L48 8BZ

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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH48 8AY 31 m
CH48 8BS 51 m
CH48 8BF 52 m
CH48 8BU 84 m
CH48 8GG 103 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L48 8BZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1998
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L48
Postcode sector
L48 8
Latitude
53.367921
Longitude
-3.161682
British National Grid easting
322,800
British National Grid northing
386,300

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
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
29
Primary
20
Secondary
5
  1. Calday Grange Grammar School

    Academy converter

    72 m
  2. Avalon School

    Other independent school

    847 m
  3. Hilbre High School

    Academy converter

    899 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
492
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 169
  • Anti social behaviour 86
  • Public order 48
  • Criminal damage and arson 42
  • Shoplifting 33

GP practices

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • MARINE LAKE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85002

    1.5 km

  • GREASBY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85032

    2.9 km

  • HOYLAKE & MEOLS MEDICAL CTR

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

    ODS code N85059

    3.6 km

  • HOYLAKE RD MET CTR

    314 HOYLAKE ROAD, MORETON, WIRRAL, CH46 6DE

    ODS code N85046

    4.6 km

  • WEST WIRRAL GROUP PRACTICE

    THE WARRENS MEDICAL CENTRE, ARROWE PARK ROAD, WIRRAL, CH49 5PL

    ODS code N85008

    4.8 km

  • MORETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    27 UPTON ROAD, MORETON, WIRRAL, CH46 0PE

    ODS code N85048

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Caldy Grammar School

    BCT · Newton

    0.1 miles
  • Caldy Grammar School

    BCT · Newton

    0.1 miles
  • Fleck Lane

    BCT · Grange

    0.1 miles
  • Boundary Road

    BCT · Newton

    0.1 miles
  • Grammar School Lane

    BCT · Newton

    0.2 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

29 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 5 secondary schools. Calday Grange Grammar School is the nearest published school at 72 m.

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

Recorded crime

492 published events cover 12 months, averaging 41 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 169 events.

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