61.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 328 events.

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