CH60 5RD Wirral
Live postcode, introduced June 1999. Ward: Heswall. Region: North West.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in Wirral in 2026-27: Band D £2,501 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,667 | £1,945 | £2,223 | £2,501 | £3,056 | £3,612 | £4,168 | £5,001 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band G (19% of about 800 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Heswall Gospel Hall, Pensby Road, Heswall, CH60 7RD: up to 23 homes, permissioned (390 m)
- Axholme, 76 Thurstaston Road, Heswall, permissioned (720 m)
- Lawnswood, 39 Quarry Road East, Heswall, CH60 6RB: up to 9 homes, permissioned (750 m)
- 15 Delavor Road, Heswall, CH60 4RN: up to 1 home, permissioned (870 m)
- Builders Merchant, 8 Berwyn Drive, Pensby and Thingwall, not permissioned (930 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 25 addresses are between 84 m and 91 m above sea level (87 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Heswall 91,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km |
| Neston 41,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.8 km | |
| Upton (Merseyside) 22,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 38 within 800 m; nearest Daryl Road Heswall | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Heswall Bus Station | 190 m |
| Ferry terminal | Woodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal | 9.2 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Rocky Lane South Car Park | 410 m |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 4.6 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 16.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Myrtle Group Practice | 420 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 210 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The White House Dental Practice | 250 m |
| Hospital | Spire Murrayfield Hospital | 2.4 km |
| Police station | Bebington Police Station | 6.4 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Cashpoint® 137 Telegraph Road Lloyds Bank | 240 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 440 m² | 140 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Whitfield Common 7.1 ha | 320 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 530 m² | 220 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Puddy Dale 1.6 ha | 210 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 8.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Peter, a listed building (Grade II*), 920 m south-west. 4 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Peter | Listed building, Grade II* | 920 m south-west |
| Grounds of Thornton Manor | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.6 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Poll Hill | Hill | 460 m north-west |
| Heswall Dales | Valley | 1.0 km west |
| Pensby Wood | Wood | 1.9 km north |
| Wirral | Headland | 3.7 km north-east |
| Gayton Sands | Wetland | 4.3 km south-west |
| Roodee Mere | Lake or reservoir | 4.5 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 7 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 16 | 25 |
9 of the postcode's 25 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 58 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 7% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 41% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 35% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 23% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 33% | 17% |
| Private rented | 32% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 40% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 45% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 37% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 49% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 67% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 29% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.