# CH61 6XW: area report for a postcode in Wirral

CH61 6XW 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 CH61 6XW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Wirral](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral) › [CH61](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch61) › [CH61 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch61-6)

## Around this postcode

- **5 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 37% on July. Wirral 037E: 57 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.1115,53.3439,CH616XW
- **Heswall, 3 km**: About 37 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.1115,53.3439,CH616XW
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 160 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.1115,53.3439,CH616XW
- **No property in CH61 6XW 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=-3.1115,53.3439,CH616XW
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Wirral 037E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-3.1115,53.3439,CH616XW
- **£221,849 average price**: For the whole of Wirral, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.1115,53.3439,CH616XW
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.6 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.1115,53.3439,CH616XW
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.1115,53.3439,CH616XW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CH61 6XW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.1115,53.3439,CH616XW
- **Moderate road and rail noise at CH61 6XW**: Road 57 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-3.1115,53.3439,CH616XW
- **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=-3.1115,53.3439,CH616XW
- **7.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.1115,53.3439,CH616XW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Pensby High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pensby-high-school-e105101) | Secondary | 160 m (2 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | Attainment 8 of 45.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Ladymount Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ladymount-catholic-primary-school-e105084) | Primary | 540 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Pensby Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pensby-primary-school-e135497) | Primary | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Stanley School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stanley-school-e105138) | Special | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | – |
| [Irby Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/irby-primary-school-e150558) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2023, before the school changed | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Heswall Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/heswall-primary-school-e149931) | Primary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2022 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Thurstaston Dawpool CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thurstaston-dawpool-cofe-primary-school-e149512) | Primary | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Thingwall Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thingwall-primary-school-e149933) | Primary | 1.9 km (23 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2025 | £706,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| December 2024 | £140,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| April 2026 | £220,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| March 2026 | £182,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| May 2026 | £135,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 200 m |
| August 2024 | £184,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| November 2024 | £219,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 210 m |
| March 2025 | £177,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 220 m |

## Within 1 km

## 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 037E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 17.7** (2025). Wirral 037E has a deprivation score of 17.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 16,593rd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £225,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Wirral 037E was £225,000 in 2025. Joint 8,889th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,638** (2021). Wirral 037E had 1,638 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,274th 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: 99.1%** (January 2026). In Wirral 037E, 99.1% 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.

## CH61 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £277,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CH61 was £277,500 in 2025. Joint 975th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 16,873** (2021). CH61 had 16,873 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,108th 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 CH61 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: 95.6%** (January 2026). In CH61, 95.6% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Wirral](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral)
- Centre: 53.3439, -3.1115

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=-3.1115,53.3439,CH616XW

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