Low deprivation
IMD England
Low · 3.7 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£530,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
North West
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for CH61 3US
Postcode
CH61 3US
Coordinates
53.3548, -3.1018
Grid reference
SJ267847
Easting
326,759
Northing
384,773
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5R9V3X+W7
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Heswall
Travel to Work
Birkenhead
ITL Region
Wirral
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
21634
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 21634 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesProperty sales · CH61 3US
HM Land Registry · Wirral
Average price
£498,333
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £530,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Oct '23 – Jun '26Jun '26: 1 sales · avg £400,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£565k£483k£400k
Oct '23Sep '24Jun '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near CH61 3US
England & WalesCrime trends · near CH61 3US
Counts are for Pensby and Thingwall electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
35
YoY +75%
423119
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
6
YoY -75%
24132
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
740
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
6
YoY -54%
1581
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.95.4%
+ other · 4.6%
Religion
Christian56.6%
No religion36.7%
Not answered5.1%
+ other · 1.6%
Age groups
50–6422.2%
35–4917.3%
65–7415.3%
25–349.6%
75–847.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.1%
Households
Any member 66+15.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.6%
All members 66+13.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.7%
Other11.6%
+ 8 other households · 33.4%
Administrative Information
Wirral
Local Authority
Council AreaWirral West E14001589
Constituency
E14001589Merseyside
Police Force
England
Ward
Pensby and Thingwall
Constituency code
E14001589
EU Electoral Region
North West
Parish
Wirral, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Wirral
Health & NHS
North West
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandCheshire and Merseyside
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
North West
NHS Region
North West
Integrated Care Board
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Wirral
Sub ICB Location
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB - 12F
Cancer Alliance
Cheshire and Merseyside
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Wirral 034E E01007286
E01007286MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Wirral 034 E02001500
E02001500LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Wirral 034E E01007286
E01007286MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Wirral 034 E02001500
E02001500Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:52 AM
Sunrise
6:20 PM
Sunset
12 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:52 AM
Sunset (today)
6:20 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
June 1999
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~27 years
Active Duration
1999 -> PresentJune 1999 — Introduced
Postcode CH61 3US introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 21634
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01007286 and MSOA E02001500 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CH61 3US is currently active and in use.
First introduced
June 1999
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~27 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near CH61 3US
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 12%
RWM expected
81%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 12%
RWM expected
79%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 4%
RWM expected
56%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 4%
RWM expected
70%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 10%
RWM expected
67%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 24%
Attainment 8
44.8
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 42%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 15%
RWM expected
50%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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