L61 7XR

Pensby and Thingwall · Wirral · England

Updated September 2026

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Local authority
Wirral
Constituency
Wirral West
Postcode district
L61
Postcode sector
L61 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH61 7XP 29 m
CH61 7YB 74 m
CH61 7XU 79 m
CH61 7XS 85 m
CH61 7XN 110 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L61 7XR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L61
Postcode sector
L61 7
Latitude
53.356032
Longitude
-3.087736
British National Grid easting
327,700
British National Grid northing
384,900

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
E00036748
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
62
Primary
40
Secondary
9
  1. Thingwall Primary School

    Academy converter

    346 m
  2. Irby Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.7 km
  3. Stanley School

    Community special school

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
510
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 261
  • Public order 69
  • Other theft 44
  • Anti social behaviour 37
  • Criminal damage and arson 29

GP practices

14

within 5 km straight-line

  • WEST WIRRAL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85008

    413 m

  • PRENTON & WOODCHURCH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N85643

    2.4 km

  • THE VILLA MEDICAL CENTRE

    1-2 ROMAN ROAD, PRENTON, CH43 3DB

    ODS code N85018

    2.6 km

  • HOLMLANDS MED CTR

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

    ODS code N85022

    2.6 km

  • HEATHERLANDS MED CTR

    396 NEW HEY ROAD, WIRRAL, CH49 9DA

    ODS code N85037

    2.8 km

  • MYRTLE GROUP PRACTICE

    270 TELEGRAPH ROAD, HESWALL, WIRRAL, CH60 7RN

    ODS code N85007

    3.0 km

  • UPTON GROUP PRACTICE

    32 FORD ROAD, WIRRAL, CH49 0TF

    ODS code N85013

    3.2 km

  • GREASBY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85032

    3.3 km

  • CHURCH ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85633

    4.3 km

  • KINGS LANE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    25 BRACKENWOOD ROAD, WIRRAL, CH63 2LR

    ODS code N85054

    4.3 km

  • TEEHEY LANE SURGERY

    66 TEEHEY LANE, BEBINGTON, WIRRAL, CH63 2JN

    ODS code N85057

    4.3 km

  • DEVANEY MED CTR

    40 BALLS ROAD, OXTON, PRENTON, CH43 5RE

    ODS code N85015

    4.7 km

  • ST CATHERINE'S SURGERY

    ST. CATHERINES HEALTH CENTRE, CHURCH ROAD, BIRKENHEAD, CH42 0LQ

    ODS code N85020

    4.9 km

  • MORETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    27 UPTON ROAD, MORETON, WIRRAL, CH46 0PE

    ODS code N85048

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Beaumauris Drive

    BCT · Thingwall

    0.1 miles
  • Thingwall Grange

    BCT · Thingwall

    0.1 miles
  • Torrington Drive

    BCT · Thingwall

    0.2 miles
  • Arrowe Park Road

    BCT · Thingwall

    0.2 miles
  • Mill Road

    BCT · Thingwall

    0.2 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

62 open schools are in scope, including 40 primary and 9 secondary schools. Thingwall Primary School is the nearest published school at 346 m.

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

Recorded crime

510 published events cover 12 months, averaging 42.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 261 events.

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