Postcode sector · Wallasey

L45 1 area guide

Who lives in L45 1, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: Wirral
Region: North West
Population: 1,483 (2024)

L45 1Postcode sector · Wallasey

At a glance

What L45 1 is like

The L45 1 postcode sector in Wirral covers 0 live postcodes and is home to about 1,483 people in 704 households. 66.9% of households own their home, 24.4% rent privately and 7.1% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 56.3% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is below the England and Wales average.

Scores

How L45 1 compares

Headline figures for L45 1, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

4.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

6/ 10

Around the middle: 25.4 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

TransportMore

5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 57 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

No schools found nearby.

Household incomeMore

£43,576

Average annual income before tax, higher than 22% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where L45 1 differs most from the national average.

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A big private rental marketPositive
24.4% of households rent privately, against 20.5% across England. Tenant demand is established here.

Questions

L45 1 FAQs

Is L45 1 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 4.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 25.4 per 1,000 people a year, band 6 of 10 nationally. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).

Is L45 1 safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.4 offences per 1,000 people a year around L45 1, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 6 of 10.

Who lives in L45 1?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 9.4% of residents. 66.9% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (40.3%).

Which council covers L45 1?

The local authority for L45 1 is Wirral.

L45 1 comes under Wirral in the North West. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is L45 1?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 57 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is New Brighton Rail Station, 0.5 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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