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L62 postcode area · Wirral

The L62 postcode district spans 11 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Cheshire West and Chester, Wirral. Area Scores range from 1 to 96 across them. Every full L62 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the L62 district: Bromborough South scores 96 out of 100 (#252 of 6,856 nationally) while Tranmere sits at 2 — neighbours on the map, 94 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 4 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 2 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £125,000 in Tranmere to £365,746 in Hooton, Willaston & Ness — a 2.9× gap within the L62 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Cheshire West and Chester and Wirral — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£36,174a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime56per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)44
Owner-occupied70%

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
Bromborough SouthWirral 25296 £255,000
Poulton, Raby Mere & Thornton HoughWirral 32095 £364,000
Hooton, Willaston & NessCheshire West and Chester 86987 £365,746
Higher BebingtonWirral 1,60976 £261,250
PrentonWirral 2,30866 £290,000
WoodheyWirral 2,48664 £248,000
Lower Bebington & Bromborough PoolWirral 3,34351 £205,000
Bromborough NorthWirral 3,83744 £202,500
EasthamWirral 3,88543 £210,000
Bebington New FerryWirral 6,3258 £190,000
TranmereWirral 6,7302 £125,000

People living in L62 Census 2021

Residents82,045
Median age (est.)44
Density988per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above33%
No car or van21%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 24%45–64 27%65+ 22%

Tenure

Own outright: 38%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 14%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 38%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 14%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 13%Other: 15%
One person 31%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 13%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Associate professional 13% · Managers & directors 12%

All occupation groups
Professional21%
Associate professional13%
Managers & directors12%
Administrative11%
Caring & leisure10%
Skilled trades10%
Elementary9%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

Christian 56% · 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 L62

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the L62 district.

Bromborough Poulton

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around L62.

L63 CH63 CH62 CH32 CH42 L42 CH60 CH26

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.