L61 3UW

Pensby and Thingwall · 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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH61 3UW 67 m
CH61 3UU 84 m
CH61 9QG 94 m
CH61 9QA 105 m
CH61 9QE 107 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L61 3UW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L61
Postcode sector
L61 3
Latitude
53.353240
Longitude
-3.098182
British National Grid easting
327,000
British National Grid northing
384,600

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
E00036903
Lower layer super output area
Wirral 034E · E01007286
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
44
Primary
29
Secondary
6
  1. Thingwall Primary School

    Academy converter

    490 m
  2. Irby Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km
  3. Pensby Primary School

    Community school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
463
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 239
  • Criminal damage and arson 44
  • Other theft 42
  • Public order 34
  • Anti social behaviour 28

GP practices

10

within 5 km straight-line

  • WEST WIRRAL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85008

    792 m

  • MYRTLE GROUP PRACTICE

    270 TELEGRAPH ROAD, HESWALL, WIRRAL, CH60 7RN

    ODS code N85007

    2.6 km

  • GREASBY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85032

    3.1 km

  • PRENTON & WOODCHURCH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N85643

    3.2 km

  • HEATHERLANDS MED CTR

    396 NEW HEY ROAD, WIRRAL, CH49 9DA

    ODS code N85037

    3.2 km

  • HOLMLANDS MED CTR

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

    ODS code N85022

    3.3 km

  • THE VILLA MEDICAL CENTRE

    1-2 ROMAN ROAD, PRENTON, CH43 3DB

    ODS code N85018

    3.3 km

  • UPTON GROUP PRACTICE

    32 FORD ROAD, WIRRAL, CH49 0TF

    ODS code N85013

    3.6 km

  • CHURCH ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85633

    5.0 km

  • KINGS LANE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    25 BRACKENWOOD ROAD, WIRRAL, CH63 2LR

    ODS code N85054

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Anderson Close

    BCT · Irby Heath

    0.0 miles
  • Anderson Close

    BCT · Irby

    0.0 miles
  • Barker Road

    BCT · Irby

    0.2 miles
  • Cornelius Drive

    BCT · Thingwall

    0.2 miles
  • Barker Road

    BCT · Irby Heath

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wirral 034E, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,634 of 33,755

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

Evidence in context

Schools

44 open schools are in scope, including 29 primary and 6 secondary schools. Thingwall Primary School is the nearest published school at 490 m.

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

Recorded crime

463 published events cover 12 months, averaging 38.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 239 events.

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