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CH42 1QT

Rock Ferry · Wirral · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Birkenhead
Ward
Rock Ferry
Local authority
Wirral
Constituency
Birkenhead
Postcode district
CH42
Postcode sector
CH42 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH62 5AS 58 m
CH42 1QJ 74 m
CH62 5AR 100 m
CH42 1QE 106 m
CH42 1QL 126 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CH42 1QT
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1999
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CH
Postcode district
CH42
Postcode sector
CH42 1
Latitude
53.364334
Longitude
-3.003175
British National Grid easting
333,341
British National Grid northing
385,741

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Wirral · E08000015
Electoral ward
Rock Ferry · E05000971
Parish or community
E43000169
Westminster constituency
Birkenhead · E14001091
Output area
E00036946
Lower layer super output area
Wirral 031E · E01007289
Middle layer super output area
Wirral 031 · E02001497

Postcode source versions

Explore CH42

Property

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3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
134, Woodward Road, Birkenhead, CH42 1QT 21 June 2013 £52,000
132, Woodward Road, Birkenhead, CH42 1QT 27 June 2005 £39,000
104, Woodward Road, Birkenhead, CH42 1QT 27 September 1996 £28,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
86
Primary
45
Secondary
15

  1. Grove Street Primary School

    Community school

    393 m

  2. St Anne's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    562 m

  3. St John's Catholic Junior School

    Voluntary aided school

    575 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,447
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,104
  • Criminal damage and arson 295
  • Public order 233
  • Anti social behaviour 205
  • Drugs 147

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
90

49 female, 41 male

Postcode households
33
Residents per household
2.7
CH42 1 residents
3,617

Age bands in CH42 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
22.9%

824 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.6%

416 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.9%

1,003 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.4%

875 residents

Age 65 and over
13.2%

475 residents

This postcode contained 2.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CH42 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

31

within 5 km straight-line

  • SUNLIGHT GROUP PRACTICE

    SEFTON ROAD, NEW FERRY, WIRRAL, CH62 5HS

    ODS code N85051

    250 m

  • RIVERSIDE SURGERY

    525 NEW CHESTER ROAD, BIRKENHEAD, CH42 2AG

    ODS code N85016

    879 m

  • GLADSTONE MED CTR

    241-243 OLD CHESTER ROAD, ROCK FERRY, BIRKENHEAD, CH42 3TD

    ODS code N85031

    1.5 km

  • CIVIC MEDICAL CENTRE

    CIVIC WAY, BEBINGTON, WIRRAL, CH63 7RX

    ODS code N85006

    1.6 km

  • TEEHEY LANE SURGERY

    66 TEEHEY LANE, BEBINGTON, WIRRAL, CH63 2JN

    ODS code N85057

    1.8 km

  • CHURCH ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    25 BRACKENWOOD ROAD, HIGHER BEBINGTON, WIRRAL, CH63 2LR

    ODS code N85633

    2.1 km

  • KINGS LANE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    25 BRACKENWOOD ROAD, WIRRAL, CH63 2LR

    ODS code N85054

    2.1 km

  • ST CATHERINE'S SURGERY

    ST. CATHERINES HEALTH CENTRE, CHURCH ROAD, BIRKENHEAD, CH42 0LQ

    ODS code N85020

    2.3 km

  • SPITAL SURGERY

    1 LANCELYN COURT PRECINCT, SPITAL ROAD, BEBINGTON, WIRRAL, CH63 9JP

    ODS code N85617

    2.6 km

  • WHETSTONE LANE MED CTR

    44 WHETSTONE LANE, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 2TF

    ODS code N85019

    3.1 km

  • DINGLE PARK PRACTICE

    PARK STREET, TOXTETH, LIVERPOOL, L8 6QP

    ODS code N82033

    3.2 km

  • DR JUDE'S PRACTICE - RIVERSIDE

    RIVERSIDE CENTRE FOR HEALTH, PARK STREET, LIVERPOOL, L8 6QP

    ODS code N82646

    3.2 km

  • GP PRACTICE RIVERSIDE (DR JUDE)

    RIVERSIDE CTR FOR HEALTH, PARK STREET, LIVERPOOL, L8 6QP

    ODS code N82091

    3.2 km

  • THE VILLA MEDICAL CENTRE

    1-2 ROMAN ROAD, PRENTON, CH43 3DB

    ODS code N85018

    3.2 km

  • DEVANEY MED CTR

    40 BALLS ROAD, OXTON, PRENTON, CH43 5RE

    ODS code N85015

    3.3 km

  • HAMILTON MED CTR

    86 MARKET STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 6AJ

    ODS code N85021

    3.4 km

  • THE ELMS MEDICAL CENTRE

    3 THE ELMS, DINGLE, LIVERPOOL, L8 3SS

    ODS code N82070

    3.7 km

  • SANDRINGHAM MEDICAL CENTRE

    1A AIGBURTH ROAD, AIGBURTH, LIVERPOOL, L17 4JP

    ODS code N82641

    3.8 km

  • PRENTON & WOODCHURCH MEDICAL CENTRE

    516-518 WOODCHURCH ROAD, PRENTON, BIRKENHEAD, WIRRAL, CH43 0TS

    ODS code N85643

    3.9 km

  • HOLMLANDS MED CTR

    16-20 HOLMLANDS DR, OXTON, BIRKENHEAD, WIRRAL, PRENTON, CH43 0TX

    ODS code N85022

    3.9 km

Showing 20 of 31 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Hassal Road

    BCT · Rock Ferry

    0.1 miles

  • Hassal Road

    BCT · Rock Ferry

    0.1 miles

  • Platt Grove

    BCT · Rock Ferry

    0.2 miles

  • Rock Ferry High School

    BCT · Rock Ferry

    0.2 miles

  • Rock Ferry High School

    BCT · Rock Ferry

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wirral 031E, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

1 of 10

Overall England rank

110 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
4 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
1
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

86 open schools are in scope, including 45 primary and 15 secondary schools. Grove Street Primary School is the nearest published school at 393 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

2,447 published events cover 12 months, averaging 203.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,104 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.