Around average
IMD England
30
Crime · May '26
£200,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
North West
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for CH49 5LZ
Postcode
CH49 5LZ
Coordinates
53.3710, -3.0904
Grid reference
SJ275865
Easting
327,546
Northing
386,563
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5R9WC5+9R
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Birkenhead
Travel to Work
Birkenhead
ITL Region
Wirral
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
16734
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 16734 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
Property sales · CH49 5LZ
HM Land Registry · Wirral
Average price
£196,000
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £200,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Oct '23 – Dec '24Dec '24: 1 sales · avg £200,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£240k£203k£165k
Oct '23May '24Jun '24Aug '24Dec '24
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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near CH49 5LZ
Crime trends · near CH49 5LZ
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
28175
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
18
YoY +260%
ASB
1371
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
Burglary
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Criminal damage
630
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY -67%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.89.5%
Indian2.6%
Other Asian2.2%
African1.1%
Other White1.0%
+ other · 3.6%
Religion
Christian63.4%
No religion30.3%
Not answered3.6%
+ other · 2.7%
Age groups
50–6421.5%
35–4917.0%
25–3414.3%
65–7413.6%
75–846.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.1%
Households
Any member 66+20.9%
Other20.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent8.3%
+ 7 other households · 30.6%
Administrative Information
Wirral
Local Authority
Council AreaWirral West E14001589
Constituency
E14001589Merseyside
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Upton
Constituency code
E14001589
EU Electoral Region
North West
Parish
Wirral, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Wirral
Health & NHS
North West
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS ScotlandCheshire and Merseyside
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
North West
NHS Region
North West
Integrated Care Board
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Wirral
Sub ICB Location
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB - 12F
Cancer Alliance
Cheshire and Merseyside
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Wirral 025B E01007251
E01007251MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Wirral 025 E02001491
E02001491LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Wirral 025B E01007251
E01007251MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Wirral 025 E02001491
E02001491Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
3:57 AM
Sunrise
8:37 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:57 AM
Sunset (today)
8:37 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
June 1999
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~27 years
Active Duration
1999 -> PresentJune 1999 — Introduced
Postcode CH49 5LZ introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 16734
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01007251 and MSOA E02001491 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CH49 5LZ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
June 1999
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~27 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
Schools near CH49 5LZ
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Woodchurch CofE Primary School
Wirral · CH49 7LS
Inadequate
0.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Meadowside School
Wirral · CH49 5LA
Requires improvement
0.2 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19
Gilbrook School
Wirral · CH49 8HE
Outstanding
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Fender Primary School
Wirral · CH49 8HB
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Woodchurch High School
Wirral · CH49 7NG
Good
0.6 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
Foxfield School
Wirral · CH49 5LF
Good
0.6 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19
St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School
Wirral · CH49 5LE
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Ridgeway High School
Wirral · CH43 9EB
Good
0.9 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
St Peter's Catholic Primary School
Wirral · CH43 9QR
Good
1.0 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Brookdale Primary School
Wirral · CH49 1SE
1.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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