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L48 7HP

West Kirby and Thurstaston · Wirral · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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 7HP 29 m
CH48 7HF 56 m
CH48 7HN 60 m
CH48 7HW 67 m
CH48 7EP 123 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L48 7HP
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L48
Postcode sector
L48 7
Latitude
53.369630
Longitude
-3.170746
British National Grid easting
322,200
British National Grid northing
386,500

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
E00036464
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
18
Primary
12
Secondary
4

  1. West Kirby St Bridget's CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    442 m

  2. Calday Grange Grammar School

    Academy converter

    585 m

  3. Avalon School

    Other independent school

    595 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
609
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 219
  • Anti social behaviour 106
  • Public order 64
  • 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

    932 m

  • 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

    3.5 km

  • HOYLAKE RD MET CTR

    314 HOYLAKE ROAD, MORETON, WIRRAL, CH46 6DE

    ODS code N85046

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Greasby Hill

    BCT · West Kirby

    0.1 miles

  • Greasby Hill

    BCT · West Kirby

    0.1 miles

  • Beacon Drive

    BCT · Grange

    0.1 miles

  • Beacon Drive

    BCT · Grange

    0.1 miles

  • Burlingham Avenue

    BCT · Grange

    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

18 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 4 secondary schools. West Kirby St Bridget's CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 442 m.

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

Recorded crime

609 published events cover 12 months, averaging 50.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 219 events.

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