Postcode CH49 1SS (Wirral)

Map showing CH49 1SS and nearby postcodes

The postcode CH49 1SS is located in Wirral, in the county of Merseyside. It was introduced in June 1999 and is an active postcode. CH49 1SS is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

CH49 1SS is one of the less deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 7.3 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 CH49 1SS as Suburbanites > Suburban achievers > Detached retirement living.

The closest road name to CH49 1SS is Appleton Drive which is centered 69 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Brookdale Avenue South and is 223 m away. The closest railway station is Upton Rail Station, 1.94 km away.

The closest primary school to CH49 1SS (for ages 11 and under) is Brookdale Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on February 14, 2017. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Upton Hall School FCJ.

The local pub for residents of CH49 1SS is Gravesberie Inn and is 690 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on August 30, 2018. The nearest takeaway food is available from Golden Fry No. 1 and is 692 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Needs Improvement on August 11, 2021.

Residents reported an average download speed of 121.9 Mbps and an average upload speed of 22.4 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 3.3 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.5 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for CH49 1SS is covered by the Merseyside police force association and Wirral is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to CH49 1SS and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to CH49 1SS, and the approximate distance away.

Appleton Drive 69 m
Brookdale Avenue South 109 m
Neale Drive 131 m
Caulfield Drive 207 m
Arkill Gardens 249 m
Dingwall Drive 254 m
Arrowe Brook Road 358 m
Escolme Drive 372 m
Arrowe Road 425 m
Atholl Duncan Drive 497 m
Greasby Road 767 m
Arrowe Brook Lane 787 m
A551 1.47 km
B5139 1.84 km
Saughall Massie Road 2.27 km

Postcode

Information about the postcode CH49 1SS

Introduction June 1999
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from CH49 1SS - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Brookdale Primary School Good
(February 14, 2017)
444 m
Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary School 879 m
Greasby Infant School Good
(January 15, 2020)
1.02 km
Gilbrook School Outstanding
(November 2, 2017)
1.04 km
Woodchurch CofE Primary School Requires improvement
(October 2, 2019)
1.23 km
Meadowside School Requires improvement
(May 23, 2018)
1.23 km
Greasby Junior School Good
(February 5, 2020)
1.27 km
Upton Hall School FCJ 1.28 km
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Upton Good
(April 17, 2019)
1.31 km
Overchurch Infant School Good
(November 24, 2021)
1.53 km
Overchurch Junior School Requires improvement
(October 21, 2021)
1.53 km
Fender Primary School Requires improvement
(July 12, 2018)
1.67 km
Hayfield School Good
(July 19, 2017)
1.95 km
Woodchurch High School Good
(February 12, 2020)
2 km
St Peter's Catholic Primary School Good
(March 21, 2019)
2.04 km
Foxfield School Good
(October 17, 2017)
2.12 km
St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School Good
(June 24, 2021)
2.22 km
Irby Primary School Outstanding
(September 22, 2021)
2.23 km
Ridgeway High School Requires improvement
(September 22, 2021)
2.36 km
Hillside Primary School Good
(May 9, 2017)
2.4 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from CH49 1SS - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Activity For All LTD Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
June 17, 2021
268 m
Re-fuel Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
June 13, 2021
339 m
Bargain Booze Retailers - other 5
Very Good
August 4, 2017
362 m
Siam Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 15, 2018
362 m
Brookdale Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
February 16, 2022
444 m
Rose Cottage Drinks Ltd Other catering premises 5
Very Good
March 2, 2019
478 m
Tappers Gin Manufacturers/packers 5
Very Good
March 2, 2019
478 m
The Little Butty Box Other catering premises 5
Very Good
March 24, 2021
478 m
The Little Butty Box Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 2, 2022
478 m
McDonalds Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
October 5, 2018
539 m
Greasby Pre-School Play Group Ltd Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
December 6, 2021
680 m
Three Gables Day Nursery Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
August 27, 2021
680 m
Gravesberie Inn Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
August 30, 2018
690 m
BRS Food & Wine & News Retailers - other 3
Satisfactory
August 1, 2018
692 m
Golden Fry No. 1 Takeaway/sandwich shop 2
Needs Improvement
August 11, 2021
692 m
Jade Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
March 31, 2021
692 m
M and M Clovers Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 6, 2022
692 m
Greasby Service Station Retailers - other 5
Very Good
August 21, 2017
724 m
Great Wall Chinese Takeaway Takeaway/sandwich shop 1
Needs Major Improvement
March 31, 2021
724 m
The Lazy Chef Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
June 22, 2021
724 m

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to CH49 1SS - Data from Apr 2022

Brookdale Avenue South Bus Stop/Station 223 m
Brookdale Avenue South Bus Stop/Station 243 m
Caulfield Drive Bus Stop/Station 315 m
Caulfield Drive Bus Stop/Station 317 m
Arrowe Commerical Park Bus Stop/Station 369 m
Woodchurch Road Taxi Rank 2.13 km
Hoylake Road Taxi Rank 2.73 km
Laird Street Taxi Rank 4.42 km
Upton Rail Station Rail 1.94 km
Upton Rail Station Rail 1.97 km
Moreton (Merseyside) Rail Station Rail 3.48 km
Birkenhead Ferry Terminal Ferry 6.45 km
Birkenhead Ferry Terminal Ferry 6.64 km
Woodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal Ferry 6.81 km
Liverpool John Lennon Airport Air 17.32 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to CH49 1SS - Data from Dec 2021

Gorse Covert Woodland Or Forest 514 m
Greasby Copse Woodland Or Forest 808 m
Nicholson's Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.02 km
Card Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.46 km
Robinson's Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.53 km
Jenny's Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.58 km
Neilson's Plantations Woodland Or Forest 1.78 km
Irby Common Woodland Or Forest 1.91 km
Limbo Lane Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.99 km
Roodee Mere Inland Water 2.15 km
Frankby Mere Inland Water 2.48 km
Harrock Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.48 km
Thurstaston Hill Hill Or Mountain 3.12 km
Cross Hill Hill Or Mountain 3.17 km
Bidston Hill Hill Or Mountain 3.21 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for CH49 1SS - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 78.1 Mbps 121.9 Mbps 330 Mbps
Upload 19.5 Mbps 22.4 Mbps 50 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 6.3 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% - -
30-300 Mbps 0% 87.1 19.1
300+ Mbps 100% 330 50

Gas Consumption

21 meters consuming 453,420 kWh - mean 21,591 kWh : median 23,142 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

21 meters consuming 95,763 kWh - mean 4,560 kWh : median 4,251 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for CH49 1SS - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Merseyside
Latitude 53.37595300
Longitude -3.10741000
OS Easting 326425
OS Northing 0387138
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
27935
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Merseyside

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Wirral West
Electoral Ward Greasby, Frankby and Irby
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

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E08000015
Travel To Work Area Birkenhead

NHS

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

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Suburbanites
Group: Suburban achievers
Subgroup: Detached retirement living
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
Built-Up Area Birkenhead BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Birkenhead BUASD
Workplace Zone E33006828
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Wirral 023
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Wirral 023D
Output Area / Small Area 6A3