Postcode CH61 2XR (Wirral)

Map showing CH61 2XR and nearby postcodes

The postcode CH61 2XR is located in Wirral, in the county of Merseyside. It was introduced in June 1999 and is an active postcode. CH61 2XR is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

CH61 2XR is one of the less deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 7.2 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 2XR as Suburbanites > Suburban achievers > Detached retirement living.

The closest road name to CH61 2XR is Greenheys Road which is centered 33 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Lyndhurst Road and is 160 m away. The closest railway station is Heswall Rail Station, 4.1 km away.

The closest primary school to CH61 2XR (for ages 11 and under) is Thurstaston Dawpool CofE Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Outstanding on September 23, 2008. 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 2XR is The Anchor Inn and is 127 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on January 9, 2019. The nearest takeaway food is available from Lee & Lau's Banquet House and is 279 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Satisfactory on April 29, 2021.

Residents reported an average download speed of 63.2 Mbps and an average upload speed of 18.1 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 2.4 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 2XR 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 2XR and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to CH61 2XR, and the approximate distance away.

Greenheys Road 33 m
Lyndhurst Road 100 m
South Drive 117 m
Dawlish Road 117 m
Thurstaston Road 212 m
Manor Road 240 m
Mill Hill Road 857 m
Thingwall Road 1.01 km
Irby Road 1.27 km
Telegraph Road 1.3 km
A540 8.48 km

Postcode

Information about the postcode CH61 2XR

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 2XR - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Thurstaston Dawpool CofE Primary School Outstanding
(September 23, 2008)
697 m
Irby Primary School Outstanding
(September 22, 2021)
863 m
Pensby High School Good
(January 18, 2018)
1.34 km
Ladymount Catholic Primary School Good
(November 2, 2017)
1.65 km
Greasby Junior School Good
(February 5, 2020)
1.95 km
Thingwall Primary School Good
(June 9, 2021)
2.04 km
Stanley School Good
(July 11, 2017)
2.09 km
Pensby Primary School Good
(March 29, 2017)
2.09 km
Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary School 2.37 km
Greasby Infant School Good
(January 15, 2020)
2.49 km
Brookdale Primary School Good
(February 14, 2017)
2.88 km
Heswall Primary School Good
(January 28, 2022)
3 km
Woodchurch CofE Primary School Requires improvement
(October 2, 2019)
3.18 km
Calday Grange Grammar School Good
(September 26, 2019)
3.2 km
Heswall St Peter's CofE Primary School Good
(January 22, 2019)
3.33 km
Meadowside School Requires improvement
(May 23, 2018)
3.33 km
Hilbre High School Good
(October 13, 2021)
3.49 km
Gilbrook School Outstanding
(November 2, 2017)
3.54 km
Avalon School 3.68 km
Foxfield School Good
(October 17, 2017)
3.87 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from CH61 2XR - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
The Anchor Inn Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
January 9, 2019
127 m
Garden Manor Lodge Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 5
Very Good
July 6, 2019
265 m
Irby Club Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
March 18, 2019
279 m
Lee & Lau's Banquet House Takeaway/sandwich shop 3
Satisfactory
April 29, 2021
279 m
Shippons Pub & Kitchen Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
September 2, 2021
279 m
Zeera Tandoori Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
July 31, 2018
279 m
Toddler Group Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 21, 2017
289 m
Irby Luncheon Club Other catering premises 5
Very Good
January 14, 2022
341 m
Aroma Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
April 30, 2018
385 m
Busy Bees (Irby) Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
October 15, 2021
385 m
Irby Fish And Chips Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
November 23, 2020
385 m
Irby Pharmacy Retailers - other Exempt
September 17, 2020
385 m
McColls Retailers - other 5
Very Good
July 3, 2017
385 m
Busy Bees Thurstaston Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
September 2, 2021
498 m
Cottage Loaf Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
January 8, 2020
667 m
Benty Farm Tearoom Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
September 22, 2020
697 m
Dawpool Chuch of England (Aided) Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
May 17, 2018
697 m
Leaf and Seed Retailers - other 4
Good
March 22, 2019
708 m
Strawberry Moon Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
June 30, 2021
805 m
The White Owl Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 3
Satisfactory
July 25, 2019
805 m

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to CH61 2XR - Data from Apr 2022

Lyndhurst Road Bus Stop/Station 160 m
Lyndhurst Road Bus Stop/Station 170 m
Manor Road Bus Stop/Station 185 m
Thingwall Road Bus Stop/Station 229 m
Thurstaston Road Bus Stop/Station 239 m
The Mount Taxi Rank 2.88 km
Woodchurch Road Taxi Rank 3.67 km
Heswall Rail Station Rail 4.1 km
Upton Rail Station Rail 4.65 km
West Kirby Rail Station Rail 4.67 km
Birkenhead Ferry Terminal Ferry 8.8 km
Woodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal Ferry 8.91 km
Woodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal Ferry 8.91 km
Liverpool John Lennon Airport Air 17.9 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to CH61 2XR - Data from Dec 2021

Thurstaston Hill Hill Or Mountain 849 m
Harrock Wood Woodland Or Forest 998 m
Limbo Lane Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.14 km
Irby Common Woodland Or Forest 1.18 km
The Dungeon Woodland Or Forest 1.4 km
Roodee Mere Inland Water 1.47 km
Pensby Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.49 km
Neilson's Plantations Woodland Or Forest 1.72 km
Frankby Mere Inland Water 1.8 km
Card Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.05 km
Nicholson's Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.19 km
Greasby Copse Woodland Or Forest 2.22 km
Robinson's Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.39 km
Cross Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.48 km
Heswall Dales Valley 2.55 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for CH61 2XR - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 63.6 Mbps 63.2 Mbps 239.7 Mbps
Upload 16.4 Mbps 18.1 Mbps 123.29 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 8 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% - -
30-300 Mbps 100% 65.4 18.7
300+ Mbps 0% - -

Gas Consumption

27 meters consuming 430,989 kWh - mean 15,963 kWh : median 15,602 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

28 meters consuming 112,319 kWh - mean 4,011 kWh : median 3,727 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for CH61 2XR - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Merseyside
Latitude 53.35181600
Longitude -3.12287400
OS Easting 325354
OS Northing 0384469
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
27497
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 Heswall BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division (pseudo) England (not covered)
Workplace Zone E33006869
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Wirral 033
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Wirral 033B
Output Area / Small Area 6A3