# CH61 9NQ: area report for a postcode in Wirral

CH61 9NQ 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 9NQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Wirral](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral) › [CH61](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch61) › [CH61 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch61-9)

## Around this postcode

- **2 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 71% on July. Wirral 034A: 13 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.0940,53.3453,CH619NQ
- **Heswall, 2.2 km**: About 27 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.0940,53.3453,CH619NQ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 460 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.0940,53.3453,CH619NQ
- **No property in CH61 9NQ 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=-3.0940,53.3453,CH619NQ
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Wirral 034A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-3.0940,53.3453,CH619NQ
- **£221,849 average price**: For the whole of Wirral, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.0940,53.3453,CH619NQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.5 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.0940,53.3453,CH619NQ
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 120 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.0940,53.3453,CH619NQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CH61 9NQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.0940,53.3453,CH619NQ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at CH61 9NQ**: Road 61 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-3.0940,53.3453,CH619NQ
- **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=-3.0940,53.3453,CH619NQ
- **8.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.0940,53.3453,CH619NQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Stanley School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stanley-school-e105138) | Special | 460 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | – |
| [Pensby Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pensby-primary-school-e135497) | Primary | 490 m (6 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 | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Thingwall Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thingwall-primary-school-e149933) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Pensby High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pensby-high-school-e105101) | Secondary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | Attainment 8 of 45.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Heswall Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/heswall-primary-school-e149931) | Primary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2022 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Irby Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/irby-primary-school-e150558) | Primary | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2023, before the school changed | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2026 | £210,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| September 2025 | £235,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 40 m |
| April 2024 | £225,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 40 m |
| March 2025 | £265,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| January 2025 | £240,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| May 2026 | £135,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| August 2026 | £160,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| April 2026 | £275,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: COHENS CHEMIST (180 m); M & A WEINRONK (290 m)
- Dental practices: 338 PENSBY ROAD [DENTAL PRACTICE] (250 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Pensby Express (120 m, Tesco); Morrisons Daily Pensby Road (330 m, Morrisons); Sainsburys Thingwall Pensby Road Local (860 m, Sainsburys)

## 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 034A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 7.3** (2025). Wirral 034A has a deprivation score of 7.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5,409th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £315,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Wirral 034A was £315,000 in 2025. Joint 14,290th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,253** (2021). Wirral 034A had 1,253 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 13,534th least 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: 94.1%** (January 2026). In Wirral 034A, 94.1% 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: 53.3453, -3.0940

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=-3.0940,53.3453,CH619NQ

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