CH42 2BG

Rock Ferry · Wirral · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Birkenhead
Local authority
Wirral
Constituency
Birkenhead
Postcode district
CH42
Postcode sector
CH42 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH42 2AA 71 m
CH42 2EB 74 m
CH42 2BW 78 m
CH42 2AN 96 m
CH42 2BU 122 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CH42 2BG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1999
Terminated
1 July 2007
Postcode area
CH
Postcode district
CH42
Postcode sector
CH42 2
Latitude
53.371619
Longitude
-3.009043
British National Grid easting
332,962
British National Grid northing
386,557

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Wirral · E08000015
Parish or community
E43000169
Westminster constituency
Birkenhead · E14001091
Output area
E00036970
Lower layer super output area
Wirral 027D · E01007295
Middle layer super output area
Wirral 027 · E02001493

Postcode source versions

Explore CH42

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
56, Ludlow Road, Birkenhead, CH42 2BG 13 April 1995 £16,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
97
Primary
54
Secondary
14
  1. Rock Ferry Primary School

    Academy converter

    280 m
  2. Utopia

    Other independent special school

    364 m
  3. St Anne's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    576 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,127
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,405
  • Criminal damage and arson 330
  • Public order 309
  • Anti social behaviour 233
  • Drugs 202

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CH42 2 residents
2,765

Age bands in CH42 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.6%

532 residents

Age 15 to 24
13%

335 residents

Age 25 to 44
30%

773 residents

Age 45 to 64
22.9%

590 residents

Age 65 and over
13.5%

347 residents

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.

GP practices

33

within 5 km straight-line

  • RIVERSIDE SURGERY

    525 NEW CHESTER ROAD, BIRKENHEAD, CH42 2AG

    ODS code N85016

    195 m

  • GLADSTONE MED CTR

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

    ODS code N85031

    592 m

  • SUNLIGHT GROUP PRACTICE

    SEFTON ROAD, NEW FERRY, WIRRAL, CH62 5HS

    ODS code N85051

    1.1 km

  • ST CATHERINE'S SURGERY

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

    ODS code N85020

    1.5 km

  • WHETSTONE LANE MED CTR

    44 WHETSTONE LANE, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 2TF

    ODS code N85019

    2.2 km

  • TEEHEY LANE SURGERY

    66 TEEHEY LANE, BEBINGTON, WIRRAL, CH63 2JN

    ODS code N85057

    2.3 km

  • CIVIC MEDICAL CENTRE

    CIVIC WAY, BEBINGTON, WIRRAL, CH63 7RX

    ODS code N85006

    2.4 km

  • DEVANEY MED CTR

    40 BALLS ROAD, OXTON, PRENTON, CH43 5RE

    ODS code N85015

    2.4 km

  • HAMILTON MED CTR

    86 MARKET STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 6AJ

    ODS code N85021

    2.5 km

  • CHURCH ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85633

    2.6 km

  • KINGS LANE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    25 BRACKENWOOD ROAD, WIRRAL, CH63 2LR

    ODS code N85054

    2.6 km

  • DINGLE PARK PRACTICE

    PARK STREET, TOXTETH, LIVERPOOL, L8 6QP

    ODS code N82033

    2.9 km

  • DR JUDE'S PRACTICE - RIVERSIDE

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

    ODS code N82646

    2.9 km

  • GP PRACTICE RIVERSIDE (DR JUDE)

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

    ODS code N82091

    2.9 km

  • THE VILLA MEDICAL CENTRE

    1-2 ROMAN ROAD, PRENTON, CH43 3DB

    ODS code N85018

    3.0 km

  • VITTORIA MED CTR G

    VITTORIA STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 3RH

    ODS code N85038

    3.1 km

  • VITTORIA MED CTR K

    VITTORIA STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 3RH

    ODS code N85634

    3.1 km

  • HOLMLANDS MED CTR

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

    ODS code N85022

    3.4 km

  • SPITAL SURGERY

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

    ODS code N85617

    3.4 km

  • PRENTON & WOODCHURCH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N85643

    3.5 km

Showing 20 of 33 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Rock Ferry Interchange

    BCT · Rock Ferry

    0.1 miles
  • Rock Ferry Rail Station

    RSE · Rock Ferry

    0.1 miles
  • Rock Ferry Rail Station

    RLY · Rock Ferry

    0.1 miles
  • Bedford Road

    BCT · Rock Ferry

    0.1 miles
  • Rock Ferry Station

    BCT · Rock Ferry

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wirral 027D, 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

3,226 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
3 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

97 open schools are in scope, including 54 primary and 14 secondary schools. Rock Ferry Primary School is the nearest published school at 280 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,127 published events cover 12 months, averaging 260.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,405 events.

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