CH48 postcode area guide — Wirral
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the CH48 postcode district in Wirral — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in CH48
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
96.6%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
88.6%
Gigabit-capable
88.6%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the CH48 postcode district (Wirral) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 498 postcodes Ofcom measures in CH48, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 96.6% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 88.6%.
Around 0% of premises in CH48 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in CH48
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| CH48 0QA | 100% | 90.5% |
| CH48 0QB | 100% | 100% |
| CH48 0QE | 100% | 100% |
| CH48 0QF | 100% | 100% |
| CH48 0QG | 100% | 91.7% |
| CH48 0QH | 100% | 100% |
| CH48 0QJ | 100% | 90% |
| CH48 0QL | 100% | 100% |
| CH48 0QN | 100% | 100% |
| CH48 0QP | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Wirral
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Wirral district (160,608 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
96.1%
4G outdoors — all networks
100%
5G outdoors — all networks
45.4%
Voice indoors — all networks
98.1%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in CH48
Police recorded 79 incidents within about a mile of the centre of CH48 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 28 | 35.4% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 16 | 20.3% |
| Public order | 10 | 12.7% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 6 | 7.6% |
| Shoplifting | 4 | 5.1% |
| Other crime | 4 | 5.1% |
| Vehicle crime | 3 | 3.8% |
| Burglary | 2 | 2.5% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in CH48
Based on 198 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in CH48 is £345,000, down 3.6% on the previous year (£358,000).
Detached
£590,000
52 sales
Semi-detached
£330,000
66 sales
Terraced
£260,000
27 sales
Flat / maisonette
£220,000
45 sales
Latest recorded sales in CH48
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 2026 | £640,000 | Detached | Riverside | CH48 3JB |
| 15 May 2026 | £265,000 | Flat | Westbourne Grove | CH48 4DJ |
| 8 May 2026 | £900,000 | Detached | Hillside Road | CH48 8BD |
| 5 May 2026 | £182,500 | Semi-detached | Fulton Avenue | CH48 6EZ |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £330,000 | Semi-detached | Springfield Avenue | CH48 9XD |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £840,000 | Detached | Priory Road | CH48 7EU |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £445,000 | Semi-detached | Ashton Drive | CH48 0RG |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £237,000 | Flat | York Avenue | CH48 3JF |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £212,500 | Terraced | Greenbank Road | CH48 6DF |
| 20 Apr 2026 | £250,000 | Semi-detached | Grange Farm Crescent | CH48 9YD |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Wirral demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Wirral district (320,199 residents, 143,252 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18.1% |
| 15–29 | 20.6% |
| 30–44 | 17.9% |
| 45–64 | 21.4% |
| 65+ | 22% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 65% |
| Private rented | 19% |
| Social rented | 11.5% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around CH48
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calday Grange Grammar School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,493 | CH48 8GG |
| West Kirby Grammar School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,181 | CH48 5DP |
| Hilbre High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,154 | CH48 6EQ |
| West Kirby St Bridget's CofE Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 420 | CH48 3JT |
| West Kirby Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 297 | CH48 5EQ |
| Black Horse Hill Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 169 | CH48 6DR |
| West Kirby School and College | Not applicable | 5–19 | 115 | CH48 5DH |
| Avalon School | Not applicable | 2–11 | 104 | CH48 2HE |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in CH48
112 rated food businesses operate in CH48. 81 hold the top rating of 5, 13 are rated 4, and 2 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: A I Roberts, Abbeyfield Lear House, Aldi, Aubergine Café, Avalon School.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in CH48
From a sample of 117 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 CH48 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 44% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
11%
Band C
32%
Band D
34%
Band E
18%
Band F
3%
Band G
1%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Wirral
Landlines around CH48 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.