CheckNear.me

L48 5HB

West Kirby and Thurstaston · Wirral · England

Updated September 2026

Compare this postcode

Location overview

Drag to pan. Use + or - to zoom. Open larger map
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 5ER 67 m
CH48 5EG 75 m
CH48 5EH 85 m
CH48 5HA 94 m
CH48 5EE 103 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L48 5HB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L48
Postcode sector
L48 5
Latitude
53.377600
Longitude
-3.182991
British National Grid easting
321,400
British National Grid northing
387,400

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
E00036456
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

View all nearby schools
Open schools
16
Primary
11
Secondary
3

  1. West Kirby Primary School

    Community school

    28 m

  2. West Kirby Grammar School

    Academy converter

    148 m

  3. West Kirby School and College

    Non-maintained special school

    275 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
610
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 228
  • Anti social behaviour 103
  • Public order 77
  • Criminal damage and arson 44
  • Shoplifting 42

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

    352 m

  • HOYLAKE & MEOLS MEDICAL CTR

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

    ODS code N85059

    3.1 km

  • GREASBY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85032

    4.1 km

Nearby transport

  • Redhouse Lane

    BCT · West Kirby

    0.0 miles

  • Redhouse Lane

    BCT · West Kirby

    0.0 miles

  • Graham Road Grammar School

    BCT · West Kirby

    0.1 miles

  • Murray Grove

    BCT · West Kirby

    0.1 miles

  • Jubilee Drive

    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 Primary School is the nearest published school at 28 m.

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

Recorded crime

610 published events cover 12 months, averaging 50.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 228 events.

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