CH49 5PL

Pensby and Thingwall · Wirral · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Wirral
Local authority
Wirral
Constituency
Wirral West
Postcode district
CH49
Postcode sector
CH49 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH61 7UY 170 m
CH61 7UD 203 m
CH61 7US 215 m
CH61 3UY 222 m
CH61 7UZ 223 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CH49 5PL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2011
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CH
Postcode district
CH49
Postcode sector
CH49 5
Latitude
53.359056
Longitude
-3.091329
British National Grid easting
327,466
British National Grid northing
385,240

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Wirral · E08000015
Parish or community
E43000169
Westminster constituency
Wirral West · E14001589
Output area
E00036745
Lower layer super output area
Wirral 034C · E01007256
Middle layer super output area
Wirral 034 · E02001500

Postcode source versions

Explore CH49

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
The Warrens Medical Centre, Pharmacy Premises At, Arrowe Park Road, Wirral, CH49 5PL 1 March 2020 £400,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
58
Primary
37
Secondary
8
  1. Thingwall Primary School

    Academy converter

    322 m
  2. Irby Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.4 km
  3. Woodchurch CofE Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
673
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 304
  • Public order 92
  • Anti social behaviour 73
  • Other theft 54
  • Criminal damage and arson 54

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CH49 5 residents
1,478

Age bands in CH49 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.7%

253 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.8%

142 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.9%

401 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.4%

426 residents

Age 65 and over
24.2%

391 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

16

within 5 km

  • WEST WIRRAL GROUP PRACTICE

    THE WARRENS MEDICAL CENTRE, ARROWE PARK ROAD, WIRRAL, CH49 5PL

    ODS code N85008

    0 m

  • PRENTON & WOODCHURCH MEDICAL CENTRE

    516-518 WOODCHURCH ROAD, PRENTON, BIRKENHEAD, WIRRAL, CH43 0TS

    ODS code N85643

    2.4 km

  • HEATHERLANDS MED CTR

    396 NEW HEY ROAD, WIRRAL, CH49 9DA

    ODS code N85037

    2.5 km

  • HOLMLANDS MED CTR

    16-20 HOLMLANDS DR, OXTON, BIRKENHEAD, WIRRAL, PRENTON, CH43 0TX

    ODS code N85022

    2.6 km

  • THE VILLA MEDICAL CENTRE

    1-2 ROMAN ROAD, PRENTON, CH43 3DB

    ODS code N85018

    2.7 km

  • GREASBY GROUP PRACTICE

    GREASBY HEALTH CENTRE, GREASBY ROAD, GREASBY, WIRRAL, CH49 3AT

    ODS code N85032

    2.9 km

  • UPTON GROUP PRACTICE

    32 FORD ROAD, WIRRAL, CH49 0TF

    ODS code N85013

    2.9 km

  • MYRTLE GROUP PRACTICE

    270 TELEGRAPH ROAD, HESWALL, WIRRAL, CH60 7RN

    ODS code N85007

    3.3 km

  • MORETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    27 UPTON ROAD, MORETON, WIRRAL, CH46 0PE

    ODS code N85048

    4.6 km

  • CHURCH ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    25 BRACKENWOOD ROAD, HIGHER BEBINGTON, WIRRAL, CH63 2LR

    ODS code N85633

    4.6 km

  • KINGS LANE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    25 BRACKENWOOD ROAD, WIRRAL, CH63 2LR

    ODS code N85054

    4.6 km

  • TEEHEY LANE SURGERY

    66 TEEHEY LANE, BEBINGTON, WIRRAL, CH63 2JN

    ODS code N85057

    4.6 km

  • DEVANEY MED CTR

    40 BALLS ROAD, OXTON, PRENTON, CH43 5RE

    ODS code N85015

    4.6 km

  • HOYLAKE RD MET CTR

    314 HOYLAKE ROAD, MORETON, WIRRAL, CH46 6DE

    ODS code N85046

    4.8 km

  • ST CATHERINE'S SURGERY

    ST. CATHERINES HEALTH CENTRE, CHURCH ROAD, BIRKENHEAD, CH42 0LQ

    ODS code N85020

    4.9 km

  • PAXTON MEDICAL GROUP

    CLAUGHTON MEDICAL CENTRE, 161 PARK ROAD NORTH, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 0DD

    ODS code N85044

    5.0 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Arrowe Park Road

    BCT · Thingwall

    0.1 miles
  • Barnston Road

    BCT · Thingwall

    0.1 miles
  • Torrington Drive

    BCT · Thingwall

    0.1 miles
  • Arrowe Park Road

    BCT · Thingwall

    0.1 miles
  • Mill Road

    BCT · Thingwall

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wirral 034C, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

9 of 10

Overall England rank

27,086 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
8 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
1
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

58 open schools are in scope, including 37 primary and 8 secondary schools. Thingwall Primary School is the nearest published school at 322 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

673 published events cover 12 months, averaging 56.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 304 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.