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
Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great MeolsWirral | 1,506 | 78 | £306,500 |
| HoylakeWirral | 2,308 | 66 | £297,000 |
| West KirbyWirral | 2,425 | 65 | £293,000 |
| WoodchurchWirral | 6,366 | 7 | £150,000 |
People living in L47 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 24% · Managers & directors 13% · Associate professional 13%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 24% |
| Managers & directors | 13% |
| Associate professional | 13% |
| Caring & leisure | 10% |
| Administrative | 10% |
| Skilled trades | 9% |
| Elementary | 8% |
| Sales & customer service | 7% |
| Process & plant | 5% |
Ethnic group
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.