The postcode CH61 1AN is located in Wirral, in the county of Merseyside. It was introduced in June 1999 and is an active postcode. CH61 1AN is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).
CH61 1AN is one of the less deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 5.1 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 CH61 1AN as Suburbanites > Semi-detached suburbia > Older workers and retirement.
The closest road name to CH61 1AN is Low Wood Grove which is centered 45 m away.
The nearest bus stop is Woodlands Drive and is 172 m away. The closest railway station is Heswall Rail Station, 2.06 km away.
The closest primary school to CH61 1AN (for ages 11 and under) is Thingwall Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on June 9, 2021. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Pensby High School. The last OFSTED inspection on January 18, 2018 rated this school as Good
The local pub for residents of CH61 1AN is Cottonmount Arms and is 612 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on August 9, 2021. The nearest takeaway food is available from Pensby Fish Bar and is 965 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Good on October 25, 2021.
Residents reported an average download speed of 24.3 Mbps and an average upload speed of 5.5 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 76.9% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps. 23.1% of residents have broadband access of 10-30 Mbps.
Gas consumption for the area is rated at 2.4 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 CH61 1AN 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 CH61 1AN and their respective distances.
A list of road names near to CH61 1AN, and the approximate distance away.
Information about the postcode CH61 1AN
| 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 CH61 1AN - Data from 2020-2021
| School | Type | Ages | Ofsted Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thingwall Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (June 9, 2021) | 1.17 km |
| Stanley School | Special school | 2-11 | Good (July 11, 2017) | 1.33 km |
| Pensby Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (March 29, 2017) | 1.33 km |
| Ladymount Catholic Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (November 2, 2017) | 1.72 km |
| Heswall Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (January 28, 2022) | 1.84 km |
| Pensby High School | Maintained school | 11-18 | Good (January 18, 2018) | 2.11 km |
| Irby Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Outstanding (September 22, 2021) | 2.34 km |
| St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (June 24, 2021) | 2.67 km |
| Barnston Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (July 1, 2021) | 2.68 km |
| Foxfield School | Special school | 11-19 | Good (October 17, 2017) | 2.75 km |
| Prenton Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (December 2, 2021) | 2.8 km |
| Woodchurch CofE Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Requires improvement (October 2, 2019) | 2.83 km |
| Meadowside School | Special school | 11-19 | Requires improvement (May 23, 2018) | 2.97 km |
| Woodchurch High School | Academy | 11-16 | Good (February 12, 2020) | 3 km |
| Heswall St Peter's CofE Primary School | Maintained school | 2-11 | Good (January 22, 2019) | 3.06 km |
| Fender Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Requires improvement (July 12, 2018) | 3.25 km |
| Gayton Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (December 18, 2019) | 3.43 km |
| Gilbrook School | Special school | 4-11 | Outstanding (November 2, 2017) | 3.44 km |
| Higher Bebington Junior School | Maintained school | 7-11 | Outstanding (July 2, 2008) | 3.46 km |
| Ridgeway High School | Maintained school | 11-16 | Requires improvement (September 22, 2021) | 3.53 km |
Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from CH61 1AN - Data from Apr 2022
| Name | Type | Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spire | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good November 4, 2021 | 165 m | |
| Longcroft Christian Fellowship | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good February 12, 2020 | 285 m | |
| Barnstondale Centre | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good May 17, 2018 | 435 m | |
| Cottonmount Arms | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good August 9, 2021 | 612 m | |
| The Side Door @ Cottonmount | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 4, 2022 | 612 m | |
| Flight | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good January 5, 2022 | 639 m | |
| Christ Church C Of E Church | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good November 12, 2019 | 656 m | |
| Fox and Hounds | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good November 26, 2019 | 656 m | |
| McColls | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good August 1, 2018 | 692 m | |
| Bassett Hound | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good February 13, 2019 | 731 m | |
| Thingwall Recreation Centre Social Club | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good February 8, 2020 | 807 m | |
| Thingwall Methodist Church | Exempt November 28, 2017 | 868 m | |
| BonBonz Sweets | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good June 17, 2021 | 900 m | |
| Caregivers luncheon club | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good May 10, 2018 | 915 m | |
| St Michaels & All Angels Church Cntr | Exempt December 5, 2017 | 915 m | |
| Emmanuel Church | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good January 9, 2018 | 950 m | |
| Pensby Fish Bar | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good October 25, 2021 | 965 m | |
| Bargain Booze | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good April 29, 2019 | 986 m | |
| Pensby Recreational Centre | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good January 2, 2018 | 992 m | |
| Fig Tree Coffee Shop | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good January 21, 2020 | 1.01 km |
Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to CH61 1AN - Data from Apr 2022
| Woodlands Drive | 172 m | |
| Holmwood Drive | 212 m | |
| Gills Lane | 278 m | |
| Gills Lane | 311 m | |
| Youth Centre | 353 m | |
| Woodchurch Road | 2.49 km | |
| The Mount | 2.62 km | |
| Tranmere Rovers FC | 4.32 km | |
| Heswall Rail Station | 2.06 km | |
| Upton Rail Station | 4.35 km | |
| Upton Rail Station | 4.37 km | |
| Woodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal | 7 km | |
| Woodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal | 7 km | |
| Birkenhead Ferry Terminal | 7.21 km | |
| Liverpool John Lennon Airport | 15 km |
Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to CH61 1AN - Data from Dec 2021
| Cross Hill | 502 m | |
| Lower Heath Wood | 797 m | |
| New Hey Covert | 1.25 km | |
| Stanley Wood | 1.39 km | |
| Pensby Wood | 1.54 km | |
| Cow Hey Covert | 1.89 km | |
| Harrock Wood | 2 km | |
| Neilson's Plantations | 2.01 km | |
| Robinson's Plantation | 2.11 km | |
| Rake Hey Covert | 2.12 km | |
| Poll Hill | 2.19 km | |
| Card Plantation | 2.2 km | |
| Limbo Lane Plantation | 2.29 km | |
| Prenton Dell | Valley | 2.33 km |
| Nicholson's Plantation | 2.64 km |
Broadband availability and performance statistics for CH61 1AN - Data from Ofcom 2017
| All Speeds | Median | Avg | Max |
|---|---|---|---|
| Download | 24.6 Mbps | 24.3 Mbps | 35.39 Mbps |
| Upload | 5.5 Mbps | 5.5 Mbps | 7.16 Mbps |
| Speed Band Mbps |
Users | Download Avg Mbps |
Upload Avg Mbps |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-2 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
| 2-5 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
| 5-10 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
| 10-30 Mbps | 23.1% | 76.9% | 22.1 | 5.1 |
| 30-300 Mbps | 76.9% | 76.9% | 33 | 7 |
| 300+ Mbps | 0% | 0% | - | - |
Energy usage data for CH61 1AN - Data from 2020
| Country | England |
| County | Merseyside |
| Latitude | 53.34780100 |
| Longitude | -3.07979000 |
| OS Easting | 328215 |
| OS Northing | 0383978 |
| OS Positional Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean |
| Merseyside |
| Westminster Parliamentary Constituency |
Wirral West |
| Electoral Ward | Pensby and Thingwall |
| 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: Semi-detached suburbia Subgroup: Older workers and retirement |
| Rural-Urban Classification | (England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings |
| Built-Up Area | Barnston (Wirral) BUA |
| Built-Up Area Sub-Division | (pseudo) England (not covered) |
| Workplace Zone | E33006872 |
| Middle Layer Super Output Area Intermediate Zone |
Wirral 034 |
| Lower Layer Super Output Area Data Zone |
Wirral 034A |
| Output Area / Small Area | 6B4 |