Postcode CH61 1AU (Wirral)

Map showing CH61 1AU and nearby postcodes

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

CH61 1AU 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 1AU as Suburbanites > Suburban achievers > Ageing in suburbia.

The closest road name to CH61 1AU is Holmwood Drive which is centered 36 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Holmwood Drive and is 160 m away. The closest railway station is Heswall Rail Station, 2.22 km away.

The closest primary school to CH61 1AU (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 1AU is Bassett Hound and is 568 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on February 13, 2019. The nearest takeaway food is available from Pensby Fish Bar and is 980 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Good on October 25, 2021.

Residents reported an average download speed of 27.8 Mbps and an average upload speed of 6.2 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 90.9% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps. 9.1% of residents have broadband access of 2-5 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 3.9 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.9 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

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

Nearby Roads

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

Holmwood Drive 36 m
Holmwood Avenue 136 m
Low Wood Grove 200 m
Woodlands Drive 221 m
Dale End Road 298 m
Lower Thingwall Lane 365 m
Storeton Lane 499 m
Gills Lane 649 m
Barnston Road 905 m
Landican Lane 1.38 km
A551 2.27 km
A540 6.72 km
M53 8.15 km
A1 126.01 km

Postcode

Information about the postcode CH61 1AU

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 1AU - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Thingwall Primary School Good
(June 9, 2021)
1.05 km
Stanley School Good
(July 11, 2017)
1.4 km
Pensby Primary School Good
(March 29, 2017)
1.4 km
Ladymount Catholic Primary School Good
(November 2, 2017)
1.77 km
Heswall Primary School Good
(January 28, 2022)
1.98 km
Pensby High School Good
(January 18, 2018)
2.14 km
Irby Primary School Outstanding
(September 22, 2021)
2.26 km
St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School Good
(June 24, 2021)
2.51 km
Foxfield School Good
(October 17, 2017)
2.59 km
Woodchurch CofE Primary School Requires improvement
(October 2, 2019)
2.67 km
Prenton Primary School Good
(December 2, 2021)
2.69 km
Meadowside School Requires improvement
(May 23, 2018)
2.81 km
Woodchurch High School Good
(February 12, 2020)
2.84 km
Barnston Primary School Good
(July 1, 2021)
2.85 km
Fender Primary School Requires improvement
(July 12, 2018)
3.09 km
Heswall St Peter's CofE Primary School Good
(January 22, 2019)
3.19 km
Gilbrook School Outstanding
(November 2, 2017)
3.27 km
Ridgeway High School Requires improvement
(September 22, 2021)
3.37 km
Higher Bebington Junior School Outstanding
(July 2, 2008)
3.44 km
Oxton St Saviour's CofE Aided Primary School Good
(March 7, 2019)
3.51 km

Nearby Food

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

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Spire Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 4, 2021
0 m
Longcroft Christian Fellowship Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
February 12, 2020
442 m
Flight Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
January 5, 2022
482 m
Barnstondale Centre Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
May 17, 2018
495 m
McColls Retailers - other 5
Very Good
August 1, 2018
533 m
Bassett Hound Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
February 13, 2019
568 m
Thingwall Recreation Centre Social Club Retailers - other 5
Very Good
February 8, 2020
662 m
Cottonmount Arms Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
August 9, 2021
770 m
The Side Door @ Cottonmount Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 4, 2022
770 m
Thingwall Methodist Church Retailers - other Exempt
November 28, 2017
793 m
Christ Church C Of E Church Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 12, 2019
805 m
Fox and Hounds Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
November 26, 2019
805 m
Emmanuel Church Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 9, 2018
891 m
Caregivers luncheon club Other catering premises 5
Very Good
May 10, 2018
911 m
St Michaels & All Angels Church Cntr Retailers - other Exempt
December 5, 2017
911 m
BonBonz Sweets Other catering premises 5
Very Good
June 17, 2021
919 m
Pensby Recreational Centre Retailers - other 5
Very Good
January 2, 2018
969 m
Pensby Fish Bar Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
October 25, 2021
980 m
Barista Express Other catering premises 5
Very Good
March 11, 2021
1 km
Cards "n" Candy Retailers - other Exempt
July 31, 2017
1.01 km

Nearby Travel Links

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

Holmwood Drive Bus Stop/Station 160 m
Woodlands Drive Bus Stop/Station 232 m
Gills Lane Bus Stop/Station 385 m
Gills Lane Bus Stop/Station 433 m
Youth Centre Bus Stop/Station 463 m
Woodchurch Road Taxi Rank 2.33 km
The Mount Taxi Rank 2.74 km
Tranmere Rovers FC Taxi Rank 4.22 km
Heswall Rail Station Rail 2.22 km
Upton Rail Station Rail 4.18 km
Upton Rail Station Rail 4.2 km
Woodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal Ferry 6.89 km
Woodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal Ferry 6.9 km
Birkenhead Ferry Terminal Ferry 7.09 km
Liverpool John Lennon Airport Air 15.04 km

Nearby Nature

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

Cross Hill Hill Or Mountain 398 m
Lower Heath Wood Woodland Or Forest 727 m
New Hey Covert Woodland Or Forest 1.28 km
Stanley Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.31 km
Pensby Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.55 km
Cow Hey Covert Woodland Or Forest 1.82 km
Neilson's Plantations Woodland Or Forest 1.88 km
Harrock Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.93 km
Robinson's Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.96 km
Card Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.05 km
Rake Hey Covert Woodland Or Forest 2.16 km
Limbo Lane Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.19 km
Prenton Dell Valley 2.22 km
Poll Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.3 km
Nicholson's Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.5 km

Broadband

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

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 26.7 Mbps 27.8 Mbps 37.79 Mbps
Upload 6.2 Mbps 6.2 Mbps 7.9 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% - -
2-5 Mbps 9.1% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 23.8 5.8
30-300 Mbps 90.9% 35.7 7
300+ Mbps 0% - -

Gas Consumption

10 meters consuming 251,935 kWh - mean 25,194 kWh : median 24,973 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

11 meters consuming 90,421 kWh - mean 8,220 kWh : median 6,310 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for CH61 1AU - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Merseyside
Latitude 53.34927200
Longitude -3.08011300
OS Easting 328196
OS Northing 0384142
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: Suburban achievers
Subgroup: Ageing in suburbia
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 E33006871
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Wirral 034
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Wirral 034B
Output Area / Small Area 6A4