L61 0HH

West Kirby and Thurstaston · Wirral · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Wirral
Constituency
Wirral West
Postcode district
L61
Postcode sector
L61 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH61 0HH 108 m
CH61 0HG 148 m
CH61 0HD 352 m
CH61 4XL 441 m
CH61 4XP 451 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L61 0HH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L61
Postcode sector
L61 0
Latitude
53.354728
Longitude
-3.131274
British National Grid easting
324,800
British National Grid northing
384,800

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
E00036889
Lower layer super output area
Wirral 033B · E01007284
Middle layer super output area
Wirral 033 · E02001499

Postcode source versions

Explore L61

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
39
Primary
24
Secondary
7
  1. Thurstaston Dawpool CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    161 m
  2. Irby Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.3 km
  3. Pensby High School

    Foundation school

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
142
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 56
  • Criminal damage and arson 20
  • Anti social behaviour 18
  • Other theft 15
  • Public order 11

GP practices

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • GREASBY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85032

    2.6 km

  • WEST WIRRAL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85008

    2.7 km

  • MYRTLE GROUP PRACTICE

    270 TELEGRAPH ROAD, HESWALL, WIRRAL, CH60 7RN

    ODS code N85007

    3.3 km

  • MARINE LAKE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    MARINE LAKE HEALTH & WELLBEING CTR, ORRYSDALE ROAD, WEST KIRBY, WIRRAL, CH48 5AA

    ODS code N85002

    4.0 km

  • HEATHERLANDS MED CTR

    396 NEW HEY ROAD, WIRRAL, CH49 9DA

    ODS code N85037

    4.1 km

  • UPTON GROUP PRACTICE

    32 FORD ROAD, WIRRAL, CH49 0TF

    ODS code N85013

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • School Lane

    BCT · Dawpool

    0.1 miles
  • School Lane

    BCT · Dawpool

    0.1 miles
  • Sandy Lane

    BCT · Irby

    0.2 miles
  • Telegraph Road

    BCT · Dawpool

    0.3 miles
  • Telegraph Road

    BCT · Dawpool

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wirral 033B, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

30,904 of 33,755

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

Evidence in context

Schools

39 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 7 secondary schools. Thurstaston Dawpool CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 161 m.

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

Recorded crime

142 published events cover 12 months, averaging 11.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 56 events.

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