Postcode CH61 6XJ (Wirral)

Map showing CH61 6XJ and nearby postcodes

The postcode CH61 6XJ is located in Wirral, in the county of Merseyside. It was introduced in June 1999 and is an active postcode. CH61 6XJ is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

CH61 6XJ is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 4.8 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 6XJ as Suburbanites > Semi-detached suburbia > Semi-detached ageing.

The closest road name to CH61 6XJ is Woodcroft Drive which is centered 80 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Richmond Way and is 98 m away. The closest railway station is Heswall Rail Station, 2.07 km away.

The closest primary school to CH61 6XJ (for ages 11 and under) is Stanley School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on July 11, 2017. 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 6XJ is Heswall Lawn Tennis Club and is 521 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on July 31, 2019. The nearest takeaway food is available from Welcome Take Away and is 423 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Satisfactory on March 11, 2021.

Residents reported an average download speed of 52.7 Mbps and an average upload speed of 11.2 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 0.4 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for CH61 6XJ 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 6XJ and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to CH61 6XJ, and the approximate distance away.

Woodcroft Drive 80 m
Quarry Close 84 m
Hawthorn Drive 102 m
Richmond Way 109 m
Pensall Drive 128 m
Fairview Place 162 m
Elmwood Drive 169 m
Belldene Grove 176 m
Pensby Hall Lane 190 m
Ashcroft Drive 200 m
Fairview Way 202 m
Stewart Close 243 m
Berwyn Drive 249 m
Hillingdon Avenue 257 m
Pine View Drive 283 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode CH61 6XJ

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 6XJ - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Stanley School Good
(July 11, 2017)
508 m
Pensby Primary School Good
(March 29, 2017)
508 m
Ladymount Catholic Primary School Good
(November 2, 2017)
511 m
Pensby High School Good
(January 18, 2018)
775 m
Heswall Primary School Good
(January 28, 2022)
903 m
Heswall St Peter's CofE Primary School Good
(January 22, 2019)
1.53 km
Thingwall Primary School Good
(June 9, 2021)
1.98 km
Irby Primary School Outstanding
(September 22, 2021)
2.14 km
Gayton Primary School Good
(December 18, 2019)
2.18 km
Barnston Primary School Good
(July 1, 2021)
2.29 km
Thurstaston Dawpool CofE Primary School Outstanding
(September 23, 2008)
2.75 km
Greasby Junior School Good
(February 5, 2020)
3.78 km
Woodchurch CofE Primary School Requires improvement
(October 2, 2019)
3.92 km
Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary School 4.09 km
Meadowside School Requires improvement
(May 23, 2018)
4.09 km
St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School Good
(June 24, 2021)
4.14 km
Thornton Hough Primary School Outstanding
(December 7, 2011)
4.15 km
Foxfield School Good
(October 17, 2017)
4.19 km
Greasby Infant School Good
(January 15, 2020)
4.27 km
Woodchurch High School Good
(February 12, 2020)
4.39 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from CH61 6XJ - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Fairfield Nursing Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 4
Good
August 13, 2021
247 m
Allandale Care Group Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
January 1, 2020
351 m
Icy Curls Other catering premises 5
Very Good
December 11, 2019
372 m
Kylemore Community Centre Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises Exempt
November 28, 2017
387 m
Sainsbury's Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
October 3, 2018
393 m
Grange Nursing Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
September 9, 2021
416 m
Abyssinia Kitchen Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
August 30, 2019
423 m
Brunch Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 12, 2020
423 m
New Heswall Fish Bar&Chinese Takeawa Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
April 16, 2021
423 m
Welcome Take Away Takeaway/sandwich shop 3
Satisfactory
March 11, 2021
423 m
Pensby Childrens Club Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
February 11, 2019
508 m
Pensby Primary and Stanley School School/college/university 5
Very Good
February 11, 2019
508 m
Ladymount RC Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
July 13, 2018
511 m
Heswall Lawn Tennis Club Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
July 31, 2019
521 m
Hesslewell Court Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen Exempt
April 20, 2018
557 m
Harvest Mouse Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
August 15, 2019
583 m
Cheshire Alliance Limited Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
September 26, 2019
643 m
Premier Stores Retailers - other 5
Very Good
July 31, 2017
643 m
Heswall Royal British Legion Pub/bar/nightclub 3
Satisfactory
October 21, 2018
764 m
Pensby High School For Boys School/college/university 5
Very Good
September 12, 2018
775 m

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to CH61 6XJ - Data from Apr 2022

Richmond Way Bus Stop/Station 98 m
Pensall Drive Bus Stop/Station 127 m
Quarry Road East Bus Stop/Station 128 m
Elmwood Drive Bus Stop/Station 192 m
Grange Road Bus Stop/Station 193 m
The Mount Taxi Rank 1.02 km
Woodchurch Road Taxi Rank 3.94 km
Heswall Rail Station Rail 2.07 km
Woodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal Ferry 8.78 km
Woodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal Ferry 8.79 km
Birkenhead Ferry Terminal Ferry 8.94 km
Liverpool John Lennon Airport Air 16.4 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to CH61 6XJ - Data from Dec 2021

Poll Hill Hill Or Mountain 560 m
Pensby Wood Woodland Or Forest 908 m
Heswall Dales Valley 1.1 km
The Dungeon Woodland Or Forest 1.7 km
Cross Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.77 km
Harrock Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.8 km
Limbo Lane Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.31 km
Neilson's Plantations Woodland Or Forest 2.5 km
Lower Heath Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.61 km
Thurstaston Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.84 km
Card Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.87 km
New Hey Covert Woodland Or Forest 2.9 km
Manor Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.98 km
Robinson's Plantation Woodland Or Forest 3.02 km
Irby Common Woodland Or Forest 3.13 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for CH61 6XJ - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 54.8 Mbps 52.7 Mbps 80 Mbps
Upload 12.5 Mbps 11.2 Mbps 20 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 8.5 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 15 1
30-300 Mbps 100% 65.3 14.2
300+ Mbps 0% - -

Gas Consumption

16 meters consuming 261,891 kWh - mean 16,368 kWh : median 14,891 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

16 meters consuming 52,605 kWh - mean 3,288 kWh : median 2,845 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for CH61 6XJ - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Merseyside
Latitude 53.33793000
Longitude -3.10146800
OS Easting 326755
OS Northing 0382902
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
18388
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: 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 E33006886
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Wirral 037
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Wirral 037D
Output Area / Small Area 6B3