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L49 5LW

Pensby and Thingwall · Wirral · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Pensby and Thingwall
Local authority
Wirral
Constituency
Wirral West
Postcode district
L49
Postcode sector
L49 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH49 5LW 162 m
CH49 5LN 453 m
CH49 5PG 497 m
CH49 5NW 530 m
CH49 5PF 532 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L49 5LW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L49
Postcode sector
L49 5
Latitude
53.364992
Longitude
-3.090970
British National Grid easting
327,500
British National Grid northing
385,900

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Wirral · E08000015
Electoral ward
Pensby and Thingwall · E05000969
Parish or community
E43000169
Westminster constituency
Wirral West · E14001589
Output area
E00036743
Lower layer super output area
Wirral 034B · E01007255
Middle layer super output area
Wirral 034 · E02001500

Postcode source versions

Explore L49

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
72
Primary
47
Secondary
9

  1. Woodchurch CofE Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    864 m

  2. Thingwall Primary School

    Academy converter

    974 m

  3. Meadowside School

    Community special school

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,133
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 516
  • Public order 132
  • Anti social behaviour 128
  • Criminal damage and arson 93
  • Other theft 66

GP practices

20

within 5 km straight-line

  • WEST WIRRAL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85008

    661 m

  • HEATHERLANDS MED CTR

    396 NEW HEY ROAD, WIRRAL, CH49 9DA

    ODS code N85037

    1.8 km

  • PRENTON & WOODCHURCH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N85643

    2.1 km

  • HOLMLANDS MED CTR

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

    ODS code N85022

    2.2 km

  • UPTON GROUP PRACTICE

    32 FORD ROAD, WIRRAL, CH49 0TF

    ODS code N85013

    2.2 km

  • GREASBY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85032

    2.5 km

  • THE VILLA MEDICAL CENTRE

    1-2 ROMAN ROAD, PRENTON, CH43 3DB

    ODS code N85018

    2.6 km

  • MYRTLE GROUP PRACTICE

    270 TELEGRAPH ROAD, HESWALL, WIRRAL, CH60 7RN

    ODS code N85007

    3.9 km

  • MORETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    27 UPTON ROAD, MORETON, WIRRAL, CH46 0PE

    ODS code N85048

    4.0 km

  • HOYLAKE RD MET CTR

    314 HOYLAKE ROAD, MORETON, WIRRAL, CH46 6DE

    ODS code N85046

    4.2 km

  • DEVANEY MED CTR

    40 BALLS ROAD, OXTON, PRENTON, CH43 5RE

    ODS code N85015

    4.2 km

  • PAXTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code N85044

    4.4 km

  • MORETON GROUP PRACTICE

    PASTURE ROAD HEALTH CENTRE, PASTURE ROAD, WIRRAL, CH46 8SA

    ODS code N85028

    4.5 km

  • ST CATHERINE'S SURGERY

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

    ODS code N85020

    4.6 km

  • CAVENDISH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N85017

    4.7 km

  • MIRIAM PRIMARY CARE GROUP

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

    ODS code N85625

    4.7 km

  • TEEHEY LANE SURGERY

    66 TEEHEY LANE, BEBINGTON, WIRRAL, CH63 2JN

    ODS code N85057

    4.7 km

  • WHETSTONE LANE MED CTR

    44 WHETSTONE LANE, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 2TF

    ODS code N85019

    4.8 km

  • CHURCH ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85633

    4.8 km

  • KINGS LANE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    25 BRACKENWOOD ROAD, WIRRAL, CH63 2LR

    ODS code N85054

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Landican Cemetery

    BCT · Arrowe Park

    0.1 miles

  • Landican Cemetery

    BCT · Landican

    0.1 miles

  • Church Lane

    BCT · Woodchurch

    0.3 miles

  • Commonfield Road

    BCT · Arrowe Park

    0.3 miles

  • Arrowe Park Road

    BCT · Landican

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wirral 034B, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

23,759 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
8 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

72 open schools are in scope, including 47 primary and 9 secondary schools. Woodchurch CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 864 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,133 published events cover 12 months, averaging 94.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 516 events.

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