CH60 postcode area · Wirral

The CH60 postcode district spans 4 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Wirral. Area Scores range from 74 to 99 across them. Every full CH60 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

Within the CH60 district, Gayton & Lower Heswall is the strongest performer at 100 out of 100 (#32 of 6,856 nationally); Heswall is the weakest at 75. All 4 rank in the least-deprived third of England. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £275,000 in Heswall to £540,000 in Gayton & Lower Heswall — a 2.0× gap within the CH60 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£41,593a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime32per 1,000 residents, 12m

Median age (est.)52

Owner-occupied85%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the CH60 district

£471,750median home sold over the past year · +25.8% over 5 years · +11.0% over the year · 206 sales

Detached£585,000

Semi-detached£315,000

Terraced—

Flat£162,500

Wirral£220,000

North West£225,000

England£300,000

Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →

Neighbourhood	Nat. rank	Area score	Median price
Gayton & Lower HeswallWirral	32	100	£540,000
Poulton, Raby Mere & Thornton HoughWirral	320	95	£364,000
Pensby & ThingwallWirral	1,157	83	£279,250
HeswallWirral	1,726	75	£275,000

People living in CH60 Census 2021

Residents30,678

Median age (est.)52

Density652per km²

No qualifications12%

Degree or above44%

No car or van12%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 8%25–44 18%45–64 28%65+ 31%

Tenure

Own outright 52%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 5%Private rent 9%

Households

One person 29%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 8%Other 21%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 29% · Managers & directors 16% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups

Professional	29%
Managers & directors	16%
Associate professional	14%
Administrative	10%
Skilled trades	8%
Caring & leisure	7%
Sales & customer service	5%
Elementary	5%
Process & plant	4%

Ethnic group

White 96%Asian 2%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 63% · No religion 30% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 5%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in CH60

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the CH60 district.

Poulton

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around CH60.

L60 CH61 L61 CH31 CH63 L63 L62 CH26

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.