L49 postcode area · Wirral

The L49 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Wirral. Area Scores range from 1 to 93 across them. Every full L49 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The L49 district contains both ends of the scale: Greasby at 94 out of 100 (#437 of 6,856 in England) against Tranmere at 2, a 92-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 4 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 £125,000 in Tranmere to £280,000 in Thurstaston & Irby — a 2.2× gap within the L49 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£33,850a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime58per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)44
Owner-occupied65%

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
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
Noctorum North & Upton EastWirral 6,12011 £186,250
WoodchurchWirral 6,3667 £150,000
Leasowe South & Moreton EastWirral 6,5934 £203,000
TranmereWirral 6,7302 £125,000

People living in L49 Census 2021

Residents66,264
Median age (est.)44
Density1,915per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above29%
No car or van24%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 10%25–44 23%45–64 26%65+ 23%

Tenure

Own outright: 36%Mortgage/shared: 29%Social rent: 19%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 36%Mortgage/shared 29%Social rent 19%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 34%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 14%Other: 14%
One person 34%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 14%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Associate professional 13% · Caring & leisure 12%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Associate professional13%
Caring & leisure12%
Managers & directors10%
Skilled trades10%
Administrative10%
Elementary10%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

Christian 57% · No religion 36% · 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 L49

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the L49 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around L49.

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.