L66 6AE

Willaston & Thornton · Cheshire West and Chester · England

Updated September 2026

Compare this postcode

Location overview

Drag to pan. Use + or - to zoom. Open larger map
Postcode district
L66
Postcode sector
L66 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH66 6AE 32 m
CH66 6AF 65 m
CH66 7NE 84 m
CH66 7NL 146 m
CH66 7PA 163 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L66 6AE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L66
Postcode sector
L66 6
Latitude
53.299487
Longitude
-2.973760
British National Grid easting
335,200
British National Grid northing
378,500

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Parish or community
E43000272
Westminster constituency
Chester North and Neston · E14001163
Output area
E00093699
Lower layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 004C · E01018570
Middle layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 004 · E02003842

Postcode source versions

Explore L66

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
24
Primary
21
Secondary
1
  1. Millfields Church of England (Controlled) Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    931 m
  2. South Wirral High School

    Academy converter

    1.3 km
  3. Childer Thornton Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
358
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 174
  • Public order 44
  • Criminal damage and arson 28
  • Shoplifting 21
  • Anti social behaviour 21

GP practices

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • EASTHAM GROUP PRACTICE

    47 BRIDLE ROAD, BROMBOROUGH, WIRRAL, CH62 6EE

    ODS code N85005

    2.5 km

  • THE WILLASTON SURGERY

    NESTON ROAD, WILLASTON, NESTON, CH64 2TN

    ODS code Y04664

    2.6 km

  • GREAT SUTTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    OLD CHESTER ROAD, GREAT SUTTON, ELLESMERE PORT, CH66 3NZ

    ODS code N81050

    3.5 km

  • ORCHARD SURGERY

    VILLAGE ROAD, BROMBOROUGH, WIRRAL, CH62 7EU

    ODS code N85047

    3.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Oaklands Business Park

    BCT · Hooton

    0.1 miles
  • Dale Hey

    BCT · Hooton

    0.1 miles
  • Hooton Rail Station

    RSE · Hooton

    0.2 miles
  • Interchange

    BCT · Hooton

    0.2 miles
  • Hooton Rail Station

    RSE · Hooton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cheshire West and Chester 004C, 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

24,359 of 33,755

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

24 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 1 secondary schools. Millfields Church of England (Controlled) Primary School is the nearest published school at 931 m.

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

Recorded crime

358 published events cover 12 months, averaging 29.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 174 events.

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