CH63 6HD Wirral
Live postcode, introduced June 1999. Ward: Clatterbridge. Region: North West.
Streets
- Brimstage Road, Brimstage: 14 addresses
- Brimstage Road, Brimstage: 3 addresses
- Unnamed street near Brimstage Road, Brimstage: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near Manor Road, Brimstage: 1 address
- M53, Bebington: 1 address
- Unnamed street near New Hall Manor, Gayton: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Brimstage Road, Brimstage: 1 address
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
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 23 addresses are between 29 m and 49 m above sea level (38 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 67%, ultrafast 67%, gigabit 67% of premises; 11% 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 | 2.1 km |
| Port Sunlight 678,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km | |
| Spital 377,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 6 within 800 m; nearest Green Bank Brimstage | 170 m |
| Bus or coach station | Heswall Bus Station | 3.7 km |
| Ferry terminal | Woodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal | 6.8 km |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 1.7 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 13.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Kings Lane Medical Practice | 2.0 km |
| Pharmacies | Higher Bebington Pharmacy | 2.0 km |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Buckle & Mcgrath - Hilltop Court | 1.5 km |
| Hospital | Clatterbridge Hospital | 1.3 km |
| Police station | Bebington Police Station | 2.9 km |
| Cash machines | Barclays ATM | 1.3 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 6,350 m² | 2.2 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 1,400 m² | 1.9 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3.1 ha | 1.8 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 4,730 m² | 1.8 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Brimstage Hall and Tower, a listed building (Grade I), 150 m west. 1 listed building is within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Brimstage Hall and Tower | Listed building, Grade I | 150 m west |
| Grounds of Thornton Manor | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.4 km south-west |
| Storeton Hall, Bebington | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Brimstage Plantation | Wood | 810 m north-east |
| Lower Umberstone Covert | Wood | 1.0 km north-east |
| Storeton Hill | Hill | 2.4 km north |
| Wirral | Headland | 2.5 km north-west |
| Trisha's Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.9 km north-east |
| Prenton Dell | Valley | 3.2 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 6 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 7 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 6 | 23 |
17 of the postcode's 23 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 | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 34% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 45% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 27% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 56% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 10% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 42% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 67% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Brimstage Road.