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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GreasbyWirral | 437 | 94 | £275,500 |
| Thurstaston & IrbyWirral | 780 | 89 | £280,000 |
| Pensby & ThingwallWirral | 1,157 | 83 | £279,250 |
| Saughall MassieWirral | 1,540 | 78 | £233,000 |
| Upton WestWirral | 2,596 | 62 | £251,000 |
| Noctorum North & Upton EastWirral | 6,120 | 11 | £186,250 |
| WoodchurchWirral | 6,366 | 7 | £150,000 |
| Leasowe South & Moreton EastWirral | 6,593 | 4 | £203,000 |
| TranmereWirral | 6,730 | 2 | £125,000 |
People living in L49 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 18% · Associate professional 13% · Caring & leisure 12%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 18% |
| Associate professional | 13% |
| Caring & leisure | 12% |
| Managers & directors | 10% |
| Skilled trades | 10% |
| Administrative | 10% |
| Elementary | 10% |
| Sales & customer service | 8% |
| Process & plant | 7% |
Ethnic group
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.