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CH49 postcode area · Wirral

The CH49 postcode district spans 8 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Wirral. Area Scores range from 7 to 93 across them. Every full CH49 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the CH49 district: Greasby scores 94 out of 100 (#437 of 6,856 nationally) while Woodchurch sits at 7 — neighbours on the map, 86 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 4 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 3 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £150,000 in Woodchurch to £280,000 in Thurstaston & Irby — a 1.9× gap within the CH49 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£35,225a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime49per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)47
Owner-occupied74%

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 CH49 district

£235,000median home sold over the past year · +30.6% over 5 years · +1.2% over the year · 395 sales
Detached£340,000
Semi-detached£241,000
Terraced£154,000
Flat£103,000
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
GreasbyWirral 43794 £275,500
Thurstaston & IrbyWirral 78089 £280,000
Pensby & ThingwallWirral 1,15783 £279,250
Saughall MassieWirral 1,54078 £233,000
Upton WestWirral 2,59662 £251,000
Moreton WestWirral 5,11225 £195,250
Noctorum North & Upton EastWirral 6,12011 £186,250
WoodchurchWirral 6,3667 £150,000

People living in CH49 Census 2021

Residents59,086
Median age (est.)47
Density1,842per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above30%
No car or van19%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 9%25–44 22%45–64 27%65+ 25%

Tenure

Own outright: 42%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 14%Private rent: 12%
Own outright 42%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 14%Private rent 12%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 12%Other: 16%
One person 32%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 12%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Associate professional 13% · Caring & leisure 11%

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Associate professional13%
Caring & leisure11%
Managers & directors11%
Administrative11%
Skilled trades10%
Elementary9%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant7%

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 60% · No religion 34% · 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 CH49

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the CH49 district.

Noctorum

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around CH49.

L49 CH30 CH28 L46 CH26 CH46 L47 CH48

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.