Postcode · Wallasey

L45 1HE area guide

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

Neighbourhood: Wallasey East
Council: Wirral
Region: North West
Neighbourhood population: 1,483 (2024)
Status: No longer in use

L45 1HEWallasey

At a glance

What L45 1HE is like

L45 1HE is a postcode in the Wallasey East area of Wirral. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,483 people. 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 1HE compares

Headline figures for L45 1HE, 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

100%

Rated good or better across 6 inspected schools within 1 mile.

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 1HE differs most from the national average.

01
A big private rental marketPositive
24.4% of households rent privately, against 20.5% across England. Tenant demand is established here.
02
Well-rated schoolsPositive
100% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better.

Questions

L45 1HE FAQs

Is L45 1HE 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. 100% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).

Is L45 1HE 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 1HE, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 6 of 10.

Who lives in L45 1HE?

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 1HE?

The local authority for L45 1HE is Wirral.

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

How well connected is L45 1HE?

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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