L48 0RU

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
L48
Postcode sector
L48 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH48 4DD 25 m
CH48 4DE 30 m
CH48 4AB 48 m
CH48 4EB 54 m
CH48 4DA 58 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L48 0RU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L48
Postcode sector
L48 0
Latitude
53.372208
Longitude
-3.182842
British National Grid easting
321,400
British National Grid northing
386,800

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
E00036460
Lower layer super output area
Wirral 026C · E01007198
Middle layer super output area
Wirral 026 · E02001492

Postcode source versions

Explore L48

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
17
Primary
12
Secondary
3
  1. West Kirby School and College

    Non-maintained special school

    416 m
  2. West Kirby Primary School

    Community school

    606 m
  3. West Kirby St Bridget's CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    612 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
550
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 197
  • Anti social behaviour 101
  • Public order 60
  • Criminal damage and arson 43
  • Shoplifting 41

GP practices

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • MARINE LAKE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85002

    257 m

  • HOYLAKE & MEOLS MEDICAL CTR

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

    ODS code N85059

    3.6 km

  • GREASBY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85032

    4.1 km

Nearby transport

  • West Kirby Interchange

    BCT · West Kirby

    0.0 miles
  • West Kirby Interchange

    BCT · West Kirby

    0.0 miles
  • West Kirby Rail Station

    RSE · West Kirby

    0.1 miles
  • North Road

    BCT · West Kirby

    0.1 miles
  • West Kirby Rail Station

    RLY · West Kirby

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wirral 026C, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,956 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
2 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

17 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 3 secondary schools. West Kirby School and College is the nearest published school at 416 m.

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

Recorded crime

550 published events cover 12 months, averaging 45.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 197 events.

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