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CH61 5XA

Pensby and Thingwall · Wirral · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Pensby and Thingwall
Local authority
Wirral
Constituency
Wirral West
Postcode district
CH61
Postcode sector
CH61 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH61 5AA 7 m
CH61 8SD 49 m
CH61 5UX 65 m
CH61 5UL 104 m
CH61 5UU 121 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CH61 5XA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1999
Terminated
1 January 2009
Postcode area
CH
Postcode district
CH61
Postcode sector
CH61 5
Latitude
53.344293
Longitude
-3.106198
British National Grid easting
326,451
British National Grid northing
383,613

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Wirral · E08000015
Electoral ward
Pensby and Thingwall · E05000969
Parish or community
E43000169
Westminster constituency
Wirral West · E14001589
Output area
E00036927
Lower layer super output area
Wirral 037E · E01007288
Middle layer super output area
Wirral 037 · E02001503

Postcode source versions

Explore CH61

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
32
Primary
21
Secondary
5

  1. Ladymount Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    325 m

  2. Pensby High School

    Foundation school

    511 m

  3. Pensby Primary School

    Community school

    539 m

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 257
  • Criminal damage and arson 45
  • Other theft 43
  • Public order 34
  • Anti social behaviour 26

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CH61 5 residents
2,180

Age bands in CH61 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.1%

413 residents

Age 15 to 24
8%

204 residents

Age 25 to 44
22%

565 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.9%

663 residents

Age 65 and over
28%

718 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.

GP practices

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • MYRTLE GROUP PRACTICE

    270 TELEGRAPH ROAD, HESWALL, WIRRAL, CH60 7RN

    ODS code N85007

    1.6 km

  • WEST WIRRAL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85008

    1.9 km

  • GREASBY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85032

    3.8 km

  • PRENTON & WOODCHURCH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N85643

    4.2 km

  • THE VILLA MEDICAL CENTRE

    1-2 ROMAN ROAD, PRENTON, CH43 3DB

    ODS code N85018

    4.3 km

  • HEATHERLANDS MED CTR

    396 NEW HEY ROAD, WIRRAL, CH49 9DA

    ODS code N85037

    4.3 km

  • HOLMLANDS MED CTR

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

    ODS code N85022

    4.4 km

  • UPTON GROUP PRACTICE

    32 FORD ROAD, WIRRAL, CH49 0TF

    ODS code N85013

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Old Wood Road

    BCT · Pensby

    0.1 miles

  • Old Wood Road

    BCT · Pensby

    0.1 miles

  • Ladymount School

    BCT · Pensby

    0.2 miles

  • Ladymount School

    BCT · Pensby

    0.2 miles

  • Fishers Lane

    BCT · Pensby

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wirral 037E, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

16,596 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
7 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

32 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 5 secondary schools. Ladymount Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 325 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 257 events.

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