L49 5NZ

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 5NP 17 m
CH49 5NZ 42 m
CH49 5NY 43 m
CH49 5NR 62 m
CH49 5LZ 78 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L49 5NZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L49
Postcode sector
L49 5
Latitude
53.370384
Longitude
-3.091107
British National Grid easting
327,500
British National Grid northing
386,500

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
E00036767
Lower layer super output area
Wirral 025B · E01007251
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
74
Primary
48
Secondary
9
  1. Woodchurch CofE Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    288 m
  2. Meadowside School

    Community special school

    413 m
  3. Gilbrook School

    Community special school

    826 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,474
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 658
  • Public order 174
  • Anti social behaviour 167
  • Criminal damage and arson 129
  • Other theft 80

GP practices

21

within 5 km straight-line

  • HEATHERLANDS MED CTR

    396 NEW HEY ROAD, WIRRAL, CH49 9DA

    ODS code N85037

    1.2 km

  • WEST WIRRAL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85008

    1.3 km

  • UPTON GROUP PRACTICE

    32 FORD ROAD, WIRRAL, CH49 0TF

    ODS code N85013

    1.6 km

  • PRENTON & WOODCHURCH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N85643

    2.0 km

  • HOLMLANDS MED CTR

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

    ODS code N85022

    2.1 km

  • GREASBY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85032

    2.2 km

  • THE VILLA MEDICAL CENTRE

    1-2 ROMAN ROAD, PRENTON, CH43 3DB

    ODS code N85018

    2.7 km

  • MORETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    27 UPTON ROAD, MORETON, WIRRAL, CH46 0PE

    ODS code N85048

    3.4 km

  • HOYLAKE RD MET CTR

    314 HOYLAKE ROAD, MORETON, WIRRAL, CH46 6DE

    ODS code N85046

    3.6 km

  • MORETON GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85028

    3.9 km

  • DEVANEY MED CTR

    40 BALLS ROAD, OXTON, PRENTON, CH43 5RE

    ODS code N85015

    3.9 km

  • PAXTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code N85044

    3.9 km

  • CAVENDISH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N85017

    4.3 km

  • MIRIAM PRIMARY CARE GROUP

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

    ODS code N85625

    4.3 km

  • ST CATHERINE'S SURGERY

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

    ODS code N85020

    4.4 km

  • WHETSTONE LANE MED CTR

    44 WHETSTONE LANE, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 2TF

    ODS code N85019

    4.5 km

  • MYRTLE GROUP PRACTICE

    270 TELEGRAPH ROAD, HESWALL, WIRRAL, CH60 7RN

    ODS code N85007

    4.5 km

  • BLACKHEATH MED CTR

    76 REEDS LANE, MORETON, WIRRAL, CH46 1SG

    ODS code N85648

    4.7 km

  • TEEHEY LANE SURGERY

    66 TEEHEY LANE, BEBINGTON, WIRRAL, CH63 2JN

    ODS code N85057

    5.0 km

  • VITTORIA MED CTR G

    VITTORIA STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 3RH

    ODS code N85038

    5.0 km

Showing 20 of 21 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Sandfield Road

    BCT · Arrowe Park

    0.1 miles
  • Arrowe Park Hospital

    BCT · Arrowe Park

    0.1 miles
  • Arrowe Park Hospital

    BCT · Arrowe Park

    0.1 miles
  • Arrowe Park Hospital

    BCT · Arrowe Park

    0.1 miles
  • Commonfield Road

    BCT · Arrowe Park

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wirral 025B, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

20,173 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
8 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

74 open schools are in scope, including 48 primary and 9 secondary schools. Woodchurch CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 288 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,474 published events cover 12 months, averaging 122.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 658 events.

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