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L48 7HG

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 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH48 7JA 70 m
CH48 7HG 103 m
CH48 7HQ 114 m
CH48 7HR 147 m
CH48 7HP 199 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L48 7HG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L48
Postcode sector
L48 7
Latitude
53.367848
Longitude
-3.169195
British National Grid easting
322,300
British National Grid northing
386,300

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
E00036931
Lower layer super output area
Wirral 028D · E01007281
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
18
Primary
12
Secondary
4

  1. Calday Grange Grammar School

    Academy converter

    437 m

  2. Avalon School

    Other independent school

    455 m

  3. West Kirby St Bridget's CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    509 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
614
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 223
  • Anti social behaviour 106
  • Public order 63
  • Criminal damage and arson 51
  • Shoplifting 41

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

    1.1 km

  • GREASBY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85032

    3.4 km

  • HOYLAKE & MEOLS MEDICAL CTR

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

    ODS code N85059

    3.7 km

  • HOYLAKE RD MET CTR

    314 HOYLAKE ROAD, MORETON, WIRRAL, CH46 6DE

    ODS code N85046

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Greasby Hill

    BCT · West Kirby

    0.1 miles

  • Greasby Hill

    BCT · West Kirby

    0.1 miles

  • Burlingham Avenue

    BCT · Grange

    0.1 miles

  • Gourleys Lane

    BCT · Grange

    0.1 miles

  • Grammar School Lane

    BCT · Newton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wirral 028D, 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

31,971 of 33,755

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

18 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 4 secondary schools. Calday Grange Grammar School is the nearest published school at 437 m.

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

Recorded crime

614 published events cover 12 months, averaging 51.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 223 events.

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