L48 0QP

a terminated postcode in Wirral

Introduced in January 1980, terminated in June 1999

L48 0QP	Normal (geographic) postcodes	Large user postcodes

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.3713 / 53°22'16"N

Longitude: -3.1858 / 3°11'8"W

UTM Reference: 30U 487637 5913590

OS Easting: 321200

OS Northing: 386700

OS Grid: SJ212867

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 6Y6G.26

Mapcode Global: WH766.1J6C

Open Location Code: 9C5R9RC7+GM

Maidenhead Locator System: IO83ji79

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: A1

major urban conurbation
a very large city or conurbation

ONS Population Classification: 2c2

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
Ageing Communities
Ageing Independent Living

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 21434 / 32844

7th decile
somewhat less deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for L48 0QP on Wednesday 3 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	02:37
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	03:59
Sunrise	04:49
Transit (sun is at its highest)	13:10
Sunset	21:32
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:22
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	23:44

Hours of daylight today	04:19 to 22:02
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	22:02 to 04:18
Moon Phase	Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets	05:41
Moon Rises	23:39

For a full sun and moon calendar for L48 0QP, go to The Time and Place

Elected Representatives for L48 0QP

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Wirral West

MP

Matthew Patrick Labour

Wirral Borough Council

Metropolitan district ward

Hoylake and Meols

Councillors

Max Booth Conservative

Tony Cox Conservative

Andrew Gardner Conservative

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for L48 0QP

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00036463		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01007198	Wirral 026C	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02001492	Wirral 026	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E05000963	Hoylake and Meols	Electoral Wards/Divisions	Administrative/Electoral	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E08000015	Wirral	Metropolitan Districts	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E12000002	North West	Regions	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E14001589	Wirral West	Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies	Electoral	4 July 2024	LGBC
E23000004	Merseyside	Police Force Areas	Other	1 January 2009	Home Office
E30000168	Birkenhead	Travel to Work Areas	Other	31 July 2015	ONS
E33006843		Workplace Zones	Census	31 December 2011	ONS
E37000022	Liverpool City Region	Local Enterprise Partnerships	Other	28 October 2010	BEIS
E38000208	NHS Wirral	Sub Integrated Care Board Locations	Health	1 April 2013	ODS
E40000010	North West	NHS England Regions	Health	1 April 2019	ODS
E43000169	Wirral, unparished area	Non-Civil Parished Areas	Census	31 December 2011	ONS
E54000008	NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board	Integrated Care Boards	Health	1 April 2024	ODS
E56000005	Cheshire and Merseyside	Cancer Alliances	Health	1 September 2016	NHS England
E63008518	West Kirby	Built Up Areas	Census	17 April 2024	OS
E65000001	England Non-National Park Area	England Non-National Park Area	Census	27 February 2023	ONS
E92000001	England	Country	Administrative	1 January 2009	ONS

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