Postcode CH61 7XX (Wirral)

Map showing CH61 7XX and nearby postcodes

The postcode CH61 7XX is located in Wirral, in the county of Merseyside. It was introduced in June 1999 and is an active postcode. CH61 7XX is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

CH61 7XX 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 7XX as Urbanites > Ageing urban living > Self-sufficient retirement.

The closest road name to CH61 7XX is Hazeldene Avenue which is centered 20 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Mill Road and is 124 m away. The closest railway station is Heswall Rail Station, 3.17 km away.

The closest primary school to CH61 7XX (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 7XX is Bassett Hound and is 527 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 498 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Satisfactory on July 8, 2021.

Residents reported an average download speed of 28.4 Mbps and an average upload speed of 5.6 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 1.9 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 7XX 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 7XX and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to CH61 7XX, and the approximate distance away.

Hazeldene Avenue 20 m
Beverley Gardens 99 m
Mill Yard 99 m
Beaumaris Drive 107 m
Torrington Drive 116 m
Mill Road 119 m
Hazeldene Way 120 m
Torrington Gardens 131 m
Manor Park Close 144 m
Richmond Way 158 m
Howards Road 201 m
Colemere Drive 214 m
The Foxes 233 m
Thingwall Road East 250 m
Milton Green 314 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode CH61 7XX

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 7XX - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Thingwall Primary School Good
(June 9, 2021)
274 m
Irby Primary School Outstanding
(September 22, 2021)
1.5 km
Stanley School Good
(July 11, 2017)
1.74 km
Pensby Primary School Good
(March 29, 2017)
1.74 km
Woodchurch CofE Primary School Requires improvement
(October 2, 2019)
1.78 km
Ladymount Catholic Primary School Good
(November 2, 2017)
1.86 km
Meadowside School Requires improvement
(May 23, 2018)
1.93 km
St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School Good
(June 24, 2021)
1.94 km
Foxfield School Good
(October 17, 2017)
1.98 km
Pensby High School Good
(January 18, 2018)
2.08 km
Woodchurch High School Good
(February 12, 2020)
2.18 km
Fender Primary School Requires improvement
(July 12, 2018)
2.32 km
Gilbrook School Outstanding
(November 2, 2017)
2.37 km
Greasby Junior School Good
(February 5, 2020)
2.65 km
Heswall Primary School Good
(January 28, 2022)
2.66 km
Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary School 2.71 km
Prenton Primary School Good
(December 2, 2021)
2.73 km
Ridgeway High School Requires improvement
(September 22, 2021)
2.76 km
Brookdale Primary School Good
(February 14, 2017)
2.8 km
Thurstaston Dawpool CofE Primary School Outstanding
(September 23, 2008)
2.88 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from CH61 7XX - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Barista Express Other catering premises 5
Very Good
March 11, 2021
248 m
Thingwall Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
May 16, 2019
274 m
Thingwall Recreation Centre Social Club Retailers - other 5
Very Good
February 8, 2020
364 m
Kismat Restaurant Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
April 29, 2021
498 m
Ocean Star Takeaway/sandwich shop 3
Satisfactory
July 8, 2021
498 m
Sea Breeze Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
June 16, 2018
498 m
Thingwall Newsagents Retailers - other Exempt
January 18, 2022
498 m
McColls Retailers - other 5
Very Good
August 1, 2018
520 m
Bassett Hound Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
February 13, 2019
527 m
Flight Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
January 5, 2022
556 m
Sainsbury's Sparks Lane Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
March 17, 2020
590 m
Thingwall Methodist Church Retailers - other Exempt
November 28, 2017
629 m
Auntie Jayne's House Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
September 7, 2021
679 m
Oaklea Chapel Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen Exempt
December 4, 2017
692 m
Emmanuel Church Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 9, 2018
728 m
Kandoo Coffee Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
May 15, 2018
842 m
Red Rooms Cafe Retailers - other 5
Very Good
January 12, 2022
862 m
Sainsbury's Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
October 19, 2017
862 m
Toby Carvery Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
October 25, 2021
862 m
Pensby Recreational Centre Retailers - other 5
Very Good
January 2, 2018
946 m

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to CH61 7XX - Data from Apr 2022

Mill Road Bus Stop/Station 124 m
Richmond Way Bus Stop/Station 161 m
Torrington Drive Bus Stop/Station 193 m
Barnston Road Bus Stop/Station 201 m
Arrowe Park Road Bus Stop/Station 215 m
Woodchurch Road Taxi Rank 1.73 km
The Mount Taxi Rank 3.21 km
Tranmere Rovers FC Taxi Rank 4.3 km
Heswall Rail Station Rail 3.17 km
Upton Rail Station Rail 3.38 km
Upton Rail Station Rail 3.4 km
Woodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal Ferry 6.79 km
Woodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal Ferry 6.8 km
Birkenhead Ferry Terminal Ferry 6.83 km
Liverpool John Lennon Airport Air 15.75 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to CH61 7XX - Data from Dec 2021

Cross Hill Hill Or Mountain 707 m
Neilson's Plantations Woodland Or Forest 895 m
Robinson's Plantation Woodland Or Forest 960 m
Card Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.03 km
Harrock Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.28 km
Limbo Lane Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.34 km
Lower Heath Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.36 km
Pensby Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.46 km
Nicholson's Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.47 km
Stanley Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.74 km
Gorse Covert Woodland Or Forest 1.95 km
New Hey Covert Woodland Or Forest 2.14 km
Cow Hey Covert Woodland Or Forest 2.19 km
Prenton Dell Valley 2.27 km
Irby Common Woodland Or Forest 2.43 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for CH61 7XX - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 34.4 Mbps 28.4 Mbps 40.53 Mbps
Upload 6.3 Mbps 5.6 Mbps 9.21 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 6.8 1.4
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 20.4 4.6
30-300 Mbps 100% 37.5 7.2
300+ Mbps 0% - -

Gas Consumption

30 meters consuming 369,670 kWh - mean 12,322 kWh : median 12,188 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

44 meters consuming 131,733 kWh - mean 2,994 kWh : median 2,422 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for CH61 7XX - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Merseyside
Latitude 53.35655700
Longitude -3.08955300
OS Easting 327580
OS Northing 0384962
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
15387
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: Urbanites
Group: Ageing urban living
Subgroup: Self-sufficient retirement
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
Built-Up Area Heswall BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division (pseudo) England (not covered)
Workplace Zone E33006871
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Wirral 034
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Wirral 034B
Output Area / Small Area 5B3