The postcode CH48 8BN is located in Wirral, in the county of Merseyside. It was introduced in June 1999 and is an active postcode. CH48 8BN is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).
CH48 8BN is one of the least deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 8 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 8BN as Suburbanites > Suburban achievers > Ageing in suburbia.
The closest road name to CH48 8BN is Hinderton Drive which is centered 16 m away.
The nearest bus stop is Holmwood Gardens and is 152 m away. The closest railway station is West Kirby Rail Station, 1.87 km away.
The closest primary school to CH48 8BN (for ages 11 and under) is Black Horse Hill Junior School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on March 22, 2017. 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 8BN is The Ridger and is 612 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on December 13, 2021.
Residents reported an average download speed of 24.9 Mbps and an average upload speed of 4.7 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 96.2% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps. 3.8% of residents have broadband access of 10-30 Mbps.
Gas consumption for the area is rated at 2.7 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 8BN 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 8BN and their respective distances.
A list of road names near to CH48 8BN, and the approximate distance away.
Information about the postcode CH48 8BN
| 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 8BN - Data from 2020-2021
| School | Type | Ages | Ofsted Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calday Grange Grammar School | Academy | 11-18 | Good (September 26, 2019) | 507 m |
| Hilbre High School | Academy | 11-18 | Good (October 13, 2021) | 643 m |
| Black Horse Hill Infant School | Maintained school | 3-7 | Requires improvement (February 12, 2020) | 1.08 km |
| Black Horse Hill Junior School | Maintained school | 7-11 | Good (March 22, 2017) | 1.08 km |
| Avalon School | Independent school | 2-11 | 1.25 km | |
| West Kirby St Bridget's CofE Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Outstanding (January 30, 2013) | 1.3 km |
| West Kirby Residential School | Special school | 5-19 | Outstanding (December 9, 2021) | 2.06 km |
| West Kirby Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (May 4, 2017) | 2.09 km |
| Greasby Junior School | Maintained school | 7-11 | Good (February 5, 2020) | 2.19 km |
| West Kirby Grammar School | Academy | 11-18 | 2.2 km | |
| Thurstaston Dawpool CofE Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Outstanding (September 23, 2008) | 2.29 km |
| Greasby Infant School | Maintained school | 3-7 | Good (January 15, 2020) | 2.31 km |
| Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary School | Academy | 4-11 | 2.46 km | |
| Brookdale Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (February 14, 2017) | 2.94 km |
| Hoylake Holy Trinity CofE Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (March 11, 2020) | 3.14 km |
| Irby Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Outstanding (September 22, 2021) | 3.27 km |
| Great Meols Primary School | Academy | 3-11 | 3.98 km | |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Upton | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (April 17, 2019) | 4.25 km |
| Overchurch Infant School | Maintained school | 3-7 | Good (November 24, 2021) | 4.25 km |
| Overchurch Junior School | Maintained school | 7-11 | Requires improvement (October 21, 2021) | 4.25 km |
Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from CH48 8BN - Data from Apr 2022
| Name | Type | Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hilton Belfast Templepatrick Golf & Country Club | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good October 26, 2021 | 198 m | |
| Village Hall | Exempt January 8, 2018 | 231 m | |
| Newton Post Office | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good May 26, 2017 | 338 m | |
| Cherryhurst House / Care in Mind | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good July 14, 2021 | 488 m | |
| Colemans Garden Centre | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good August 17, 2021 | 490 m | |
| The Butchers at Coleman's | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good June 27, 2019 | 490 m | |
| Calday Grange Grammar School | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good January 24, 2022 | 507 m | |
| The Ridger | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good December 13, 2021 | 612 m | |
| Hilbre High School | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good September 7, 2021 | 643 m | |
| St Michael And All Angels | Exempt March 19, 2018 | 659 m | |
| Stay N Play Toddler Group | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good December 14, 2021 | 777 m | |
| The Rabbit | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good July 20, 2021 | 777 m | |
| Majestic Wine Warehouse | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good February 26, 2022 | 1.03 km | |
| Cookies by Cal and Jenn | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good September 16, 2020 | 1.03 km | |
| Black Horse Hill Infant School | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 5, 2020 | 1.08 km | |
| Black Horse Hill Junior School | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good April 18, 2019 | 1.08 km | |
| Redacre | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good January 29, 2020 | 1.1 km | |
| The Parish Hall - The Parish of Templepatrick and Donegore | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 2, 2022 | 1.11 km | |
| Ring O Bells | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good October 24, 2018 | 1.15 km | |
| Caldy Manor Care Home | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good October 5, 2021 | 1.18 km |
Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to CH48 8BN - Data from Apr 2022
| Holmwood Gardens | 152 m | |
| Newton Park Road | 282 m | |
| Bracken Drive | 326 m | |
| Frankby Road | 414 m | |
| Newton Park Road | 442 m | |
| Hoylake Road | 4.38 km | |
| West Kirby Rail Station | 1.87 km | |
| Hoylake Rail Station | 2.73 km | |
| Hoylake Rail Station | 2.78 km | |
| Birkenhead Ferry Terminal | 9.7 km | |
| Birkenhead Ferry Terminal | 9.9 km | |
| Woodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal | 10.12 km | |
| Liverpool John Lennon Airport | 20.34 km |
Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to CH48 8BN - Data from Dec 2021
| Stapledon Wood | 796 m | |
| Caldy Hill | 1.13 km | |
| Frankby Mere | 1.22 km | |
| Grange Hill | 1.43 km | |
| Cubbins Green | 1.63 km | |
| Roodee Mere | 1.69 km | |
| Marine Lake | 2.03 km | |
| Irby Common | 2.22 km | |
| Thurstaston Hill | 2.24 km | |
| Caldy Blacks | 2.52 km | |
| Greasby Copse | 2.62 km | |
| Tanskey Rocks | 2.82 km | |
| Jenny's Wood | 2.93 km | |
| Lime Wharf | 3.23 km | |
| Little Eye | 3.31 km |
Broadband availability and performance statistics for CH48 8BN - Data from Ofcom 2017
| All Speeds | Median | Avg | Max |
|---|---|---|---|
| Download | 18.8 Mbps | 24.9 Mbps | 64.84 Mbps |
| Upload | 5.8 Mbps | 4.7 Mbps | 14.94 Mbps |
| Speed Band Mbps |
Users | Download Avg Mbps |
Upload Avg Mbps |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-2 Mbps | 0% | 100% | 5 | 1 |
| 2-5 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
| 5-10 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
| 10-30 Mbps | 3.8% | 96.2% | 16.6 | 3 |
| 30-300 Mbps | 96.2% | 96.2% | 39.9 | 7.9 |
| 300+ Mbps | 0% | 0% | - | - |
Energy usage data for CH48 8BN - Data from 2020
| Country | England |
| County | Merseyside |
| Latitude | 53.36924400 |
| Longitude | -3.15603800 |
| OS Easting | 323178 |
| OS Northing | 0386443 |
| 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: Suburbanites Group: Suburban achievers Subgroup: Ageing in suburbia |
| 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 | E33006849 |
| Middle Layer Super Output Area Intermediate Zone |
Wirral 028 |
| Lower Layer Super Output Area Data Zone |
Wirral 028C |
| Output Area / Small Area | 6A4 |