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L48 1LF

West Kirby and Thurstaston · Wirral · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
West Kirby and Thurstaston
Local authority
Wirral
Constituency
Wirral West
Postcode district
L48
Postcode sector
L48 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH48 1LF 26 m
CH48 1LE 45 m
CH48 1LB 104 m
CH48 8AX 127 m
CH48 8AU 129 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L48 1LF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L48
Postcode sector
L48 1
Latitude
53.365225
Longitude
-3.161609
British National Grid easting
322,800
British National Grid northing
386,000

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Wirral · E08000015
Electoral ward
West Kirby and Thurstaston · E05000975
Parish or community
E43000169
Westminster constituency
Wirral West · E14001589
Output area
E00036809
Lower layer super output area
Wirral 028C · E01007262
Middle layer super output area
Wirral 028 · E02001494

Postcode source versions

Explore L48

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
29
Primary
20
Secondary
5

  1. Calday Grange Grammar School

    Academy converter

    274 m

  2. Avalon School

    Other independent school

    764 m

  3. West Kirby St Bridget's CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
354
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 132
  • Anti social behaviour 55
  • Criminal damage and arson 35
  • Public order 34
  • Burglary 24

GP practices

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • MARINE LAKE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85002

    1.7 km

  • GREASBY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85032

    3.0 km

  • HOYLAKE & MEOLS MEDICAL CTR

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

    ODS code N85059

    3.9 km

  • WEST WIRRAL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85008

    4.7 km

  • HOYLAKE RD MET CTR

    314 HOYLAKE ROAD, MORETON, WIRRAL, CH46 6DE

    ODS code N85046

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Boundary Road

    BCT · Newton

    0.1 miles

  • Fleck Lane

    BCT · Grange

    0.1 miles

  • Caldy Grammar School

    BCT · Newton

    0.2 miles

  • Caldy Grammar School

    BCT · Newton

    0.2 miles

  • Grammar School Lane

    BCT · Newton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wirral 028C, 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

32,976 of 33,755

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

29 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 5 secondary schools. Calday Grange Grammar School is the nearest published school at 274 m.

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

Recorded crime

354 published events cover 12 months, averaging 29.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 132 events.

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