Postcode CH61 3XD (Wirral)

Map showing CH61 3XD and nearby postcodes

The postcode CH61 3XD is located in Wirral, in the county of Merseyside. It was introduced in June 1999 and is an active postcode. CH61 3XD is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

CH61 3XD is one of the less deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 6 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 3XD as Suburbanites > Suburban achievers > Detached retirement living.

The closest road name to CH61 3XD is Heywood Boulevard which is centered 54 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Heywood Boulevard and is 126 m away. The closest railway station is Heswall Rail Station, 3.26 km away.

The closest primary school to CH61 3XD (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 3XD is Bassett Hound and is 875 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 305 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Satisfactory on July 8, 2021.

Residents reported an average download speed of 30.7 Mbps and an average upload speed of 6.5 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 2.7 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.3 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for CH61 3XD 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 3XD and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to CH61 3XD, and the approximate distance away.

Heywood Boulevard 54 m
Heywood Close 54 m
Ambleside Close 131 m
Thingwall Drive 142 m
Berwyn Avenue 160 m
Thingwall Road East 247 m
Penrhyn Avenue 249 m
Barker Road 254 m
Richmond Way 271 m
Manor Park Close 274 m
Whaley Lane 275 m
The Foxes 278 m
Parkway Close 302 m
Sparks Lane 564 m
Thingwall Road 875 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode CH61 3XD

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 3XD - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Thingwall Primary School Good
(June 9, 2021)
219 m
Irby Primary School Outstanding
(September 22, 2021)
1.1 km
Stanley School Good
(July 11, 2017)
1.6 km
Pensby Primary School Good
(March 29, 2017)
1.6 km
Ladymount Catholic Primary School Good
(November 2, 2017)
1.6 km
Pensby High School Good
(January 18, 2018)
1.77 km
Woodchurch CofE Primary School Requires improvement
(October 2, 2019)
1.9 km
Meadowside School Requires improvement
(May 23, 2018)
2.06 km
St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School Good
(June 24, 2021)
2.23 km
Foxfield School Good
(October 17, 2017)
2.26 km
Greasby Junior School Good
(February 5, 2020)
2.37 km
Woodchurch High School Good
(February 12, 2020)
2.43 km
Gilbrook School Outstanding
(November 2, 2017)
2.46 km
Thurstaston Dawpool CofE Primary School Outstanding
(September 23, 2008)
2.47 km
Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary School 2.5 km
Fender Primary School Requires improvement
(July 12, 2018)
2.51 km
Heswall Primary School Good
(January 28, 2022)
2.59 km
Brookdale Primary School Good
(February 14, 2017)
2.66 km
Greasby Infant School Good
(January 15, 2020)
2.71 km
Ridgeway High School Requires improvement
(September 22, 2021)
3.03 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from CH61 3XD - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Thingwall Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
May 16, 2019
219 m
Barista Express Other catering premises 5
Very Good
March 11, 2021
268 m
Oaklea Chapel Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen Exempt
December 4, 2017
291 m
Kismat Restaurant Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
April 29, 2021
305 m
Ocean Star Takeaway/sandwich shop 3
Satisfactory
July 8, 2021
305 m
Sea Breeze Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
June 16, 2018
305 m
Thingwall Newsagents Retailers - other Exempt
January 18, 2022
305 m
Auntie Jayne's House Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
September 7, 2021
362 m
Sainsbury's Sparks Lane Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
March 17, 2020
375 m
Kandoo Coffee Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
May 15, 2018
432 m
Thingwall Methodist Church Retailers - other Exempt
November 28, 2017
591 m
Emmanuel Church Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 9, 2018
616 m
Thingwall Recreation Centre Social Club Retailers - other 5
Very Good
February 8, 2020
647 m
Pensby Recreational Centre Retailers - other 5
Very Good
January 2, 2018
802 m
Ridgewood Court Care Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
September 7, 2021
806 m
McColls Retailers - other 5
Very Good
August 1, 2018
843 m
Flight Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
January 5, 2022
858 m
Bassett Hound Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
February 13, 2019
875 m
Cards "n" Candy Retailers - other Exempt
July 31, 2017
887 m
Co-Op Late Shop Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
May 16, 2018
887 m

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to CH61 3XD - Data from Apr 2022

Heywood Boulevard Bus Stop/Station 126 m
Thingwall Drive Bus Stop/Station 158 m
Richmond Way Bus Stop/Station 256 m
Penrhyn Avenue Bus Stop/Station 264 m
Mill Road Bus Stop/Station 311 m
Woodchurch Road Taxi Rank 2.02 km
The Mount Taxi Rank 3.04 km
Heswall Rail Station Rail 3.26 km
Upton Rail Station Rail 3.53 km
Upton Rail Station Rail 3.55 km
Woodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal Ferry 7.16 km
Birkenhead Ferry Terminal Ferry 7.17 km
Woodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal Ferry 7.17 km
Liverpool John Lennon Airport Air 16.14 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to CH61 3XD - Data from Dec 2021

Neilson's Plantations Woodland Or Forest 639 m
Harrock Wood Woodland Or Forest 872 m
Cross Hill Hill Or Mountain 877 m
Card Plantation Woodland Or Forest 915 m
Limbo Lane Plantation Woodland Or Forest 958 m
Robinson's Plantation Woodland Or Forest 998 m
Pensby Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.18 km
Nicholson's Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.36 km
Lower Heath Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.73 km
Gorse Covert Woodland Or Forest 1.89 km
Irby Common Woodland Or Forest 2.08 km
Stanley Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.14 km
Greasby Copse Woodland Or Forest 2.24 km
New Hey Covert Woodland Or Forest 2.47 km
Poll Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.58 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for CH61 3XD - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 30.3 Mbps 30.7 Mbps 48.85 Mbps
Upload 6.9 Mbps 6.5 Mbps 8 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% 22.7 5.7
30-300 Mbps 100% 38.8 7.3
300+ Mbps 0% - -

Gas Consumption

12 meters consuming 208,983 kWh - mean 17,415 kWh : median 15,614 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

11 meters consuming 27,063 kWh - mean 2,460 kWh : median 2,533 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for CH61 3XD - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Merseyside
Latitude 53.35580000
Longitude -3.09560400
OS Easting 327176
OS Northing 0384884
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
23028
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: 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 E33006870
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Wirral 034
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Wirral 034C
Output Area / Small Area 6A3