CH63 1JS Wirral
Live postcode, introduced June 1999. Ward: Clatterbridge. 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 D (50% of about 580 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: yes, Wirral.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 4 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 3 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 56 addresses are between 45 m and 51 m above sea level (48 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 | 1.8 km |
| Neston 41,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km | |
| Bromborough 531,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 10 within 800 m; nearest Oxford Drive Thornton Hough | 190 m |
| Bus or coach station | Heswall Bus Station | 3.0 km |
| Ferry terminal | Woodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal | 9.2 km |
| Car parks | Rocky Lane South Car Park | 2.8 km |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 3.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 13.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Neston Medical Centre | 2.9 km |
| Pharmacies | Heswall Hills Pharmacy | 1.9 km |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Buckle & Mcgrath - Hilltop Court | 1.2 km |
| Hospital | Clatterbridge Hospital | 2.6 km |
| Police station | Bebington Police Station | 5.0 km |
| Cash machines | Barclays ATM | 2.6 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1.2 ha | 2.3 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,400 m² | 760 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.1 ha | 780 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,730 m² | 690 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Moated site 400m north east of New Hall, a scheduled monument, 600 m north-west. 33 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Moated site 400m north east of New Hall | Scheduled monument | 600 m north-west |
| Church of St George (United Reformed) | Listed building, Grade II* | 830 m north-east |
| Grounds of Thornton Manor | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.1 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Manor Wood | Wood | 1.0 km north |
| Thornton Common | Wood | 2.6 km east |
| Raby Mere | Lake or reservoir | 3.2 km east |
| Poll Hill | Hill | 3.5 km north-west |
| Heswall Dales | Valley | 4.0 km west |
| Wirral | Headland | 4.5 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 52 | 56 |
4 of the postcode's 56 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 | 59 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 41% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 96% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 67% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 4% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 44% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 46% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 24% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 69% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 63% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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.