CH47 3BD Wirral
Live postcode, introduced June 1999. Ward: Hoylake and Meols. 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 D (27% of about 820 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
- Ducklings Day Nursery, Wood Street, Hoylake, CH47 2DU: up to 6 homes, permissioned (90 m)
- Former Police Station, Queens Road, Hoylake, not permissioned (470 m)
- The Old Town Hall, 4 Albert Road, Hoylake, CH47 2AB: up to 40 homes, permissioned (480 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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 addresses are about 9 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 | Manor Road 293,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 250 m |
| Hoylake 470,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 510 m | |
| Meols 414,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 14 within 800 m; nearest Shaw Street Hoylake | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Heswall Bus Station | 9.0 km |
| Ferry terminal | Birkenhead Ferry Terminal Woodside | 10.5 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest The Row Car Park | 140 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 580 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 22.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Hoylake & Meols Medical Ctr | 1.4 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Everest Pharmacy - Hoylake | 300 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Hoylake Dental Practice | 500 m |
| Hospital | Arrowe Park Hospital | 5.9 km |
| Police station | Moreton Police Station | 4.3 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 270 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Meols Parade Gardens 1.6 ha | 560 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Queens Park 3.0 ha | 600 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,030 m² | 240 m |
| Playing field | 5 within 800 m; nearest Grove Park 3,800 m² | 210 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.3 ha | 530 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 4.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
7 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| East Hoyle Bank | Beach | 1.5 km north-west |
| Dove Point | Wetland | 1.8 km north-east |
| Hilbre Point | Headland | 1.8 km south-west |
| Grange Hill | Hill | 2.1 km south |
| Marine Lake | Lake or reservoir | 3.1 km south |
| Jenny's Wood | Wood | 3.6 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 4 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 23 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 29 |
27 of the postcode's 29 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 | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 56% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 30% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 44% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 18% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 38% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 42% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 47% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 45% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 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.