L61 5XS

Pensby and Thingwall · Wirral · England

Updated September 2026

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Local authority
Wirral
Constituency
Wirral West
Postcode district
L61
Postcode sector
L61 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH61 5XD 19 m
CH61 5XH 41 m
CH61 5XS 52 m
CH61 5XJ 75 m
CH61 5XU 106 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L61 5XS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L61
Postcode sector
L61 5
Latitude
53.344211
Longitude
-3.102456
British National Grid easting
326,700
British National Grid northing
383,600

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
E00036923
Lower layer super output area
Wirral 037E · E01007288
Middle layer super output area
Wirral 037 · E02001503

Postcode source versions

Explore L61

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
32
Primary
22
Secondary
5
  1. Ladymount Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    318 m
  2. Pensby Primary School

    Community school

    332 m
  3. Stanley School

    Community special school

    513 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
498
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 264
  • Other theft 47
  • Criminal damage and arson 46
  • Public order 35
  • Anti social behaviour 27

GP practices

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • MYRTLE GROUP PRACTICE

    270 TELEGRAPH ROAD, HESWALL, WIRRAL, CH60 7RN

    ODS code N85007

    1.5 km

  • WEST WIRRAL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85008

    1.8 km

  • GREASBY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85032

    3.9 km

  • THE VILLA MEDICAL CENTRE

    1-2 ROMAN ROAD, PRENTON, CH43 3DB

    ODS code N85018

    4.0 km

  • PRENTON & WOODCHURCH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N85643

    4.1 km

  • HOLMLANDS MED CTR

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

    ODS code N85022

    4.2 km

  • HEATHERLANDS MED CTR

    396 NEW HEY ROAD, WIRRAL, CH49 9DA

    ODS code N85037

    4.2 km

  • UPTON GROUP PRACTICE

    32 FORD ROAD, WIRRAL, CH49 0TF

    ODS code N85013

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Rosemead Avenue

    BCT · Pensby

    0.1 miles
  • Old Wood Road

    BCT · Pensby

    0.1 miles
  • Old Wood Road

    BCT · Pensby

    0.1 miles
  • Ashlea Road

    BCT · Pensby

    0.1 miles
  • Ashlea Road

    BCT · Pensby

    0.1 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 22 primary and 5 secondary schools. Ladymount Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 318 m.

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

Recorded crime

498 published events cover 12 months, averaging 41.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 264 events.

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