The postcode CH48 3LB is located in Wirral, in the county of Merseyside. It was introduced in June 1999 and is an active postcode. CH48 3LB is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).
CH48 3LB is one of the less deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 5.9 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of CH48 3LB as Urbanites > Ageing urban living > Self-sufficient retirement.
The closest road name to CH48 3LB is Madeley Drive which is centered 54 m away.
The nearest bus stop is St Brides Lane and is 251 m away. The closest railway station is West Kirby Rail Station, 643 m away.
The closest primary school to CH48 3LB (for ages 11 and under) is West Kirby St Bridget's CofE Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Outstanding on January 30, 2013. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Calday Grange Grammar School. The last OFSTED inspection on September 26, 2019 rated this school as Good
The local pub for residents of CH48 3LB is Ring O Bells and is 339 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on October 24, 2018. The nearest takeaway food is available from Hectors Sandwich Bar/Catering and is 329 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on February 24, 2022.
Residents reported an average download speed of 34.2 Mbps and an average upload speed of 5.5 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.
Gas consumption for the area is rated at 1.2 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.3 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.
Policing for CH48 3LB is covered by the Merseyside police force association and Wirral is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).
A list of Postcodes adjacent to CH48 3LB and their respective distances.
A list of road names near to CH48 3LB, and the approximate distance away.
Information about the postcode CH48 3LB
| Introduction | June 1999 |
| Termination | n/a - Active Postcode |
| User Type | Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical |
School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from CH48 3LB - Data from 2020-2021
| School | Type | Ages | Ofsted Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Kirby St Bridget's CofE Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Outstanding (January 30, 2013) | 190 m |
| Avalon School | Independent school | 2-11 | 457 m | |
| West Kirby Residential School | Special school | 5-19 | Outstanding (December 9, 2021) | 930 m |
| Calday Grange Grammar School | Academy | 11-18 | Good (September 26, 2019) | 1.01 km |
| West Kirby Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (May 4, 2017) | 1.21 km |
| West Kirby Grammar School | Academy | 11-18 | 1.23 km | |
| Black Horse Hill Infant School | Maintained school | 3-7 | Requires improvement (February 12, 2020) | 1.4 km |
| Black Horse Hill Junior School | Maintained school | 7-11 | Good (March 22, 2017) | 1.4 km |
| Hilbre High School | Academy | 11-18 | Good (October 13, 2021) | 1.53 km |
| Hoylake Holy Trinity CofE Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (March 11, 2020) | 3.08 km |
| Thurstaston Dawpool CofE Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Outstanding (September 23, 2008) | 3.41 km |
| Greasby Junior School | Maintained school | 7-11 | Good (February 5, 2020) | 3.68 km |
| Greasby Infant School | Maintained school | 3-7 | Good (January 15, 2020) | 3.78 km |
| Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary School | Academy | 4-11 | 3.94 km | |
| Great Meols Primary School | Academy | 3-11 | 4.39 km | |
| Brookdale Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (February 14, 2017) | 4.41 km |
| Irby Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Outstanding (September 22, 2021) | 4.6 km |
| Pensby High School | Maintained school | 11-18 | Good (January 18, 2018) | 5.35 km |
| Lingham Primary School | Maintained school | 2-11 | Good (May 1, 2018) | 5.55 km |
| Moreton Christ Church CofE Primary School | Academy | 4-11 | 5.62 km |
Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from CH48 3LB - Data from Apr 2022
| Name | Type | Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Bridgets CE Controlled Primary School | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good June 20, 2019 | 190 m | |
| Tea Shop In The Park | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good November 29, 2018 | 210 m | |
| Hickory's Smokehouse | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good August 26, 2021 | 217 m | |
| Kukulicious.co.uk | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good December 9, 2021 | 291 m | |
| R Hinton & Son Butchers | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good June 7, 2021 | 291 m | |
| Small Steps Early Years Centre | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 24, 2021 | 291 m | |
| The Tapas Kitchen | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good December 9, 2021 | 291 m | |
| The Teeroom | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good September 9, 2021 | 300 m | |
| Hectors Sandwich Bar/Catering | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good February 24, 2022 | 329 m | |
| Royal Bengal Restaurant | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 27, 2021 | 329 m | |
| Kirby Park | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good July 5, 2018 | 333 m | |
| Ring O Bells | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good October 24, 2018 | 339 m | |
| Est Italian | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Needs Major Improvement July 28, 2021 | 350 m | |
| Tanskey's | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good August 20, 2018 | 350 m | |
| Andre's | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Satisfactory September 30, 2019 | 367 m | |
| Andre's | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good May 18, 2021 | 367 m | |
| One Stop Shop | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good August 20, 2018 | 367 m | |
| Pizza Magic 3 | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good March 19, 2021 | 367 m | |
| The Bakehouse West | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good October 29, 2021 | 367 m | |
| Westbourne Hall Community Centre | Exempt December 7, 2017 | 367 m |
Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to CH48 3LB - Data from Apr 2022
| St Brides Lane | 251 m | |
| St Brides Lane | 253 m | |
| Ludlow Drive | 270 m | |
| Mostyn Avenue | 307 m | |
| Hydro Avenue | 330 m | |
| West Kirby Rail Station | 643 m | |
| Hoylake Rail Station | 2.4 km | |
| Hoylake Rail Station | 2.44 km | |
| Liverpool John Lennon Airport | 21.78 km |
Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to CH48 3LB - Data from Dec 2021
| Marine Lake | 551 m | |
| Grange Hill | 809 m | |
| Cubbins Green | 1.06 km | |
| Caldy Hill | 1.07 km | |
| Tanskey Rocks | 1.35 km | |
| Stapledon Wood | 1.55 km | |
| Lime Wharf | 1.75 km | |
| Little Eye | 1.85 km | |
| Caldy Blacks | 2.45 km | |
| Frankby Mere | 2.61 km | |
| Little Hilbre Island | 2.97 km | |
| Roodee Mere | 3.09 km | |
| Thurstaston Hill | 3.29 km | |
| Hilbre Island | 3.53 km | |
| Irby Common | 3.62 km |
Broadband availability and performance statistics for CH48 3LB - Data from Ofcom 2017
| All Speeds | Median | Avg | Max |
|---|---|---|---|
| Download | 39.1 Mbps | 34.2 Mbps | 58.67 Mbps |
| Upload | 6 Mbps | 5.5 Mbps | 12.38 Mbps |
| Speed Band Mbps |
Users | Download Avg Mbps |
Upload Avg Mbps |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-2 Mbps | 0% | 100% | 3 | 1 |
| 2-5 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
| 5-10 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
| 10-30 Mbps | 0% | 100% | 18.5 | 2.4 |
| 30-300 Mbps | 100% | 100% | 43.1 | 7.2 |
| 300+ Mbps | 0% | 0% | - | - |
Energy usage data for CH48 3LB - Data from 2020
| Country | England |
| County | Merseyside |
| Latitude | 53.36806500 |
| Longitude | -3.17829400 |
| OS Easting | 321695 |
| OS Northing | 0386336 |
| OS Positional Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean |
| Merseyside |
| Westminster Parliamentary Constituency |
Wirral West |
| Electoral Ward | West Kirby and Thurstaston |
| Local Authority District | Wirral |
| Region / Government Office Region | North West |
| European Electoral Region | North West |
| Local Enterprise Partnership | Primary: Liverpool City Region Secondary: |
| Local Learning and Skills Council | Greater Merseyside |
| International Territorial Level Code | E08000015 |
| Travel To Work Area | Birkenhead |
| NHS England Region | North West |
| Primary Care Trust (PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD) |
Wirral |
| Cancer Alliance | Cheshire and Merseyside |
| Strategic Health Authority (SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB) |
North West |
| Sustainability and Transformation Partnership |
Cheshire and Merseyside |
| Clinical Comissioning Group (CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD) |
NHS Wirral CCG |
| Output Area Classification | Supergroup: Urbanites Group: Ageing urban living Subgroup: Self-sufficient retirement |
| Rural-Urban Classification | (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation |
| Built-Up Area | West Kirby/Hoylake BUA |
| Built-Up Area Sub-Division | West Kirby BUASD |
| Workplace Zone | E33006839 |
| Middle Layer Super Output Area Intermediate Zone |
Wirral 026 |
| Lower Layer Super Output Area Data Zone |
Wirral 026E |
| Output Area / Small Area | 5B3 |