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CH42 4AA

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 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH42 4NT 22 m
CH42 4NG 30 m
CH42 4LY 89 m
CH42 4RL 89 m
CH42 4NU 94 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CH42 4AA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 2024
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CH
Postcode district
CH42
Postcode sector
CH42 4
Latitude
53.364950
Longitude
-3.014250
British National Grid easting
332,605
British National Grid northing
385,820

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
E00036361
Lower layer super output area
Wirral 029E · E01007178
Middle layer super output area
Wirral 029 · E02001495

Postcode source versions

Explore CH42

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
81
Primary
46
Secondary
13

  1. St Anne's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    292 m

  2. St John's Catholic Junior School

    Voluntary aided school

    600 m

  3. St John's Catholic Infant School

    Voluntary aided school

    668 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,061
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,407
  • Criminal damage and arson 334
  • Public order 286
  • Anti social behaviour 239
  • Drugs 172

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CH42 4 residents
4,465

Age bands in CH42 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.5%
681 residents
Age 15 to 24
13.1%
541 residents
Age 25 to 44
25.1%
1,033 residents
Age 45 to 64
27.7%
1,139 residents
Age 65 and over
17.6%
725 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

27

within 5 km straight-line

  • RIVERSIDE SURGERY

    525 NEW CHESTER ROAD, BIRKENHEAD, CH42 2AG

    ODS code N85016

    952 m

  • SUNLIGHT GROUP PRACTICE

    SEFTON ROAD, NEW FERRY, WIRRAL, CH62 5HS

    ODS code N85051

    968 m

  • GLADSTONE MED CTR

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

    ODS code N85031

    1.2 km

  • TEEHEY LANE SURGERY

    66 TEEHEY LANE, BEBINGTON, WIRRAL, CH63 2JN

    ODS code N85057

    1.5 km

  • CIVIC MEDICAL CENTRE

    CIVIC WAY, BEBINGTON, WIRRAL, CH63 7RX

    ODS code N85006

    1.8 km

  • CHURCH ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85633

    1.8 km

  • KINGS LANE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    25 BRACKENWOOD ROAD, WIRRAL, CH63 2LR

    ODS code N85054

    1.8 km

  • ST CATHERINE'S SURGERY

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

    ODS code N85020

    1.9 km

  • THE VILLA MEDICAL CENTRE

    1-2 ROMAN ROAD, PRENTON, CH43 3DB

    ODS code N85018

    2.5 km

  • WHETSTONE LANE MED CTR

    44 WHETSTONE LANE, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 2TF

    ODS code N85019

    2.7 km

  • DEVANEY MED CTR

    40 BALLS ROAD, OXTON, PRENTON, CH43 5RE

    ODS code N85015

    2.7 km

  • SPITAL SURGERY

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

    ODS code N85617

    2.8 km

  • HAMILTON MED CTR

    86 MARKET STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 6AJ

    ODS code N85021

    3.1 km

  • PRENTON & WOODCHURCH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N85643

    3.2 km

  • HOLMLANDS MED CTR

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

    ODS code N85022

    3.2 km

  • DINGLE PARK PRACTICE

    PARK STREET, TOXTETH, LIVERPOOL, L8 6QP

    ODS code N82033

    3.6 km

  • DR JUDE'S PRACTICE - RIVERSIDE

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

    ODS code N82646

    3.6 km

  • GP PRACTICE RIVERSIDE (DR JUDE)

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

    ODS code N82091

    3.6 km

  • VITTORIA MED CTR G

    VITTORIA STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 3RH

    ODS code N85038

    3.7 km

  • VITTORIA MED CTR K

    VITTORIA STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 3RH

    ODS code N85634

    3.7 km

Showing 20 of 27 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Woodland Road

    BCT · Rock Ferry

    86 m

  • Woodland Road

    BCT · Rock Ferry

    96 m

  • Kings Lane

    BCT · Egerton Park

    122 m

  • Farlow Road

    BCT · Egerton Park

    137 m

  • Bebington Road

    BCT · Dacre Hill

    147 m

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wirral 029E, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

6,508 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
4 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

81 open schools are in scope, including 46 primary and 13 secondary schools. St Anne's Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 292 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,061 published events cover 12 months, averaging 255 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,407 events.

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