# CH48 8BG: area report for a postcode in Wirral

CH48 8BG 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 8BG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Wirral](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral) › [CH48](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch48) › [CH48 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch48-8)

## Around this postcode

- **0 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 100% on July. Wirral 028C: 10 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.1544,53.3662,CH488BG
- **West Kirby, 2.1 km**: About 26 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.1544,53.3662,CH488BG
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 570 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.1544,53.3662,CH488BG
- **No property in CH48 8BG 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=-3.1544,53.3662,CH488BG
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Wirral 028C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-3.1544,53.3662,CH488BG
- **£221,849 average price**: For the whole of Wirral, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.1544,53.3662,CH488BG
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.1544,53.3662,CH488BG
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 720 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.1544,53.3662,CH488BG
- **50% can get gigabit broadband at CH48 8BG**: Superfast for 92.9%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.1544,53.3662,CH488BG
- **Moderate road and rail noise at CH48 8BG**: Road 57 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-3.1544,53.3662,CH488BG
- **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=-3.1544,53.3662,CH488BG
- **7.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.1544,53.3662,CH488BG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Calday Grange Grammar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/calday-grange-grammar-school-e139144) | Secondary | 570 m (7 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 | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 37.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Avalon School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/avalon-school-e105122) | Independent | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Black Horse Hill Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/black-horse-hill-infant-school-e105027) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | – |
| [Black Horse Hill Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/black-horse-hill-junior-school-e150633) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2022 | 44% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [West Kirby St Bridget's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-kirby-st-bridgets-cofe-primary-school-e152080) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade, before the school changed | – |
| [Thurstaston Dawpool CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thurstaston-dawpool-cofe-primary-school-e149512) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2026 | £500,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| September 2024 | £240,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| February 2026 | £480,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| August 2024 | £595,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 230 m |
| September 2023 | £1,100,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 240 m |
| February 2025 | £320,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 360 m |
| December 2025 | £475,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 410 m |
| March 2025 | £325,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 420 m |

## Within 1 km

- Supermarkets: Co-op West Kirby (720 m, The Co-operative Group)

## 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 028C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 2.7** (2025). Wirral 028C has a deprivation score of 2.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 754th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £408,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Wirral 028C was £408,750 in 2025. Joint 8,305th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,496** (2021). Wirral 028C had 1,496 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 23,034th 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: 90.1%** (January 2026). In Wirral 028C, 90.1% 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: 53.3662, -3.1544

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=-3.1544,53.3662,CH488BG

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