L48 1LX

West Kirby and Thurstaston · 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 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH48 1LT 52 m
CH48 1LR 98 m
CH48 1LU 205 m
CH48 1LZ 255 m
CH48 1LN 274 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L48 1LX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L48
Postcode sector
L48 1
Latitude
53.358122
Longitude
-3.152400
British National Grid easting
323,400
British National Grid northing
385,200

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
E00036895
Lower layer super output area
Wirral 028E · E01007283
Middle layer super output area
Wirral 028 · E02001494

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
30
Primary
20
Secondary
5
  1. Calday Grange Grammar School

    Academy converter

    1.3 km
  2. Thurstaston Dawpool CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.3 km
  3. Avalon School

    Other independent school

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
85
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 28
  • Anti social behaviour 16
  • Burglary 7
  • Criminal damage and arson 7
  • Other theft 6

GP practices

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • MARINE LAKE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85002

    2.7 km

  • GREASBY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85032

    3.0 km

  • WEST WIRRAL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85008

    4.1 km

  • MYRTLE GROUP PRACTICE

    270 TELEGRAPH ROAD, HESWALL, WIRRAL, CH60 7RN

    ODS code N85007

    4.5 km

  • HOYLAKE & MEOLS MEDICAL CTR

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

    ODS code N85059

    4.7 km

  • HEATHERLANDS MED CTR

    396 NEW HEY ROAD, WIRRAL, CH49 9DA

    ODS code N85037

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Croft Drive East

    BCT · Caldy

    0.1 miles
  • Telegraph Road

    BCT · Caldy

    0.2 miles
  • Montgomery Hill

    BCT · Caldy

    0.3 miles
  • Column Road

    BCT · Caldy

    0.3 miles
  • Caldy Sports Club

    BCT · Thurstaston

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wirral 028E, 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

30,630 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
3 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

30 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 5 secondary schools. Calday Grange Grammar School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

85 published events cover 12 months, averaging 7.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 28 events.

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