L61 postcode area · Wirral

The L61 postcode district spans 5 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Wirral. Area Scores range from 74 to 99 across them. Every full L61 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The strongest of the L61 district's neighbourhoods is Gayton & Lower Heswall (100 out of 100, #32 of 6,856 in England) and the weakest Heswall (75). All 5 rank in the least-deprived third of England. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £261,250 in Higher Bebington to £540,000 in Gayton & Lower Heswall — a 2.1× gap within the L61 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£40,390a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime30per 1,000 residents, 12m

Median age (est.)50

Owner-occupied84%

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
Thurstaston & IrbyWirral	780	89	£280,000
Pensby & ThingwallWirral	1,157	83	£279,250
Higher BebingtonWirral	1,609	76	£261,250
HeswallWirral	1,726	75	£275,000

People living in L61 Census 2021

Residents38,030

Median age (est.)50

Density930per km²

No qualifications13%

Degree or above42%

No car or van12%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 9%25–44 19%45–64 29%65+ 29%

Tenure

Own outright 50%Mortgage/shared 34%Social rent 6%Private rent 9%

Households

One person 29%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 9%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 28% · Associate professional 15% · Managers & directors 15%

All occupation groups

Professional	28%
Associate professional	15%
Managers & directors	15%
Administrative	11%
Skilled trades	8%
Caring & leisure	8%
Elementary	6%
Sales & customer service	6%
Process & plant	5%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

Christian 62% · No religion 31% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 4%

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.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around L61.

CH61 CH31 L60 CH60 CH26 L49 CH49 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.