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L61 1BL

Pensby and Thingwall · Wirral · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Pensby and Thingwall
Local authority
Wirral
Constituency
Wirral West
Postcode district
L61
Postcode sector
L61 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH61 1BH 63 m
CH61 1BJ 64 m
CH61 1BL 78 m
CH61 7XZ 85 m
CH61 7XY 115 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L61 1BL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L61
Postcode sector
L61 1
Latitude
53.351511
Longitude
-3.090625
British National Grid easting
327,500
British National Grid northing
384,400

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
E00036751
Lower layer super output area
Wirral 034B · E01007255
Middle layer super output area
Wirral 034 · E02001500

Postcode source versions

Explore L61

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
48
Primary
33
Secondary
5

  1. Thingwall Primary School

    Academy converter

    556 m

  2. Stanley School

    Community special school

    1.2 km

  3. Pensby Primary School

    Community school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
387
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 207
  • Criminal damage and arson 33
  • Other theft 32
  • Public order 30
  • Anti social behaviour 24

GP practices

11

within 5 km straight-line

  • WEST WIRRAL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85008

    841 m

  • MYRTLE GROUP PRACTICE

    270 TELEGRAPH ROAD, HESWALL, WIRRAL, CH60 7RN

    ODS code N85007

    2.5 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

    2.9 km

  • HOLMLANDS MED CTR

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

    ODS code N85022

    3.1 km

  • HEATHERLANDS MED CTR

    396 NEW HEY ROAD, WIRRAL, CH49 9DA

    ODS code N85037

    3.3 km

  • GREASBY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85032

    3.6 km

  • UPTON GROUP PRACTICE

    32 FORD ROAD, WIRRAL, CH49 0TF

    ODS code N85013

    3.7 km

  • CHURCH ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85633

    4.5 km

  • KINGS LANE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    25 BRACKENWOOD ROAD, WIRRAL, CH63 2LR

    ODS code N85054

    4.5 km

  • TEEHEY LANE SURGERY

    66 TEEHEY LANE, BEBINGTON, WIRRAL, CH63 2JN

    ODS code N85057

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Sparks Lane

    BCT · Thingwall

    0.2 miles

  • Penrhyn Avenue

    BCT · Thingwall

    0.2 miles

  • Wimborne Avenue

    BCT · Thingwall

    0.2 miles

  • Cornelius Drive

    BCT · Thingwall

    0.2 miles

  • Fishers Lane

    BCT · Pensby

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wirral 034B, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

23,759 of 33,755

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

48 open schools are in scope, including 33 primary and 5 secondary schools. Thingwall Primary School is the nearest published school at 556 m.

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

Recorded crime

387 published events cover 12 months, averaging 32.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 207 events.

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