CH61 postcode area guide — Wirral

Where is CH61?

Broadband & internet speeds in CH61

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the CH61 postcode district (Wirral) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 418 postcodes Ofcom measures in CH61, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 92.3%.

Around 0% of premises in CH61 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.

Sample postcodes in CH61

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Mobile signal around Wirral

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Wirral district (160,608 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in CH61

Police recorded 40 incidents within about a mile of the centre of CH61 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).

House prices in CH61

Based on 204 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in CH61 is £281,000, up 6.0% on the previous year (£265,000).

Latest recorded sales in CH61

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Who lives here? Wirral demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider Wirral district (320,199 residents, 143,252 households):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around CH61

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.

Food hygiene ratings in CH61

71 rated food businesses operate in CH61. 57 hold the top rating of 5, 7 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: Allandale Care Group, Aroma, Auntie Jayne's House, Barista Express, Barnstondale Centre.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in CH61

From a sample of 115 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 CH61 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 18% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.

Phone area codes for Wirral

Landlines around CH61 typically use:

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What's it like living in CH61?

Postcodes in CH61

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.