CH45 4LB Wirral
Live postcode, introduced June 1999. Ward: Liscard. Region: North West.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in Wirral in 2026-27: Band D £2,501 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,667 | £1,945 | £2,223 | £2,501 | £3,056 | £3,612 | £4,168 | £5,001 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (82% of about 890 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Former Muncipal Buildings, Seaview Road, Liscard: up to 100 homes, not permissioned (110 m)
- 1-11 Liscard Village, & 2 Seaview Road, Liscard, Wirral CH45 4JG: up to 6 homes, permissioned (180 m)
- 15-17 Wallasey Road, Liscard, CH45 4NL: up to 8 homes, permissioned (280 m)
- Dominick House, St Albans Road, Liscard, CH44 5XS: up to 45 homes, permissioned (340 m)
- 4-6 Liscard Way, Liscard, Wallasey, CH44 5TP: up to 6 homes, permissioned (430 m)
- Old Manor Club, Withens Lane, Liscard, CH45 7NF: up to 10 homes, permissioned (440 m)
- British Legion Club, 3 Withens Lane, Liscard, CH44 1BB: up to 14 homes, permissioned (580 m)
- 51 Martins Lane, Liscard, CH44 1BG: up to 5 homes, permissioned (680 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 54 addresses are between 34 m and 36 m above sea level (35 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 95%, gigabit 95% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Wallasey Village 469,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km |
| Wallasey Grove Road 499,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| New Brighton 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 17 stops within 400 m, 61 within 800 m; nearest Seaview Avenue Liscard | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Birkenhead Bus Station | 3.8 km |
| Ferry terminal | Seacombe Ferry Terminal | 2.5 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Seaview Road Pay & Display Car Park | 120 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 1.3 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 16.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Manor Health Ctr | 200 m |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Asda Pharmacy | 380 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Wallasey Dental Studio | 350 m |
| Hospital | Victoria Central Hospital | 750 m |
| Police station | Merseyside Police | 380 m |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 200 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,550 m² | 500 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Central Park 19 ha | 670 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,700 m² | 330 m |
| Playing field | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 240 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,170 m² | 360 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 21 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Memorial Chapel, a listed building (Grade II*), 370 m east. 16 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Memorial Chapel | Listed building, Grade II* | 370 m east |
| Flaybrick Memorial Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 3.0 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Captain's Pit Pond | Lake or reservoir | 870 m north-west |
| Bidston Moss | Wood | 1.7 km south-west |
| West Float | Lake or reservoir | 2.0 km south |
| Great Burbo Bank | Wetland | 3.1 km north-west |
| Bidston Hill | Hill | 3.4 km south-west |
| Mockbeggar Wharf | Beach | 4.7 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 23 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 14 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 17 | 54 |
37 of the postcode's 54 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 40% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 19% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 58% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 45% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 12% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 17% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 88% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 18% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.