# CH48 3HG: area report for a postcode in Wirral

CH48 3HG is a postcode in Wirral.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Wirral. Open the map at CH48 3HG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Wirral](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral) › [CH48](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch48) › [CH48 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch48-3)

## Around this postcode

- **17 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 26% on July. Wirral 026E: 29 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.1809,53.3676,CH483HG
- **West Kirby, 650 m**: About 8 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.1809,53.3676,CH483HG
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 270 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.1809,53.3676,CH483HG
- **No property in CH48 3HG listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-3.1809,53.3676,CH483HG
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Wirral 026E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-3.1809,53.3676,CH483HG
- **£221,849 average price**: For the whole of Wirral, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.1809,53.3676,CH483HG
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 770 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.1809,53.3676,CH483HG
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 600 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.1809,53.3676,CH483HG
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CH48 3HG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.1809,53.3676,CH483HG
- **Low road and rail noise at CH48 3HG**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-3.1809,53.3676,CH483HG
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-3.1809,53.3676,CH483HG
- **7.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.1809,53.3676,CH483HG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [West Kirby St Bridget's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-kirby-st-bridgets-cofe-primary-school-e152080) | Primary | 270 m (3 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade, before the school changed | – |
| [Avalon School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/avalon-school-e105122) | Independent | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [West Kirby School and College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-kirby-school-and-college-e105137) | Special | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [West Kirby Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-kirby-primary-school-e105023) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [West Kirby Grammar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-kirby-grammar-school-e137243) | Secondary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | Attainment 8 of 68.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Calday Grange Grammar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/calday-grange-grammar-school-e139144) | Secondary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, December 2024 | Attainment 8 of 63.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Hilbre High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hilbre-high-school-e138355) | Secondary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 37.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Black Horse Hill Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/black-horse-hill-infant-school-e105027) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2026 | £215,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| July 2026 | £300,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 30 m |
| January 2025 | £583,560 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 30 m |
| November 2025 | £600,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| February 2026 | £325,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| June 2026 | £605,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| April 2024 | £270,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| January 2025 | £229,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: West Kirby (650 m, 8 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: MARINE LAKE MEDICAL PRACTICE (770 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (580 m); GREENCROSS PHARMACY (580 m); AUDREY'S PHARMACY (580 m); MORRISONS PHARMACY (660 m)
- Dental practices: BANKS HOUSE DENTAL PRACTICE (110 m); LAKESIDE ORTHODONTICS (550 m); HEATHFIELD DENTAL PRACTICE (840 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons West Kirby (600 m, Morrisons); Aldi West Kirby (780 m, Aldi)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £221,849** (July 2026). Wirral’s average house price was £221,849 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 6.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £38,010** (2025). Full-time workers living in Wirral earned a median of £38,010 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 158th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 5.8×** (2025). A home in Wirral costs 5.8 times local full-time pay. Joint 81st most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 27.5** (2025). Wirral has a deprivation score of 27.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 57th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Wirral 026E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 11.8** (2025). Wirral 026E has a deprivation score of 11.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,873rd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £308,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Wirral 026E was £308,750 in 2025. Joint 14,894th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,324** (2021). Wirral 026E had 1,324 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,323rd least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 92.7%** (January 2026). In Wirral 026E, 92.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## CH48 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £350,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CH48 was £350,000 in 2025. Joint 789th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 14,854** (2021). CH48 had 14,854 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,004th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in CH48 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 93.5%** (January 2026). In CH48, 93.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Wirral](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral)
- Centre: 53.3676, -3.1809

Council: [Wirral](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Wirral West](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/wirral-west): Matthew Patrick (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-3.1809,53.3676,CH483HG

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