# CH60 5SX: area report for a postcode in Wirral

CH60 5SX is a postcode in Wirral.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Wirral. Open the map at CH60 5SX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Wirral](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral) › [CH60](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch60) › [CH60 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch60-5)

## Around this postcode

- **9 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 53% on July. Wirral 037C: 28 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.0958,53.3328,CH605SX
- **Heswall, 1.5 km**: About 19 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.0958,53.3328,CH605SX
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 320 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.0958,53.3328,CH605SX
- **No property in CH60 5SX listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-3.0958,53.3328,CH605SX
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Wirral 037C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-3.0958,53.3328,CH605SX
- **£221,849 average price**: For the whole of Wirral, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.0958,53.3328,CH605SX
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 520 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.0958,53.3328,CH605SX
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 300 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.0958,53.3328,CH605SX
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CH60 5SX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.0958,53.3328,CH605SX
- **Low road and rail noise at CH60 5SX**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-3.0958,53.3328,CH605SX
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-3.0958,53.3328,CH605SX
- **8.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.0958,53.3328,CH605SX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Heswall Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/heswall-primary-school-e149931) | Primary | 320 m (4 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2022 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Heswall St Peter's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/heswall-st-peters-cofe-primary-school-e105079) | Primary | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2024 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Stanley School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stanley-school-e105138) | Special | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | – |
| [Pensby Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pensby-primary-school-e135497) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ladymount Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ladymount-catholic-primary-school-e105084) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Gayton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gayton-primary-school-e149493) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 82% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Barnston Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/barnston-primary-school-e105030) | Primary | 1.6 km (21 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 82% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Pensby High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pensby-high-school-e105101) | Secondary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | Attainment 8 of 45.9 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2026 | £176,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| December 2025 | £272,500 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| August 2026 | £165,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| October 2025 | £272,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| August 2023 | £192,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| April 2025 | £300,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| March 2026 | £105,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| January 2025 | £236,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: MYRTLE GROUP PRACTICE (520 m)
- Pharmacies: OAKLEY PHARMACY (500 m); BOOTS (520 m); TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (670 m)
- Dental practices: THE WHITE HOUSE DENTAL PRACTICE (130 m); HESWALL DENTAL PRACTICE (650 m); CHILDREN'S DENTAL SURGERY (670 m); SANDSTONE WIRRAL LTD (760 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Heswall Pensby Road Local (300 m, Sainsburys); Aldi Gayton Heswall (410 m, Aldi); Cook Heswall (540 m, Cook); Tesco Wirral Superstore (660 m, Tesco); M&S Heswall SF (690 m, Marks and Spencer)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £221,849** (July 2026). Wirral’s average house price was £221,849 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 6.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £38,010** (2025). Full-time workers living in Wirral earned a median of £38,010 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 158th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 5.8×** (2025). A home in Wirral costs 5.8 times local full-time pay. Joint 81st most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 27.5** (2025). Wirral has a deprivation score of 27.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 57th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Wirral 037C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 10.8** (2025). Wirral 037C has a deprivation score of 10.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,668th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £278,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Wirral 037C was £278,000 in 2025. Joint 14,211th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,595** (2021). Wirral 037C had 1,595 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,365th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 92.6%** (January 2026). In Wirral 037C, 92.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## CH60 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £470,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CH60 was £470,000 in 2025. Joint 353rd most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 13,436** (2021). CH60 had 13,436 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 924th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in CH60 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 88.5%** (January 2026). In CH60, 88.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Wirral](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral)
- Centre: 53.3328, -3.0958

Council: [Wirral](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Wirral West](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/wirral-west): Matthew Patrick (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-3.0958,53.3328,CH605SX

## How to cite

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