L49 6LX

Upton · Wirral · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Upton
Local authority
Wirral
Constituency
Wallasey
Postcode district
L49
Postcode sector
L49 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH49 6LX 55 m
CH49 6NS 78 m
CH49 6LT 80 m
CH49 6PP 124 m
CH49 6NB 130 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L49 6LX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L49
Postcode sector
L49 6
Latitude
53.384653
Longitude
-3.103500
British National Grid easting
326,700
British National Grid northing
388,100

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
Wallasey · E14001561
Output area
E00037014
Lower layer super output area
Wirral 018C · E01007301
Middle layer super output area
Wirral 018 · E02001484

Postcode source versions

Explore L49

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
74
Primary
46
Secondary
10
  1. Upton Hall School FCJ

    Academy converter

    251 m
  2. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Upton

    Voluntary aided school

    361 m
  3. Overchurch Junior School

    Academy sponsor led

    627 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,378
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 610
  • Anti social behaviour 159
  • Public order 134
  • Criminal damage and arson 127
  • Other theft 78

GP practices

19

within 5 km straight-line

  • UPTON GROUP PRACTICE

    32 FORD ROAD, WIRRAL, CH49 0TF

    ODS code N85013

    927 m

  • HEATHERLANDS MED CTR

    396 NEW HEY ROAD, WIRRAL, CH49 9DA

    ODS code N85037

    993 m

  • GREASBY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85032

    1.4 km

  • MORETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    27 UPTON ROAD, MORETON, WIRRAL, CH46 0PE

    ODS code N85048

    1.6 km

  • HOYLAKE RD MET CTR

    314 HOYLAKE ROAD, MORETON, WIRRAL, CH46 6DE

    ODS code N85046

    1.9 km

  • MORETON GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85028

    2.1 km

  • WEST WIRRAL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85008

    3.0 km

  • BLACKHEATH MED CTR

    76 REEDS LANE, MORETON, WIRRAL, CH46 1SG

    ODS code N85648

    3.1 km

  • HOLMLANDS MED CTR

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

    ODS code N85022

    3.2 km

  • PRENTON & WOODCHURCH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N85643

    3.2 km

  • LEASOWE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HUDSON ROAD, LEASOWE, WIRRAL, CH46 2QQ

    ODS code N85640

    3.6 km

  • PAXTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code N85044

    3.7 km

  • HOYLAKE & MEOLS MEDICAL CTR

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

    ODS code N85059

    3.9 km

  • CAVENDISH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N85017

    4.1 km

  • MIRIAM PRIMARY CARE GROUP

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

    ODS code N85625

    4.1 km

  • THE VILLA MEDICAL CENTRE

    1-2 ROMAN ROAD, PRENTON, CH43 3DB

    ODS code N85018

    4.1 km

  • DEVANEY MED CTR

    40 BALLS ROAD, OXTON, PRENTON, CH43 5RE

    ODS code N85015

    4.4 km

  • WHETSTONE LANE MED CTR

    44 WHETSTONE LANE, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 2TF

    ODS code N85019

    4.9 km

  • SOMERVILLE MED CTR

    69 GORSEY LANE, WALLASEY, CH44 4AA

    ODS code N85024

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Welton Avenue

    BCT · Upton

    0.0 miles
  • Welton Avenue

    BCT · Upton

    0.0 miles
  • The Limes

    BCT · Upton

    0.1 miles
  • The Limes

    BCT · Upton

    0.1 miles
  • Newton Way

    BCT · Upton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wirral 018C, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,071 of 33,755

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

74 open schools are in scope, including 46 primary and 10 secondary schools. Upton Hall School FCJ is the nearest published school at 251 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,378 published events cover 12 months, averaging 114.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 610 events.

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