L44 postcode area · Wirral

The L44 postcode district spans 8 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Wirral. Area Scores range from 0 to 56 across them. Every full L44 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the L44 district: Wallasey Central scores 57 out of 100 (#2,959 of 6,856 nationally) while Seacombe sits at 0 — neighbours on the map, 57 points apart on the index. 6 of the 8 rank in the most-deprived third of England; none reaches the least-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £112,000 in Seacombe to £245,000 in Wallasey Central — a 2.2× gap within the L44 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£32,255a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime90per 1,000 residents, 12m

Median age (est.)41

Owner-occupied56%

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

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Neighbourhood	Nat. rank	Area score	Median price
Wallasey CentralWirral	2,959	57	£245,000
Wallasey VillageWirral	3,007	56	£222,500
Wallasey EastWirral	5,331	22	£199,998
LiscardWirral	5,338	22	£168,000
EgremontWirral	6,579	4	£145,000
PoultonWirral	6,689	2	£139,000
Bidston HillWirral	6,833	0	£127,500
SeacombeWirral	6,839	0	£112,000

People living in L44 Census 2021

Residents61,053

Median age (est.)41

Density4,259per km²

No qualifications21%

Degree or above25%

No car or van33%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 11%25–44 25%45–64 27%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright 29%Mortgage/shared 27%Social rent 19%Private rent 26%

Households

One person 36%Couple, no children 13%Couple with children 21%Lone parent 18%Other 12%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 15% · Caring & leisure 13% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups

Professional	15%
Caring & leisure	13%
Associate professional	12%
Elementary	12%
Administrative	10%
Sales & customer service	10%
Skilled trades	10%
Managers & directors	9%
Process & plant	8%

Ethnic group

White 95%Asian 2%Black 0%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · No religion 43% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 5%

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 L44

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the L44 district.

Poulton Wallasey

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around L44.

CH44 L45 CH27 CH45 L43 CH25 L41 CH43

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.