The postcode CH61 1BP is located in Wirral, in the county of Merseyside. It was introduced in June 1999 and is an active postcode. CH61 1BP is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).
CH61 1BP 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 1BP as Suburbanites > Semi-detached suburbia > Semi-detached ageing.
The closest road name to CH61 1BP is Regents Close which is centered 36 m away.
The nearest bus stop is Sparks Lane and is 230 m away. The closest railway station is Heswall Rail Station, 2.76 km away.
The closest primary school to CH61 1BP (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 1BP is Bassett Hound and is 503 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 316 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Satisfactory on July 8, 2021.
Residents reported an average download speed of 59.9 Mbps and an average upload speed of 15.1 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 2.5 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 1BP 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 1BP and their respective distances.
A list of road names near to CH61 1BP, and the approximate distance away.
Information about the postcode CH61 1BP
| 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 1BP - Data from 2020-2021
| School | Type | Ages | Ofsted Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thingwall Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (June 9, 2021) | 333 m |
| Stanley School | Special school | 2-11 | Good (July 11, 2017) | 1.31 km |
| Pensby Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (March 29, 2017) | 1.31 km |
| Ladymount Catholic Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (November 2, 2017) | 1.48 km |
| Irby Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Outstanding (September 22, 2021) | 1.54 km |
| Pensby High School | Maintained school | 11-18 | Good (January 18, 2018) | 1.76 km |
| Heswall Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (January 28, 2022) | 2.2 km |
| Woodchurch CofE Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Requires improvement (October 2, 2019) | 2.23 km |
| St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (June 24, 2021) | 2.35 km |
| Meadowside School | Special school | 11-19 | Requires improvement (May 23, 2018) | 2.39 km |
| Foxfield School | Special school | 11-19 | Good (October 17, 2017) | 2.4 km |
| Woodchurch High School | Academy | 11-16 | Good (February 12, 2020) | 2.61 km |
| Fender Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Requires improvement (July 12, 2018) | 2.77 km |
| Gilbrook School | Special school | 4-11 | Outstanding (November 2, 2017) | 2.82 km |
| Thurstaston Dawpool CofE Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Outstanding (September 23, 2008) | 2.86 km |
| Greasby Junior School | Maintained school | 7-11 | Good (February 5, 2020) | 2.9 km |
| Prenton Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (December 2, 2021) | 2.96 km |
| Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary School | Academy | 4-11 | 3.03 km | |
| Brookdale Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (February 14, 2017) | 3.17 km |
| Ridgeway High School | Maintained school | 11-16 | Requires improvement (September 22, 2021) | 3.19 km |
Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from CH61 1BP - Data from Apr 2022
| Name | Type | Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thingwall Methodist Church | Exempt November 28, 2017 | 202 m | |
| Thingwall Recreation Centre Social Club | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good February 8, 2020 | 272 m | |
| Barista Express | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 11, 2021 | 297 m | |
| Kismat Restaurant | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good April 29, 2021 | 316 m | |
| Ocean Star | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Satisfactory July 8, 2021 | 316 m | |
| Sea Breeze | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good June 16, 2018 | 316 m | |
| Thingwall Newsagents | Exempt January 18, 2022 | 316 m | |
| Emmanuel Church | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good January 9, 2018 | 330 m | |
| Thingwall Primary School | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good May 16, 2019 | 333 m | |
| Sainsbury's Sparks Lane | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 17, 2020 | 356 m | |
| Flight | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good January 5, 2022 | 421 m | |
| McColls | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good August 1, 2018 | 439 m | |
| Bassett Hound | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good February 13, 2019 | 503 m | |
| Auntie Jayne's House | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good September 7, 2021 | 516 m | |
| Pensby Recreational Centre | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good January 2, 2018 | 537 m | |
| Caregivers luncheon club | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good May 10, 2018 | 588 m | |
| St Michaels & All Angels Church Cntr | Exempt December 5, 2017 | 588 m | |
| Cards "n" Candy | Exempt July 31, 2017 | 627 m | |
| Co-Op Late Shop | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good May 16, 2018 | 627 m | |
| Edna's Cakeology | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good November 28, 2017 | 627 m |
Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to CH61 1BP - Data from Apr 2022
| Sparks Lane | 230 m | |
| Penrhyn Avenue | 272 m | |
| Wimbourne Avenue | 436 m | |
| Cornelius Drive | 440 m | |
| Sparks Lane | 462 m | |
| Woodchurch Road | 2.14 km | |
| The Mount | 2.77 km | |
| Tranmere Rovers FC | 4.54 km | |
| Heswall Rail Station | 2.76 km | |
| Upton Rail Station | 3.83 km | |
| Upton Rail Station | 3.85 km | |
| Woodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal | 7.1 km | |
| Woodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal | 7.11 km | |
| Birkenhead Ferry Terminal | 7.19 km | |
| Liverpool John Lennon Airport | 15.71 km |
Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to CH61 1BP - Data from Dec 2021
| Cross Hill | 344 m | |
| Pensby Wood | 1.12 km | |
| Neilson's Plantations | 1.17 km | |
| Harrock Wood | 1.23 km | |
| Lower Heath Wood | 1.29 km | |
| Robinson's Plantation | 1.39 km | |
| Card Plantation | 1.4 km | |
| Limbo Lane Plantation | 1.45 km | |
| Stanley Wood | 1.78 km | |
| Nicholson's Plantation | 1.85 km | |
| New Hey Covert | 1.99 km | |
| Cow Hey Covert | 2.28 km | |
| Poll Hill | 2.31 km | |
| Gorse Covert | 2.36 km | |
| Prenton Dell | Valley | 2.49 km |
Broadband availability and performance statistics for CH61 1BP - Data from Ofcom 2017
| All Speeds | Median | Avg | Max |
|---|---|---|---|
| Download | 67.8 Mbps | 59.9 Mbps | 79.67 Mbps |
| Upload | 19.1 Mbps | 15.1 Mbps | 20 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 | 0% | 100% | 25 | 3 |
| 30-300 Mbps | 100% | 100% | 66.8 | 17.5 |
| 300+ Mbps | 0% | 0% | - | - |
Energy usage data for CH61 1BP - Data from 2020
| Country | England |
| County | Merseyside |
| Latitude | 53.35248300 |
| Longitude | -3.08979400 |
| OS Easting | 327557 |
| OS Northing | 0384509 |
| 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: Semi-detached ageing |
| Rural-Urban Classification | (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation |
| Built-Up Area | Heswall BUA |
| Built-Up Area Sub-Division | (pseudo) England (not covered) |
| Workplace Zone | E33006870 |
| Middle Layer Super Output Area Intermediate Zone |
Wirral 034 |
| Lower Layer Super Output Area Data Zone |
Wirral 034B |
| Output Area / Small Area | 6B3 |