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L48 0QU area guide

Who lives in L48 0QU, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: West Kirby
Council: Wirral
Region: North West
Neighbourhood population: 1,610 (2024)
Status: No longer in use

L48 0QUWirral

At a glance

What L48 0QU is like

L48 0QU is a postcode in the West Kirby area of Wirral. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,610 people. 65% of households own their home, 28.6% rent privately and 6% are in social housing. The largest age group is 50–54, and 53.3% 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 L48 0QU compares

Headline figures for L48 0QU, 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

6/ 10

Around the middle: 27.4 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

TransportMore

5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 27 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

100%

Rated good or better across 4 inspected schools within 1 mile.

Household incomeMore

£50,241

Average annual income before tax, higher than 42% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where L48 0QU differs most from the national average.

01
A big private rental marketPositive
28.6% of households rent privately, against 20.5% across England. Tenant demand is established here.
02
An older population
24.9% of residents are 65 or over, against 18.4% across England.
03
Well-rated schoolsPositive
100% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better.

Questions

L48 0QU FAQs

Is L48 0QU 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 27.4 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 L48 0QU safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.4 offences per 1,000 people a year around L48 0QU, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 6 of 10.

Who lives in L48 0QU?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 50–54, at 9.1% of residents. 65% of households own their home. The most common property type is flat in a converted or shared house (31.5%).

Which council covers L48 0QU?

The local authority for L48 0QU is Wirral.

L48 0QU comes under Wirral in the North West. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is L48 0QU?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 27 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is West Kirby Rail Station, 0.2 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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