Postcode CH61 1AT (Wirral)

Map showing CH61 1AT and nearby postcodes

The postcode CH61 1AT is located in Wirral, in the county of Merseyside. It was introduced in June 1999 and is an active postcode. CH61 1AT is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

CH61 1AT is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 4 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 1AT as Suburbanites > Semi-detached suburbia > Older workers and retirement.

The closest road name to CH61 1AT is The Leas which is centered 40 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Lower Thingwall Lane and is 47 m away. The closest railway station is Heswall Rail Station, 2.74 km away.

The closest primary school to CH61 1AT (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 1AT is Bassett Hound and is 74 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on February 13, 2019. The nearest takeaway food is available from Ocean Star and is 729 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Satisfactory on July 8, 2021.

Residents reported an average download speed of 61.3 Mbps and an average upload speed of 14.5 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 3.2 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.4 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for CH61 1AT 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 CH61 1AT and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to CH61 1AT, and the approximate distance away.

The Leas 40 m
Turmar Avenue 196 m
Lower Thingwall Lane 208 m
Milton Green 227 m
Barnsdale Avenue 244 m
Gallopers Lane 270 m
Sparks Lane 301 m
Colemere Drive 323 m
Landican Lane 1.35 km
Barnston Road 1.39 km
A551 1.75 km
Telegraph Road 2.67 km
A540 7.25 km
M53 8.62 km
A1 126.08 km

Postcode

Information about the postcode CH61 1AT

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 CH61 1AT - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Thingwall Primary School Good
(June 9, 2021)
628 m
Stanley School Good
(July 11, 2017)
1.61 km
Pensby Primary School Good
(March 29, 2017)
1.61 km
Ladymount Catholic Primary School Good
(November 2, 2017)
1.86 km
Irby Primary School Outstanding
(September 22, 2021)
1.92 km
St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School Good
(June 24, 2021)
2.08 km
Woodchurch CofE Primary School Requires improvement
(October 2, 2019)
2.14 km
Foxfield School Good
(October 17, 2017)
2.15 km
Pensby High School Good
(January 18, 2018)
2.17 km
Meadowside School Requires improvement
(May 23, 2018)
2.29 km
Woodchurch High School Good
(February 12, 2020)
2.38 km
Heswall Primary School Good
(January 28, 2022)
2.38 km
Prenton Primary School Good
(December 2, 2021)
2.54 km
Fender Primary School Requires improvement
(July 12, 2018)
2.6 km
Gilbrook School Outstanding
(November 2, 2017)
2.75 km
Ridgeway High School Requires improvement
(September 22, 2021)
2.94 km
Greasby Junior School Good
(February 5, 2020)
3.16 km
Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary School 3.23 km
Oxton St Saviour's CofE Aided Primary School Good
(March 7, 2019)
3.25 km
Thurstaston Dawpool CofE Primary School Outstanding
(September 23, 2008)
3.27 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from CH61 1AT - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
McColls Retailers - other 5
Very Good
August 1, 2018
0 m
Flight Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
January 5, 2022
59 m
Bassett Hound Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
February 13, 2019
74 m
Thingwall Recreation Centre Social Club Retailers - other 5
Very Good
February 8, 2020
198 m
Spire Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 4, 2021
533 m
Barista Express Other catering premises 5
Very Good
March 11, 2021
577 m
Thingwall Methodist Church Retailers - other Exempt
November 28, 2017
614 m
Thingwall Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
May 16, 2019
628 m
Kismat Restaurant Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
April 29, 2021
729 m
Ocean Star Takeaway/sandwich shop 3
Satisfactory
July 8, 2021
729 m
Sea Breeze Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
June 16, 2018
729 m
Thingwall Newsagents Retailers - other Exempt
January 18, 2022
729 m
Emmanuel Church Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 9, 2018
747 m
Sainsbury's Sparks Lane Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
March 17, 2020
787 m
Pensby Recreational Centre Retailers - other 5
Very Good
January 2, 2018
927 m
Caregivers luncheon club Other catering premises 5
Very Good
May 10, 2018
939 m
St Michaels & All Angels Church Cntr Retailers - other Exempt
December 5, 2017
939 m
Auntie Jayne's House Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
September 7, 2021
940 m
Barnstondale Centre Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
May 17, 2018
959 m
Longcroft Christian Fellowship Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
February 12, 2020
975 m

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to CH61 1AT - Data from Apr 2022

Lower Thingwall Lane Bus Stop/Station 47 m
Sparks Lane Bus Stop/Station 74 m
Thingwall Grange Bus Stop/Station 305 m
Beaumauris Drive Bus Stop/Station 395 m
Holmwood Drive Bus Stop/Station 533 m
Woodchurch Road Taxi Rank 1.89 km
The Mount Taxi Rank 3.05 km
Tranmere Rovers FC Taxi Rank 4.11 km
Heswall Rail Station Rail 2.74 km
Upton Rail Station Rail 3.69 km
Upton Rail Station Rail 3.71 km
Woodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal Ferry 6.7 km
Woodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal Ferry 6.71 km
Birkenhead Ferry Terminal Ferry 6.83 km
Liverpool John Lennon Airport Air 15.31 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to CH61 1AT - Data from Dec 2021

Cross Hill Hill Or Mountain 360 m
Lower Heath Wood Woodland Or Forest 886 m
Stanley Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.35 km
Neilson's Plantations Woodland Or Forest 1.41 km
Robinson's Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.43 km
Pensby Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.53 km
Card Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.54 km
New Hey Covert Woodland Or Forest 1.63 km
Harrock Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.65 km
Limbo Lane Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.8 km
Cow Hey Covert Woodland Or Forest 1.84 km
Nicholson's Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.98 km
Prenton Dell Valley 2.07 km
Gorse Covert Woodland Or Forest 2.44 km
Rake Hey Covert Woodland Or Forest 2.49 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for CH61 1AT - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 72.3 Mbps 61.3 Mbps 79.67 Mbps
Upload 19.5 Mbps 14.5 Mbps 20 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% - -
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 14 1
30-300 Mbps 100% 67.3 16.1
300+ Mbps 0% - -

Gas Consumption

12 meters consuming 250,425 kWh - mean 20,869 kWh : median 19,308 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

12 meters consuming 48,017 kWh - mean 4,001 kWh : median 3,829 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for CH61 1AT - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Merseyside
Latitude 53.35363500
Longitude -3.08348300
OS Easting 327979
OS Northing 0384629
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
15387
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Merseyside

Government

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

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: Semi-detached suburbia
Subgroup: Older workers and retirement
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
Built-Up Area Heswall BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division (pseudo) England (not covered)
Workplace Zone E33006871
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Wirral 034
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Wirral 034B
Output Area / Small Area 6B4