L48 5EW

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 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH48 5EU 44 m
CH48 5JU 46 m
CH48 5BU 64 m
CH48 4LF 65 m
CH48 5HD 71 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L48 5EW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L48
Postcode sector
L48 5
Latitude
53.375803
Longitude
-3.182941
British National Grid easting
321,400
British National Grid northing
387,200

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
E00036458
Lower layer super output area
Wirral 026A · E01007196
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
16
Primary
11
Secondary
3
  1. West Kirby School and College

    Non-maintained special school

    167 m
  2. West Kirby Primary School

    Community school

    207 m
  3. West Kirby Grammar School

    Academy converter

    288 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
556
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 200
  • Anti social behaviour 101
  • Public order 63
  • 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

    156 m

  • HOYLAKE & MEOLS MEDICAL CTR

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

    ODS code N85059

    3.2 km

  • GREASBY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85032

    4.1 km

Nearby transport

  • Murray Grove

    BCT · West Kirby

    0.0 miles
  • Bridge Road

    BCT · West Kirby

    0.1 miles
  • Bridge Road

    BCT · West Kirby

    0.1 miles
  • Bridge Road

    BCT · West Kirby

    0.1 miles
  • Grange Road

    BCT · West Kirby

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wirral 026A, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,450 of 33,755

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

16 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 3 secondary schools. West Kirby School and College is the nearest published school at 167 m.

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

Recorded crime

556 published events cover 12 months, averaging 46.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 200 events.

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