CH61 2XB

Greasby, Frankby and Irby · 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
CH61
Postcode sector
CH61 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH61 2XG 108 m
CH61 2XA 115 m
CH61 2XE 126 m
CH61 2XD 177 m
CH61 2XN 189 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CH61 2XB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1999
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CH
Postcode district
CH61
Postcode sector
CH61 2
Latitude
53.347493
Longitude
-3.114919
British National Grid easting
325,876
British National Grid northing
383,978

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
E00036915
Lower layer super output area
Wirral 033C · E01007285
Middle layer super output area
Wirral 033 · E02001499

Postcode source versions

Explore CH61

24 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
21, South Hey Road, Wirral, CH61 2XB 20 February 2026 £290,000
20, South Hey Road, Wirral, CH61 2XB 1 September 2025 £275,000
9, South Hey Road, Wirral, CH61 2XB 5 February 2025 £270,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
38
Primary
26
Secondary
6
  1. Pensby High School

    Foundation school

    472 m
  2. Ladymount Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    963 m
  3. Irby Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
487
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 247
  • Criminal damage and arson 50
  • Other theft 39
  • Public order 35
  • Anti social behaviour 32

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
40

19 female, 21 male

Postcode households
22
Residents per household
1.8
CH61 2 residents
657

Age bands in CH61 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.2%

70 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.8%

56 residents

Age 25 to 44
13.9%

80 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.5%

175 residents

Age 65 and over
33.6%

193 residents

This postcode contained 6.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CH61 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
52.4%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
52.4%
Gigabit-capable
52.4%
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

8

within 5 km

  • WEST WIRRAL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85008

    2.0 km

  • MYRTLE GROUP PRACTICE

    270 TELEGRAPH ROAD, HESWALL, WIRRAL, CH60 7RN

    ODS code N85007

    2.1 km

  • GREASBY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85032

    3.4 km

  • HEATHERLANDS MED CTR

    396 NEW HEY ROAD, WIRRAL, CH49 9DA

    ODS code N85037

    4.1 km

  • PRENTON & WOODCHURCH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N85643

    4.5 km

  • UPTON GROUP PRACTICE

    32 FORD ROAD, WIRRAL, CH49 0TF

    ODS code N85013

    4.5 km

  • HOLMLANDS MED CTR

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

    ODS code N85022

    4.6 km

  • THE VILLA MEDICAL CENTRE

    1-2 ROMAN ROAD, PRENTON, CH43 3DB

    ODS code N85018

    4.6 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

  • Woodlands Road

    BCT · Irby Heath

    0.1 miles
  • Backford Road

    BCT · Irby Heath

    0.2 miles
  • Somerset Road

    BCT · Pensby

    0.2 miles
  • Bridgenorth Road

    BCT · Pensby

    0.3 miles
  • Thingwall Road

    BCT · Irby Heath

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wirral 033C, 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

27,672 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
7 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
1
Low risk addresses
2
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

Property market

The five-year median is £282,500 from 4 recorded sales in CH61 2XB. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Wirral is £215,575 in June 2026, up 7.8% year on year.

Schools

38 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 6 secondary schools. Pensby High School is the nearest published school at 472 m.

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

Recorded crime

487 published events cover 12 months, averaging 40.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 247 events.

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