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Thinking of living at CH61 5UP? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station and GP are further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ladymount Catholic Primary School | Primary | 100 m | 67% met the expected standard |
| Pensby Primary School | Primary | 600 m | 50% met the expected standard |
| Heswall Primary School | Primary | 1.4 km | 68% met the expected standard |
| Irby Primary School | Primary | 1.6 km | 70% met the expected standard |
| Thingwall Primary School | Primary | 1.7 km | 79% met the expected standard |
| Pensby High School | Secondary | 300 m | Attainment 8: 44.8 · 4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Woodchurch High School | Secondary | 4.1 km | Attainment 8: 37.9 · 3.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ridgeway High School | Secondary | 4.7 km | Attainment 8: 39.2 · 3.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Calday Grange Grammar School | Secondary | 4.7 km | Attainment 8: 68.1 · 33.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Upton Hall School FCJ | Secondary | 4.9 km | Attainment 8: 65.6 · 26.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Avalon School | Independent | 5.2 km | – |
| Horizons Independent School | Independent | 5.7 km | – |
| Birkenhead School |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Heswall Lawn Tennis Club | 890 m | 12 |
| Bowls | Pensby Crown Green Bowls Club | 1.1 km | 7 |
| Golf | Arrowe Park Golf Club | 2.6 km | 5 |
| Swimming | Total Fitness (Prenton) | 3.6 km | 5 |
| Squash | Heswall Squash Racquets Club | 2.7 km | 3 |
| Cricket | Irby Cricket Club | 2.5 km | 2 |
| Rugby union | Caldy RUFC (Paton Field) | 3.1 km | 1 |
| Yoga | The Health and Happiness Hub | 4.5 km | 1 |
Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Heswall, a short drive or bike ride (2.5 km), with 91k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Liverpool Lime Street.
The nearest bus stop is Old Wood Road, 200 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 175); 28 departures an hour from the 14 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Ladymount Catholic Primary School, a few minutes' walk (100 m); 67% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Gayton Primary School (1.7 km).
The nearest secondary is Pensby High School, 300 m away; Attainment 8: 44.8 · 4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Calday Grange Grammar School (5.5 km) and Upton Hall School FCJ (5.8 km).
Few families with young children: only 14% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 800 m away, with Premier Stores closer still (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Myrtle Group Practice (1.3 km), with Cohens Chemist the closest pharmacy (750 m).
For a haircut, Sudio's is 250 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Arrowe Park Hospital, 4.0 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 43% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 65% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 31 restaurants and cafés and 11 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Hope Community Coffee Shop is the closest café or restaurant (800 m), and Heswall Lawn Tennis Club the nearest pub (900 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (12 of them).
It's a low-crime area: about 51 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 17% flats and 23% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is Pensby Park, 600 m away; for exercise, Snap Fitness (1.6 km).
A swim is a short trip away: Meols, 9.0 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 5.8 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Liverpool John Lennon is 17 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 55 km.
9 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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| Independent |
| 5.8 km |
| 23.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near CH61 5UP, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 42% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 30% are 65 or over.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.