L46 postcode area · Wirral

The L46 postcode district spans 6 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Wirral. Area Scores range from 0 to 78 across them. Every full L46 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The L46 district contains both ends of the scale: Great Meols at 78 out of 100 (#1,506 of 6,856 in England) against Bidston Hill at 0, a 78-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 4 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £127,500 in Bidston Hill to £306,500 in Great Meols — a 2.4× gap within the L46 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£33,526a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime68per 1,000 residents, 12m

Median age (est.)43

Owner-occupied64%

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
Great MeolsWirral	1,506	78	£306,500
Saughall MassieWirral	1,540	78	£233,000
LeasoweWirral	4,810	30	£205,000
Moreton WestWirral	5,112	25	£195,250
Leasowe South & Moreton EastWirral	6,593	4	£203,000
Bidston HillWirral	6,833	0	£127,500

People living in L46 Census 2021

Residents42,550

Median age (est.)43

Density1,992per km²

No qualifications21%

Degree or above26%

No car or van24%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 10%25–44 24%45–64 27%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright 34%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 23%Private rent 13%

Households

One person 32%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 16%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 16% · Caring & leisure 12% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups

Professional	16%
Caring & leisure	12%
Associate professional	12%
Skilled trades	11%
Elementary	10%
Administrative	10%
Managers & directors	10%
Sales & customer service	9%
Process & plant	8%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

Christian 55% · No religion 38% · 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 L46

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the L46 district.

Leasowe

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around L46.

CH46 CH28 CH30 CH49 L49 L47 L45 CH44

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.