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CH48 5HW

West Kirby and Thurstaston

Wirral

Overview

Postcode CH48 5HW is located in a major urban area, within the West Kirby and Thurstaston ward of Wirral in the North West region , and forms part of the West Kirby area. It has moderate deprivation and very low crime levels, with around 20.2 crimes per 1,000 residents per year. The average income of residents in West Kirby is £43,800 per year. The nearest station is West Kirby located about 0.4 miles away. There are 4 primary and 3 secondary schools in the area. There are 4 parks nearby, closest medium park is Gilroy Nature Park.

Crime rate
1/10
Crimes per 1k residents
20
Deprivation level
3/10
Income level
7/10
Social housing
0.9%
Connectivity
N/A
Flood Risk
No risk
Noise Level
No noise

Deprivation level

3/10

West Kirby has a low level of deprivation, ranked at position 24,503 out of 32,844 areas in the United Kingdom — placing it within the bottom 25% least deprived areas in England.

Crime level

1/10

West Kirby has a very low crime rate, with approximately 20.2 reported incidents per 1,000 residents each year.

Social housing

0.9%

Approximately 0.9% of homes on this street are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. Across the surrounding area, around 9.1% of dwellings are socially rented.

Income level

7/10

The average income of residents in West Kirby is £43,800 per year.

Noise Level

No noise

No significant noise sources from railways or roads near CH48 5HW.

Flood risk

No risk

West Kirby near CH48 5HW has no flood risk (less than 0.1% chance of a flood each year) from rivers and sea.

Transport

The nearest station is West Kirby located about 0.4 miles away. There are 2 stations nearby.

DistanceNameLines
0.4 mi

West Kirby

N/A

0.8 mi

Hoylake

N/A

Parks

DistanceNameSize
0.6 miAshton ParkMedium
0.4 miGilroy Nature ParkMedium
0.4 miGrange ParkMedium

Schools

In the CH48 5HW postcode area, located within West Kirby, there are 4 primary and 3 secondary schools in close proximity.

DistancePhaseNameTypeRating
0.2 miPrimaryWest Kirby Primary SchoolCommunity school

Good

0.3 miSecondaryWest Kirby Grammar SchoolAcademy converter

Good

0.3 miNot applicableWest Kirby School and CollegeNon-maintained special school

Outstanding