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CH61 7UP

Pensby and Thingwall · Wirral · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Wirral
Ward
Pensby and Thingwall
Local authority
Wirral
Constituency
Wirral West
Postcode district
CH61
Postcode sector
CH61 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH61 7UW 67 m
CH61 7UN 114 m
CH61 7UQ 116 m
CH61 7UG 117 m
CH61 7UE 134 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CH61 7UP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1999
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CH
Postcode district
CH61
Postcode sector
CH61 7
Latitude
53.353977
Longitude
-3.093318
British National Grid easting
327,325
British National Grid northing
384,677

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
E00036747
Lower layer super output area
Wirral 034C · E01007256
Middle layer super output area
Wirral 034 · E02001500

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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7 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
8, Penrhyn Avenue, Wirral, CH61 7UP 12 June 2020 £225,000
8, Penrhyn Avenue, Wirral, CH61 7UP 6 May 2005 £195,000
5, Penrhyn Avenue, Wirral, CH61 7UP 29 September 2003 £139,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
50
Primary
33
Secondary
7

  1. Thingwall Primary School

    Academy converter

    262 m

  2. Irby Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.3 km

  3. Pensby Primary School

    Community school

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
386
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 204
  • Criminal damage and arson 35
  • Public order 31
  • Other theft 29
  • Anti social behaviour 24

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
14

8 female, 6 male

Postcode households
9
Residents per household
1.6
CH61 7 residents
1,628

Age bands in CH61 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.6%

261 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.2%

158 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.7%

359 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.8%

554 residents

Age 65 and over
30.7%

591 residents

This postcode contained 0.9% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CH61 7 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

11

within 5 km

  • WEST WIRRAL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85008

    581 m

  • MYRTLE GROUP PRACTICE

    270 TELEGRAPH ROAD, HESWALL, WIRRAL, CH60 7RN

    ODS code N85007

    2.7 km

  • PRENTON & WOODCHURCH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N85643

    2.9 km

  • THE VILLA MEDICAL CENTRE

    1-2 ROMAN ROAD, PRENTON, CH43 3DB

    ODS code N85018

    3.0 km

  • HOLMLANDS MED CTR

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

    ODS code N85022

    3.0 km

  • HEATHERLANDS MED CTR

    396 NEW HEY ROAD, WIRRAL, CH49 9DA

    ODS code N85037

    3.1 km

  • GREASBY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85032

    3.2 km

  • UPTON GROUP PRACTICE

    32 FORD ROAD, WIRRAL, CH49 0TF

    ODS code N85013

    3.5 km

  • CHURCH ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85633

    4.7 km

  • KINGS LANE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    25 BRACKENWOOD ROAD, WIRRAL, CH63 2LR

    ODS code N85054

    4.7 km

  • TEEHEY LANE SURGERY

    66 TEEHEY LANE, BEBINGTON, WIRRAL, CH63 2JN

    ODS code N85057

    4.7 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Penrhyn Avenue

    BCT · Thingwall

    0.0 miles

  • Sparks Lane

    BCT · Thingwall

    0.1 miles

  • Richmond Way

    BCT · Thingwall

    0.2 miles

  • Anderson Close

    BCT · Irby

    0.2 miles

  • Anderson Close

    BCT · Irby Heath

    0.2 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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

50 open schools are in scope, including 33 primary and 7 secondary schools. Thingwall Primary School is the nearest published school at 262 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

386 published events cover 12 months, averaging 32.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 204 events.

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