L46 6BB

Hoylake and Meols · Wirral · England

Updated September 2026

Compare this postcode

Location overview

Drag to pan. Use + or - to zoom. Open larger map
Local authority
Wirral
Constituency
Wirral West
Postcode district
L46
Postcode sector
L46 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH47 8XS 219 m
CH46 6FN 424 m
CH46 6FP 437 m
CH46 6JG 453 m
CH47 9RW 460 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L46 6BB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L46
Postcode sector
L46 6
Latitude
53.400477
Longitude
-3.141511
British National Grid easting
324,200
British National Grid northing
389,900

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
E00036485
Lower layer super output area
Wirral 013A · E01007195
Middle layer super output area
Wirral 013 · E02001479

Postcode source versions

Explore L46

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
43
Primary
28
Secondary
4
  1. Great Meols Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km
  2. Lingham Primary School

    Community school

    1.5 km
  3. Moreton Christ Church CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
404
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 192
  • Anti social behaviour 36
  • Criminal damage and arson 35
  • Public order 29
  • Other theft 24

GP practices

10

within 5 km straight-line

  • HOYLAKE & MEOLS MEDICAL CTR

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

    ODS code N85059

    939 m

  • HOYLAKE RD MET CTR

    314 HOYLAKE ROAD, MORETON, WIRRAL, CH46 6DE

    ODS code N85046

    1.7 km

  • MORETON GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85028

    2.0 km

  • MORETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    27 UPTON ROAD, MORETON, WIRRAL, CH46 0PE

    ODS code N85048

    2.1 km

  • BLACKHEATH MED CTR

    76 REEDS LANE, MORETON, WIRRAL, CH46 1SG

    ODS code N85648

    2.8 km

  • GREASBY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85032

    2.9 km

  • LEASOWE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HUDSON ROAD, LEASOWE, WIRRAL, CH46 2QQ

    ODS code N85640

    3.6 km

  • UPTON GROUP PRACTICE

    32 FORD ROAD, WIRRAL, CH49 0TF

    ODS code N85013

    3.9 km

  • MARINE LAKE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85002

    4.0 km

  • HEATHERLANDS MED CTR

    396 NEW HEY ROAD, WIRRAL, CH49 9DA

    ODS code N85037

    4.1 km

Nearby transport

  • Greenfield Kennels

    BCT · Carr Houses

    0.3 miles
  • Greenfield Kennels

    BCT · Carr Houses

    0.3 miles
  • Tanworth Grove

    BCT · Moreton

    0.3 miles
  • Oakham Drive

    BCT · Moreton

    0.3 miles
  • Millhouse Close

    BCT · Moreton

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wirral 013A, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

29,749 of 33,755

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

43 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 4 secondary schools. Great Meols Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

404 published events cover 12 months, averaging 33.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 192 events.

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