L47 postcode area · Wirral

The L47 postcode district spans 4 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Wirral. Area Scores range from 7 to 78 across them. Every full L47 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The L47 district contains both ends of the scale: Great Meols at 78 out of 100 (#1,506 of 6,856 in England) against Woodchurch at 7, a 71-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £150,000 in Woodchurch to £306,500 in Great Meols — a 2.0× gap within the L47 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£37,377a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime60per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)47
Owner-occupied69%

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

Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Great MeolsWirral 1,50678 £306,500
HoylakeWirral 2,30866 £297,000
West KirbyWirral 2,42565 £293,000
WoodchurchWirral 6,3667 £150,000

People living in L47 Census 2021

Residents27,943
Median age (est.)47
Density1,641per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above38%
No car or van22%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 9%25–44 21%45–64 29%65+ 24%

Tenure

Own outright: 39%Mortgage/shared: 30%Social rent: 14%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 39%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 14%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 36%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 12%Other: 14%
One person 36%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 12%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 24% · Managers & directors 13% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional24%
Managers & directors13%
Associate professional13%
Caring & leisure10%
Administrative10%
Skilled trades9%
Elementary8%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

Christian 57% · No religion 36% · Other 0%

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.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around L47.

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.