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L48 8AS

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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH48 8AS 5 m
CH48 8DD 43 m
CH48 8AW 64 m
CH48 8BY 115 m
CH48 8AP 141 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L48 8AS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L48
Postcode sector
L48 8
Latitude
53.368790
Longitude
-3.164711
British National Grid easting
322,600
British National Grid northing
386,400

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
E00036809
Lower layer super output area
Wirral 028C · E01007262
Middle layer super output area
Wirral 028 · E02001494

Postcode source versions

Explore L48

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
26
Primary
18
Secondary
5

  1. Calday Grange Grammar School

    Academy converter

    191 m

  2. Avalon School

    Other independent school

    733 m

  3. West Kirby St Bridget's CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    811 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
603
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 217
  • Anti social behaviour 105
  • Public order 58
  • Criminal damage and arson 51
  • Shoplifting 41

GP practices

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • MARINE LAKE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85002

    1.3 km

  • GREASBY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85032

    3.0 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

    4.7 km

  • MORETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    27 UPTON ROAD, MORETON, WIRRAL, CH46 0PE

    ODS code N85048

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Grammar School Lane

    BCT · Newton

    0.1 miles

  • Caldy Grammar School

    BCT · Newton

    0.1 miles

  • Caldy Grammar School

    BCT · Newton

    0.1 miles

  • Gourleys Lane

    BCT · Grange

    0.1 miles

  • Burlingham Avenue

    BCT · Grange

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wirral 028C, 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

32,976 of 33,755

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

26 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 5 secondary schools. Calday Grange Grammar School is the nearest published school at 191 m.

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

Recorded crime

603 published events cover 12 months, averaging 50.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 217 events.

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