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CH42 2BQ

Rock Ferry · Wirral · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Rock Ferry
Local authority
Wirral
Constituency
Birkenhead
Postcode district
CH42
Postcode sector
CH42 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH42 2BF 36 m
CH42 2AR 61 m
CH42 2BW 67 m
CH42 2ER 73 m
CH42 2EB 98 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CH42 2BQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 November 2009
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CH
Postcode district
CH42
Postcode sector
CH42 2
Latitude
53.370643
Longitude
-3.007607
British National Grid easting
333,056
British National Grid northing
386,447

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
E00168419
Lower layer super output area
Wirral 027D · E01007295
Middle layer super output area
Wirral 027 · E02001493

Postcode source versions

Explore CH42

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
96
Primary
53
Secondary
15

  1. Rock Ferry Primary School

    Academy converter

    415 m

  2. St Anne's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    502 m

  3. Utopia

    Other independent special school

    503 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,080
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,383
  • Criminal damage and arson 323
  • Public order 296
  • Anti social behaviour 237
  • Drugs 197

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
12

7 female, 5 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
4.0
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

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CH42 2 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

34

within 5 km

  • RIVERSIDE SURGERY

    525 NEW CHESTER ROAD, BIRKENHEAD, CH42 2AG

    ODS code N85016

    180 m

  • GLADSTONE MED CTR

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

    ODS code N85031

    737 m

  • SUNLIGHT GROUP PRACTICE

    SEFTON ROAD, NEW FERRY, WIRRAL, CH62 5HS

    ODS code N85051

    979 m

  • ST CATHERINE'S SURGERY

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

    ODS code N85020

    1.6 km

  • TEEHEY LANE SURGERY

    66 TEEHEY LANE, BEBINGTON, WIRRAL, CH63 2JN

    ODS code N85057

    2.2 km

  • CIVIC MEDICAL CENTRE

    CIVIC WAY, BEBINGTON, WIRRAL, CH63 7RX

    ODS code N85006

    2.3 km

  • WHETSTONE LANE MED CTR

    44 WHETSTONE LANE, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 2TF

    ODS code N85019

    2.4 km

  • CHURCH ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85633

    2.5 km

  • KINGS LANE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    25 BRACKENWOOD ROAD, WIRRAL, CH63 2LR

    ODS code N85054

    2.5 km

  • DEVANEY MED CTR

    40 BALLS ROAD, OXTON, PRENTON, CH43 5RE

    ODS code N85015

    2.6 km

  • HAMILTON MED CTR

    86 MARKET STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 6AJ

    ODS code N85021

    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

    3.2 km

  • VITTORIA MED CTR K

    VITTORIA STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 3RH

    ODS code N85634

    3.2 km

  • SPITAL SURGERY

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

    ODS code N85617

    3.3 km

  • HOLMLANDS MED CTR

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

    ODS code N85022

    3.5 km

  • PRENTON & WOODCHURCH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N85643

    3.6 km

Showing 20 of 34 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • The Hawthornes

    BCT · Rock Ferry

    0.1 miles

  • Bedford Road

    BCT · Rock Ferry

    0.1 miles

  • Rock Ferry Interchange

    BCT · Rock Ferry

    0.1 miles

  • Rock Ferry Rail Station

    RSE · Rock Ferry

    0.2 miles

  • Haddon Road

    BCT · Rock Ferry

    0.2 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.

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
0
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

96 open schools are in scope, including 53 primary and 15 secondary schools. Rock Ferry Primary School is the nearest published school at 415 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,080 published events cover 12 months, averaging 256.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,383 events.

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