L49 5LG

Upton · Wirral · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Upton
Local authority
Wirral
Constituency
Wirral West
Postcode district
L49
Postcode sector
L49 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH49 5LE 23 m
CH49 5LQ 102 m
CH49 5LB 149 m
CH49 5LF 149 m
CH49 5LG 157 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L49 5LG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L49
Postcode sector
L49 5
Latitude
53.371433
Longitude
-3.074601
British National Grid easting
328,600
British National Grid northing
386,600

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Wirral · E08000015
Electoral ward
Upton · E05000973
Parish or community
E43000169
Westminster constituency
Wirral West · E14001589
Output area
E00037034
Lower layer super output area
Wirral 025E · E01007304
Middle layer super output area
Wirral 025 · E02001491

Postcode source versions

Explore L49

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
87
Primary
54
Secondary
12
  1. St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    57 m
  2. Foxfield School

    Community special school

    170 m
  3. Woodchurch High School

    Academy converter

    465 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,634
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 774
  • Public order 183
  • Anti social behaviour 167
  • Criminal damage and arson 150
  • Other theft 89

GP practices

27

within 5 km straight-line

  • PRENTON & WOODCHURCH MEDICAL CENTRE

    516-518 WOODCHURCH ROAD, PRENTON, BIRKENHEAD, WIRRAL, CH43 0TS

    ODS code N85643

    910 m

  • HOLMLANDS MED CTR

    16-20 HOLMLANDS DR, OXTON, BIRKENHEAD, WIRRAL, PRENTON, CH43 0TX

    ODS code N85022

    952 m

  • HEATHERLANDS MED CTR

    396 NEW HEY ROAD, WIRRAL, CH49 9DA

    ODS code N85037

    1.5 km

  • THE VILLA MEDICAL CENTRE

    1-2 ROMAN ROAD, PRENTON, CH43 3DB

    ODS code N85018

    1.7 km

  • WEST WIRRAL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85008

    1.8 km

  • UPTON GROUP PRACTICE

    32 FORD ROAD, WIRRAL, CH49 0TF

    ODS code N85013

    1.8 km

  • DEVANEY MED CTR

    40 BALLS ROAD, OXTON, PRENTON, CH43 5RE

    ODS code N85015

    2.9 km

  • GREASBY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85032

    3.2 km

  • PAXTON MEDICAL GROUP

    CLAUGHTON MEDICAL CENTRE, 161 PARK ROAD NORTH, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 0DD

    ODS code N85044

    3.2 km

  • ST CATHERINE'S SURGERY

    ST. CATHERINES HEALTH CENTRE, CHURCH ROAD, BIRKENHEAD, CH42 0LQ

    ODS code N85020

    3.3 km

  • WHETSTONE LANE MED CTR

    44 WHETSTONE LANE, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 2TF

    ODS code N85019

    3.5 km

  • CAVENDISH MEDICAL CENTRE

    BIRKENHEAD MEDICAL BUILDING, 31 LAIRD STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 8DB

    ODS code N85017

    3.5 km

  • MIRIAM PRIMARY CARE GROUP

    BIRKENHEAD MEDICAL BUILDING, LAIRD STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 8DB

    ODS code N85625

    3.5 km

  • MORETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    27 UPTON ROAD, MORETON, WIRRAL, CH46 0PE

    ODS code N85048

    3.9 km

  • GLADSTONE MED CTR

    241-243 OLD CHESTER ROAD, ROCK FERRY, BIRKENHEAD, CH42 3TD

    ODS code N85031

    4.0 km

  • TEEHEY LANE SURGERY

    66 TEEHEY LANE, BEBINGTON, WIRRAL, CH63 2JN

    ODS code N85057

    4.0 km

  • VITTORIA MED CTR G

    VITTORIA STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 3RH

    ODS code N85038

    4.1 km

  • VITTORIA MED CTR K

    VITTORIA STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 3RH

    ODS code N85634

    4.1 km

  • CHURCH ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    25 BRACKENWOOD ROAD, HIGHER BEBINGTON, WIRRAL, CH63 2LR

    ODS code N85633

    4.1 km

  • KINGS LANE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    25 BRACKENWOOD ROAD, WIRRAL, CH63 2LR

    ODS code N85054

    4.1 km

Showing 20 of 27 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Home Farm Road

    BCT · Woodchurch

    0.0 miles
  • New Hey Road

    BCT · Woodchurch

    0.0 miles
  • New Hey Road

    BCT · Woodchurch

    0.1 miles
  • Woodchurch Road

    TXR · Woodchurch

    0.1 miles
  • Carr Bridge Road

    BCT · Woodchurch

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wirral 025E, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

1,678 of 33,755

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

87 open schools are in scope, including 54 primary and 12 secondary schools. St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 57 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,634 published events cover 12 months, averaging 136.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 774 events.

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