Postcode CH61 6YG (Wirral)

Map showing CH61 6YG and nearby postcodes

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

CH61 6YG 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 6YG as Constrained city dwellers > Ageing city dwellers > Ageing communities and families.

The closest road name to CH61 6YG is Fairview Way which is centered 17 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Fairview Way and is 48 m away. The closest railway station is Heswall Rail Station, 2.13 km away.

The closest primary school to CH61 6YG (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 nearest takeaway food is available from Welcome Take Away and is 556 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Satisfactory on March 11, 2021.

Residents reported an average download speed of 23.7 Mbps and an average upload speed of 3.5 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 1.2 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 6YG 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 6YG and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

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

Fairview Way 17 m
Fairview Place 55 m
Stewart Close 62 m
Ashcroft Drive 90 m
Hawthorn Drive 135 m
Kylemore Drive 146 m
Pensall Drive 162 m
Larchwood Close 168 m
Hillfield Drive 193 m
Penmon Drive 219 m
Pine View Drive 243 m
Elmwood Drive 249 m
Pensby Hall Lane 271 m
Woodcroft Drive 277 m
Richmond Way 303 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode CH61 6YG

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 6YG - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Stanley School Good
(July 11, 2017)
340 m
Pensby Primary School Good
(March 29, 2017)
340 m
Ladymount Catholic Primary School Good
(November 2, 2017)
353 m
Pensby High School Good
(January 18, 2018)
699 m
Heswall Primary School Good
(January 28, 2022)
1.02 km
Heswall St Peter's CofE Primary School Good
(January 22, 2019)
1.73 km
Thingwall Primary School Good
(June 9, 2021)
1.78 km
Irby Primary School Outstanding
(September 22, 2021)
1.97 km
Gayton Primary School Good
(December 18, 2019)
2.37 km
Barnston Primary School Good
(July 1, 2021)
2.4 km
Thurstaston Dawpool CofE Primary School Outstanding
(September 23, 2008)
2.66 km
Greasby Junior School Good
(February 5, 2020)
3.62 km
Woodchurch CofE Primary School Requires improvement
(October 2, 2019)
3.72 km
Meadowside School Requires improvement
(May 23, 2018)
3.89 km
Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary School 3.91 km
St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School Good
(June 24, 2021)
3.94 km
Foxfield School Good
(October 17, 2017)
3.99 km
Greasby Infant School Good
(January 15, 2020)
4.09 km
Woodchurch High School Good
(February 12, 2020)
4.19 km
Thornton Hough Primary School Outstanding
(December 7, 2011)
4.2 km

Nearby Food

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

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Icy Curls Other catering premises 5
Very Good
December 11, 2019
196 m
Kylemore Community Centre Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises Exempt
November 28, 2017
311 m
Pensby Childrens Club Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
February 11, 2019
340 m
Pensby Primary and Stanley School School/college/university 5
Very Good
February 11, 2019
340 m
Ladymount RC Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
July 13, 2018
353 m
Allandale Care Group Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
January 1, 2020
393 m
Fairfield Nursing Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 4
Good
August 13, 2021
450 m
Sainsbury's Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
October 3, 2018
535 m
Abyssinia Kitchen Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
August 30, 2019
556 m
Brunch Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 12, 2020
556 m
New Heswall Fish Bar&Chinese Takeawa Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
April 16, 2021
556 m
Welcome Take Away Takeaway/sandwich shop 3
Satisfactory
March 11, 2021
556 m
Grange Nursing Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
September 9, 2021
585 m
Cheshire Alliance Limited Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
September 26, 2019
590 m
Premier Stores Retailers - other 5
Very Good
July 31, 2017
590 m
Dine India Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 12, 2022
612 m
Mayflower Fish And Chip Shop Takeaway/sandwich shop 3
Satisfactory
September 9, 2021
612 m
Pensby Kebab And Pizza House Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
March 18, 2019
612 m
Pensby Post Office Retailers - other 4
Good
July 4, 2017
612 m
Tesco Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
September 26, 2018
612 m

Nearby Travel Links

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

Fairview Way Bus Stop/Station 48 m
Kylemore Drive Bus Stop/Station 111 m
Kylemore Drive Bus Stop/Station 139 m
Kylemore Drive Bus Stop/Station 193 m
Kentmere Drive Bus Stop/Station 238 m
The Mount Taxi Rank 1.22 km
Woodchurch Road Taxi Rank 3.74 km
Heswall Rail Station Rail 2.13 km
Woodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal Ferry 8.61 km
Woodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal Ferry 8.62 km
Birkenhead Ferry Terminal Ferry 8.76 km
Liverpool John Lennon Airport Air 16.36 km

Nearby Nature

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

Pensby Wood Woodland Or Forest 716 m
Poll Hill Hill Or Mountain 759 m
Heswall Dales Valley 1.29 km
Cross Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.58 km
Harrock Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.62 km
The Dungeon Woodland Or Forest 1.73 km
Limbo Lane Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.13 km
Neilson's Plantations Woodland Or Forest 2.3 km
Lower Heath Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.46 km
Card Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.67 km
Thurstaston Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.76 km
New Hey Covert Woodland Or Forest 2.79 km
Robinson's Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.82 km
Irby Common Woodland Or Forest 2.98 km
Manor Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.04 km

Broadband

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

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 20.9 Mbps 23.7 Mbps 55 Mbps
Upload 2.5 Mbps 3.5 Mbps 10 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 10 0
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 16.8 1.9
30-300 Mbps 100% 35.7 6.3
300+ Mbps 0% - -

Gas Consumption

52 meters consuming 393,414 kWh - mean 7,566 kWh : median 6,159 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

32 meters consuming 73,724 kWh - mean 2,304 kWh : median 1,713 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for CH61 6YG - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Merseyside
Latitude 53.33971600
Longitude -3.10083800
OS Easting 326800
OS Northing 0383100
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: Constrained city dwellers
Group: Ageing city dwellers
Subgroup: Ageing communities and families
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 7D1