CH46 3SE Wirral
Live postcode, introduced June 1999. Ward: Leasowe and Moreton East. 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 B (42% of about 980 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 Burtons, Pasture Road, Moreton: up to 259 homes, permissioned (750 m)
- Former Fernleigh Resource Centre, Twickenham Drive, Leasowe: up to 30 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 18 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 18 very low.
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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 5 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Leasowe 521,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 920 m |
| Moreton (Merseyside) 553,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km | |
| Bidston 301,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 25 within 800 m; nearest Blackheath Drive Leasowe | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Birkenhead Bus Station | 6.2 km |
| Ferry terminal | Birkenhead Ferry Terminal Woodside | 6.1 km |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 2.9 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 19.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Blackheath Med Ctr | 340 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Well | 420 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Pds Leasowe Cds NHS Wirral Pct | 850 m |
| Hospital | Victoria Central Hospital | 4.1 km |
| Police station | Moreton Police Station | 1.6 km |
| Cash machines | Go Local Cashzone | 1.1 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,980 m² | 310 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 14 ha | 320 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 460 m² | 60 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.9 ha | 100 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3,260 m² | 1.1 km |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 14 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Leasowe Castle, a listed building (Grade II*), 390 m north. 2 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Leasowe Castle | Listed building, Grade II* | 390 m north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Mockbeggar Wharf | Beach | 1.7 km north |
| Moreton Beach | Beach | 1.8 km north-west |
| North Bank | Wetland | 2.4 km north |
| Bidston Moss | Wood | 2.7 km east |
| Bidston Hill | Hill | 3.0 km south-east |
| Captain's Pit Pond | Lake or reservoir | 4.0 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 8 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 12 | 20 |
8 of the postcode's 20 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 | 43 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 70% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 38% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 28% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 26% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 79% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 22% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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.