# CH49 5LW: area report for a postcode in Wirral

CH49 5LW 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 CH49 5LW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Wirral](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral) › [CH49](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch49) › [CH49 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch49-5)

## Around this postcode

- **4 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 33% on July. Wirral 034B: 45 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.0895,53.3662,CH495LW
- **Upton (Merseyside), 2.3 km**: About 29 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.0895,53.3662,CH495LW
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 720 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.0895,53.3662,CH495LW
- **No property in CH49 5LW 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=-3.0895,53.3662,CH495LW
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Wirral 034B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-3.0895,53.3662,CH495LW
- **£221,849 average price**: For the whole of Wirral, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.0895,53.3662,CH495LW
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 810 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.0895,53.3662,CH495LW
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 990 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.0895,53.3662,CH495LW
- **94.4% can get gigabit broadband at CH49 5LW**: Superfast for 97.2%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.0895,53.3662,CH495LW
- **Moderate road and rail noise at CH49 5LW**: Road 63 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-3.0895,53.3662,CH495LW
- **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=-3.0895,53.3662,CH495LW
- **11.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.0895,53.3662,CH495LW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Woodchurch CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodchurch-cofe-primary-school-e150890) | Primary | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | Inadequate (overall), September 2023, before the school changed, special measures | – |
| [Meadowside School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/meadowside-school-e105133) | Special | 860 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Thingwall Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thingwall-primary-school-e149933) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-michael-and-all-angels-catholic-primary-school-e105090) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Foxfield School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/foxfield-school-e105131) | Special | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | – |
| [Ganneys Meadow Nursery School and Family Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ganneys-meadow-nursery-school-and-family-centre-e104986) | Nursery | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, January 2024 | – |
| [Fender Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fender-primary-school-e105039) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 41% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Gilbrook School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gilbrook-school-e105134) | Special | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2025 | £138,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| June 2026 | £325,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 300 m |
| July 2026 | £88,775 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 460 m |
| January 2025 | £112,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 470 m |
| September 2025 | £200,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 480 m |
| April 2026 | £58,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 490 m |
| April 2026 | £93,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 490 m |
| August 2026 | £94,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 510 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: WEST WIRRAL GROUP PRACTICE (810 m)
- Pharmacies: ALLIED PHARMACY (620 m); BOOTS (810 m); ASDA PHARMACY (980 m)
- Supermarkets: Asda Arrowe Park Superstore (990 m, Asda)

## 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 034B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 11.0** (2025). Wirral 034B has a deprivation score of 11.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,919th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £296,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Wirral 034B was £296,000 in 2025. Joint 15,844th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,517** (2021). Wirral 034B had 1,517 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 22,624th most 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: 87.9%** (January 2026). In Wirral 034B, 87.9% 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.

## CH49 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £235,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CH49 was £235,000 in 2025. Joint 636th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 29,486** (2021). CH49 had 29,486 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 949th most 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 CH49 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: 98.0%** (January 2026). In CH49, 98.0% 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, -3.0895

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=-3.0895,53.3662,CH495LW

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