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CH46 postcode area · Wirral

The CH46 postcode district spans 5 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Wirral. Area Scores range from 3 to 78 across them. Every full CH46 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the CH46 district: Great Meols scores 78 out of 100 (#1,506 of 6,856 nationally) while Leasowe South & Moreton East sits at 4 — neighbours on the map, 74 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 3 in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £195,250 in Moreton West to £306,500 in Great Meols.

Living here

Typical net household income£34,375a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime52per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)45
Owner-occupied71%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the CH46 district

£203,000median home sold over the past year · +31.0% over 5 years · +0.2% over the year · 333 sales
Detached£277,855
Semi-detached£200,000
Terraced£167,250
Flat£98,500
Wirral£220,000
North West£225,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Great MeolsWirral 1,50678 £306,500
Saughall MassieWirral 1,54078 £233,000
LeasoweWirral 4,81030 £205,000
Moreton WestWirral 5,11225 £195,250
Leasowe South & Moreton EastWirral 6,5934 £203,000

People living in CH46 Census 2021

Residents34,855
Median age (est.)45
Density1,959per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above27%
No car or van20%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 23%45–64 28%65+ 22%

Tenure

Own outright: 39%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 16%Private rent: 13%
Own outright 39%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 16%Private rent 13%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 14%Other: 15%
One person 31%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 14%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Associate professional 13% · Caring & leisure 11%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Associate professional13%
Caring & leisure11%
Skilled trades11%
Administrative11%
Managers & directors10%
Elementary9%
Sales & customer service9%
Process & plant8%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 2%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 96%Asian 2%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 56% · No religion 37% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 4%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in CH46

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the CH46 district.

Leasowe

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around CH46.

CH28 L46 CH30 CH49 L49 L47 CH48 L48

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.