L61 6YJ

Heswall · Wirral · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Heswall
Local authority
Wirral
Constituency
Wirral West
Postcode district
L61
Postcode sector
L61 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH61 6YJ 106 m
CH61 6XR 108 m
CH61 6XG 132 m
CH61 6UZ 137 m
CH61 6XT 176 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L61 6YJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 October 1985
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L61
Postcode sector
L61 6
Latitude
53.337892
Longitude
-3.105296
British National Grid easting
326,500
British National Grid northing
382,900

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Wirral · E08000015
Electoral ward
Heswall · E05000962
Parish or community
E43000169
Westminster constituency
Wirral West · E14001589
Output area
E00036414
Lower layer super output area
Wirral 037D · E01007192
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
26
Primary
19
Secondary
2
  1. Ladymount Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    416 m
  2. Pensby Primary School

    Community school

    622 m
  3. Stanley School

    Community special school

    713 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
603
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 300
  • Anti social behaviour 54
  • Criminal damage and arson 53
  • Public order 48
  • Other theft 43

GP practices

7

within 5 km straight-line

  • MYRTLE GROUP PRACTICE

    270 TELEGRAPH ROAD, HESWALL, WIRRAL, CH60 7RN

    ODS code N85007

    844 m

  • WEST WIRRAL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85008

    2.5 km

  • GREASBY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85032

    4.6 km

  • THE VILLA MEDICAL CENTRE

    1-2 ROMAN ROAD, PRENTON, CH43 3DB

    ODS code N85018

    4.6 km

  • PRENTON & WOODCHURCH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N85643

    4.7 km

  • HOLMLANDS MED CTR

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

    ODS code N85022

    4.9 km

  • HEATHERLANDS MED CTR

    396 NEW HEY ROAD, WIRRAL, CH49 9DA

    ODS code N85037

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Belldene Grove

    BCT · Poll Hill

    0.0 miles
  • Pensall Drive

    BCT · Poll Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Richmond Way

    BCT · Poll Hill

    0.2 miles
  • Grange Road

    BCT · Heswall Hill

    0.2 miles
  • Kylemore Drive

    BCT · Pensby

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wirral 037D, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,396 of 33,755

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

26 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 2 secondary schools. Ladymount Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 416 m.

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

Recorded crime

603 published events cover 12 months, averaging 50.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 300 events.

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