CH49 6QS

Upton · Wirral · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Upton
Local authority
Wirral
Constituency
Wallasey
Postcode district
CH49
Postcode sector
CH49 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH49 6PN 22 m
CH49 6NH 93 m
CH49 6LY 97 m
CH49 6NB 142 m
CH49 6NJ 156 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CH49 6QS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1999
Terminated
1 September 2000
Postcode area
CH
Postcode district
CH49
Postcode sector
CH49 6
Latitude
53.387067
Longitude
-3.103998
British National Grid easting
326,671
British National Grid northing
388,369

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Wirral · E08000015
Electoral ward
Upton · E05000973
Parish or community
E43000169
Westminster constituency
Wallasey · E14001561
Output area
E00037004
Lower layer super output area
Wirral 018C · E01007301
Middle layer super output area
Wirral 018 · E02001484

Postcode source versions

Explore CH49

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
74
Primary
46
Secondary
11
  1. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Upton

    Voluntary aided school

    320 m
  2. Upton Hall School FCJ

    Academy converter

    320 m
  3. Overchurch Junior School

    Academy sponsor led

    383 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,440
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 663
  • Anti social behaviour 149
  • Public order 139
  • Criminal damage and arson 139
  • Other theft 78

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CH49 6 residents
3,728

Age bands in CH49 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.2%

612 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.2%

332 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.8%

796 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.5%

1,108 residents

Age 65 and over
29.3%

1,180 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

20

within 5 km straight-line

  • UPTON GROUP PRACTICE

    32 FORD ROAD, WIRRAL, CH49 0TF

    ODS code N85013

    982 m

  • HEATHERLANDS MED CTR

    396 NEW HEY ROAD, WIRRAL, CH49 9DA

    ODS code N85037

    1.1 km

  • MORETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    27 UPTON ROAD, MORETON, WIRRAL, CH46 0PE

    ODS code N85048

    1.4 km

  • GREASBY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85032

    1.6 km

  • HOYLAKE RD MET CTR

    314 HOYLAKE ROAD, MORETON, WIRRAL, CH46 6DE

    ODS code N85046

    1.6 km

  • MORETON GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85028

    1.9 km

  • BLACKHEATH MED CTR

    76 REEDS LANE, MORETON, WIRRAL, CH46 1SG

    ODS code N85648

    2.8 km

  • WEST WIRRAL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85008

    3.2 km

  • HOLMLANDS MED CTR

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

    ODS code N85022

    3.3 km

  • LEASOWE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HUDSON ROAD, LEASOWE, WIRRAL, CH46 2QQ

    ODS code N85640

    3.4 km

  • PRENTON & WOODCHURCH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N85643

    3.4 km

  • PAXTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code N85044

    3.6 km

  • HOYLAKE & MEOLS MEDICAL CTR

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

    ODS code N85059

    3.7 km

  • CAVENDISH MEDICAL CENTRE

    BIRKENHEAD MEDICAL BUILDING, 31 LAIRD STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 8DB

    ODS code N85017

    4.0 km

  • MIRIAM PRIMARY CARE GROUP

    BIRKENHEAD MEDICAL BUILDING, LAIRD STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 8DB

    ODS code N85625

    4.0 km

  • THE VILLA MEDICAL CENTRE

    1-2 ROMAN ROAD, PRENTON, CH43 3DB

    ODS code N85018

    4.3 km

  • DEVANEY MED CTR

    40 BALLS ROAD, OXTON, PRENTON, CH43 5RE

    ODS code N85015

    4.4 km

  • ST HILARY GROUP PRACTICE

    BROADWAY, WALLASEY, CH45 3NA

    ODS code N85025

    4.8 km

  • SOMERVILLE MED CTR

    69 GORSEY LANE, WALLASEY, CH44 4AA

    ODS code N85024

    4.9 km

  • WHETSTONE LANE MED CTR

    44 WHETSTONE LANE, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 2TF

    ODS code N85019

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • The Limes

    BCT · Upton

    0.0 miles
  • The Limes

    BCT · Upton

    0.0 miles
  • Upland Road

    BCT · Upton

    0.1 miles
  • Braeside Gardens

    BCT · Upton

    0.1 miles
  • Warwick Road

    BCT · Upton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wirral 018C, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,071 of 33,755

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

74 open schools are in scope, including 46 primary and 11 secondary schools. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Upton is the nearest published school at 320 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,440 published events cover 12 months, averaging 120 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 663 events.

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