CH42 4AB

Rock Ferry · Wirral · England

Updated September 2026

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Local authority
Wirral
Constituency
Birkenhead
Postcode district
CH42
Postcode sector
CH42 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH42 3XP 59 m
CH42 4AD 65 m
CH42 3XL 74 m
CH42 4QQ 83 m
CH42 4QH 92 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CH42 4AB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 2019
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CH
Postcode district
CH42
Postcode sector
CH42 4
Latitude
53.374264
Longitude
-3.017298
British National Grid easting
332,417
British National Grid northing
386,859

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
E00036963
Lower layer super output area
Wirral 027E · E01007296
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
104
Primary
58
Secondary
14
  1. Well Lane Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    161 m
  2. Utopia

    Other independent special school

    405 m
  3. Rock Ferry Primary School

    Academy converter

    476 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,073
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,870
  • Public order 413
  • Criminal damage and arson 387
  • Anti social behaviour 277
  • Drugs 256

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
21

12 female, 9 male

Postcode households
9
Residents per household
2.3
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

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CH42 4 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.

GP practices

34

within 5 km

  • GLADSTONE MED CTR

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

    ODS code N85031

    209 m

  • RIVERSIDE SURGERY

    525 NEW CHESTER ROAD, BIRKENHEAD, CH42 2AG

    ODS code N85016

    780 m

  • ST CATHERINE'S SURGERY

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

    ODS code N85020

    890 m

  • WHETSTONE LANE MED CTR

    44 WHETSTONE LANE, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 2TF

    ODS code N85019

    1.7 km

  • SUNLIGHT GROUP PRACTICE

    SEFTON ROAD, NEW FERRY, WIRRAL, CH62 5HS

    ODS code N85051

    1.7 km

  • DEVANEY MED CTR

    40 BALLS ROAD, OXTON, PRENTON, CH43 5RE

    ODS code N85015

    1.8 km

  • HAMILTON MED CTR

    86 MARKET STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 6AJ

    ODS code N85021

    2.1 km

  • TEEHEY LANE SURGERY

    66 TEEHEY LANE, BEBINGTON, WIRRAL, CH63 2JN

    ODS code N85057

    2.4 km

  • THE VILLA MEDICAL CENTRE

    1-2 ROMAN ROAD, PRENTON, CH43 3DB

    ODS code N85018

    2.6 km

  • VITTORIA MED CTR G

    VITTORIA STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 3RH

    ODS code N85038

    2.6 km

  • VITTORIA MED CTR K

    VITTORIA STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 3RH

    ODS code N85634

    2.6 km

  • CHURCH ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85633

    2.7 km

  • KINGS LANE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    25 BRACKENWOOD ROAD, WIRRAL, CH63 2LR

    ODS code N85054

    2.7 km

  • CIVIC MEDICAL CENTRE

    CIVIC WAY, BEBINGTON, WIRRAL, CH63 7RX

    ODS code N85006

    2.8 km

  • HOLMLANDS MED CTR

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

    ODS code N85022

    2.9 km

  • PRENTON & WOODCHURCH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N85643

    2.9 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

  • CAVENDISH MEDICAL CENTRE

    BIRKENHEAD MEDICAL BUILDING, 31 LAIRD STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 8DB

    ODS code N85017

    3.3 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

  • Well Lane

    BCT · Rock Ferry

    0.1 miles
  • Well Lane

    BCT · Rock Ferry

    0.1 miles
  • Grove Road

    TXR · Rock Ferry

    0.1 miles
  • St Pauls Road

    BCT · Mersey Park

    0.1 miles
  • Old Chester Road

    BCT · Rock Ferry

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wirral 027E, 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

1,849 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 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
1 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
2
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

104 open schools are in scope, including 58 primary and 14 secondary schools. Well Lane Primary School is the nearest published school at 161 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,073 published events cover 12 months, averaging 339.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,870 events.

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