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L48 5EL

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 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH48 5HR 35 m
CH48 5HN 41 m
CH48 5EL 51 m
CH48 5EJ 71 m
CH48 5EF 89 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L48 5EL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L48
Postcode sector
L48 5
Latitude
53.378529
Longitude
-3.180010
British National Grid easting
321,600
British National Grid northing
387,500

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
E00036441
Lower layer super output area
Wirral 026B · E01007197
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 Primary School

    Community school

    247 m

  2. West Kirby Grammar School

    Academy converter

    342 m

  3. West Kirby School and College

    Non-maintained special school

    486 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
650
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 248
  • Anti social behaviour 105
  • Public order 83
  • Criminal damage and arson 46
  • Shoplifting 42

GP practices

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • MARINE LAKE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85002

    473 m

  • HOYLAKE & MEOLS MEDICAL CTR

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

    ODS code N85059

    2.9 km

  • GREASBY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85032

    3.9 km

  • HOYLAKE RD MET CTR

    314 HOYLAKE ROAD, MORETON, WIRRAL, CH46 6DE

    ODS code N85046

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Jubilee Drive

    BCT · West Kirby

    0.1 miles

  • Jubilee Drive

    BCT · West Kirby

    0.1 miles

  • Birkett Road

    BCT · West Kirby

    0.1 miles

  • Grainger Avenue

    BCT · West Kirby

    0.1 miles

  • Redhouse Lane

    BCT · West Kirby

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wirral 026B, 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

31,613 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
6 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 Primary School is the nearest published school at 247 m.

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

Recorded crime

650 published events cover 12 months, averaging 54.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 248 events.

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