L48 1PU

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 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH48 1PU 170 m
CH48 1PT 395 m
CH46 5NJ 479 m
CH48 1PN 535 m
CH48 1PW 567 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L48 1PU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L48
Postcode sector
L48 1
Latitude
53.387967
Longitude
-3.133658
British National Grid easting
324,700
British National Grid northing
388,500

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 L48

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
53
Primary
35
Secondary
6
  1. Greasby Infant School

    Community school

    1.8 km
  2. Brookdale Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.8 km
  3. Moreton Christ Church CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
389
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 191
  • Anti social behaviour 37
  • Criminal damage and arson 36
  • Other theft 26
  • Public order 26

GP practices

11

within 5 km straight-line

  • GREASBY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85032

    1.4 km

  • HOYLAKE RD MET CTR

    314 HOYLAKE ROAD, MORETON, WIRRAL, CH46 6DE

    ODS code N85046

    1.7 km

  • HOYLAKE & MEOLS MEDICAL CTR

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

    ODS code N85059

    2.0 km

  • MORETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    27 UPTON ROAD, MORETON, WIRRAL, CH46 0PE

    ODS code N85048

    2.0 km

  • MORETON GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85028

    2.2 km

  • UPTON GROUP PRACTICE

    32 FORD ROAD, WIRRAL, CH49 0TF

    ODS code N85013

    2.9 km

  • HEATHERLANDS MED CTR

    396 NEW HEY ROAD, WIRRAL, CH49 9DA

    ODS code N85037

    3.0 km

  • BLACKHEATH MED CTR

    76 REEDS LANE, MORETON, WIRRAL, CH46 1SG

    ODS code N85648

    3.3 km

  • MARINE LAKE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85002

    3.6 km

  • LEASOWE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HUDSON ROAD, LEASOWE, WIRRAL, CH46 2QQ

    ODS code N85640

    4.1 km

  • WEST WIRRAL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85008

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Poplar Farm Close

    BCT · Saughall Massie

    0.4 miles
  • Garden Hey Road

    BCT · Saughall Massie

    0.4 miles
  • Acton Lane

    BCT · Saughall Massie

    0.5 miles
  • Westbrook Road

    BCT · Saughall Massie

    0.6 miles
  • Millhouse Lane

    BCT · Moreton

    0.6 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

53 open schools are in scope, including 35 primary and 6 secondary schools. Greasby Infant School is the nearest published school at 1.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

389 published events cover 12 months, averaging 32.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 191 events.

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