L60 postcode area · Wirral

The L60 postcode district spans 4 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Wirral. Area Scores range from 74 to 99 across them. Every full L60 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The strongest of the L60 district's neighbourhoods is Gayton & Lower Heswall (100 out of 100, #32 of 6,856 in England) and the weakest Heswall (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 L60 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£43,255a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime31per 1,000 residents, 12m

Median age (est.)52

Owner-occupied86%

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

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Neighbourhood	Nat. rank	Area score	Median price
Gayton & Lower HeswallWirral	32	100	£540,000
Caldy & NewtonWirral	149	98	£450,000
Poulton, Raby Mere & Thornton HoughWirral	320	95	£364,000
HeswallWirral	1,726	75	£275,000

People living in L60 Census 2021

Residents30,376

Median age (est.)52

Density676per km²

No qualifications12%

Degree or above47%

No car or van11%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 8%25–44 17%45–64 29%65+ 32%

Tenure

Own outright 54%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 5%Private rent 9%

Households

One person 29%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 7%Other 22%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 31% · Managers & directors 18% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups

Professional	31%
Managers & directors	18%
Associate professional	14%
Administrative	10%
Skilled trades	7%
Caring & leisure	6%
Sales & customer service	5%
Elementary	5%
Process & plant	3%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

Christian 63% · No religion 29% · Hindu 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 L60

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the L60 district.

Poulton

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around L60.

CH31 L61 CH61 CH60 CH49 CH26 L49 CH63

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.