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L47 2AS area guide

Who lives in L47 2AS, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Hoylake
Council: Wirral
Region: North West
Neighbourhood population: 1,511 (2024)
Status: No longer in use

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At a glance

What L47 2AS is like

L47 2AS is a postcode in the Hoylake area of Wirral. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,511 people. 70.4% of households own their home, 24.1% rent privately and 5.4% are in social housing. The largest age group is 50–54, and 50.5% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is well below the England and Wales average.

Scores

How L47 2AS compares

Headline figures for L47 2AS, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

6.0/ 10

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

CrimeMore

5/ 10

Around the middle: 21.4 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

TransportMore

5.8/ 10

Good: 2 stations within a mile, 11 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

88%

Rated good or better across 8 inspected schools within 2.0 miles.

Household incomeMore

£53,081

Average annual income before tax, higher than 50% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where L47 2AS differs most from the national average.

01
A big private rental marketPositive
24.1% of households rent privately, against 20.5% across England. Tenant demand is established here.
02
An older population
27.4% of residents are 65 or over, against 18.4% across England.
03
Mostly owner-occupied
70.4% of households own their home, against 61.3% across England.

Questions

L47 2AS FAQs

Is L47 2AS a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 6.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 21.4 per 1,000 people a year, band 5 of 10 nationally. 88% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 5.8 out of 10 (good).

Is L47 2AS safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.4 offences per 1,000 people a year around L47 2AS, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 5 of 10.

Who lives in L47 2AS?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 50–54, at 8.6% of residents. 70.4% of households own their home. The most common property type is terraced (52.4%).

Which council covers L47 2AS?

The local authority for L47 2AS is Wirral.

L47 2AS comes under Wirral in the North West. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is L47 2AS?

Connectivity scores 5.8 out of 10.

There are 11 bus stops within 800m and 2 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 5.8 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Hoylake Rail Station, 0.3 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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