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L42 0HU

Birkenhead and Tranmere · Wirral · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Birkenhead and Tranmere
Local authority
Wirral
Constituency
Birkenhead
Postcode district
L42
Postcode sector
L42 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH41 2SY 53 m
CH41 2SW 79 m
CH41 2TG 84 m
CH41 2ZE 96 m
CH41 2YQ 97 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L42 0HU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L42
Postcode sector
L42 0
Latitude
53.386236
Longitude
-3.026860
British National Grid easting
331,800
British National Grid northing
388,200

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Wirral · E08000015
Electoral ward
Birkenhead and Tranmere · E05000956
Parish or community
E43000169
Westminster constituency
Birkenhead · E14001091
Output area
E00036136
Lower layer super output area
Wirral 021A · E01007130
Middle layer super output area
Wirral 021 · E02001487

Postcode source versions

Explore L42

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
117
Primary
64
Secondary
18

  1. Woodlands Primary School

    Community school

    11 m

  2. St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    233 m

  3. Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    492 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,806
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,614
  • Public order 765
  • Shoplifting 681
  • Criminal damage and arson 580
  • Drugs 539

GP practices

38

within 5 km straight-line

  • WHETSTONE LANE MED CTR

    44 WHETSTONE LANE, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 2TF

    ODS code N85019

    224 m

  • ST CATHERINE'S SURGERY

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

    ODS code N85020

    689 m

  • DEVANEY MED CTR

    40 BALLS ROAD, OXTON, PRENTON, CH43 5RE

    ODS code N85015

    710 m

  • HAMILTON MED CTR

    86 MARKET STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 6AJ

    ODS code N85021

    935 m

  • VITTORIA MED CTR G

    VITTORIA STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 3RH

    ODS code N85038

    1.1 km

  • VITTORIA MED CTR K

    VITTORIA STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 3RH

    ODS code N85634

    1.1 km

  • GLADSTONE MED CTR

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

    ODS code N85031

    1.4 km

  • CAVENDISH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N85017

    1.9 km

  • MIRIAM PRIMARY CARE GROUP

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

    ODS code N85625

    1.9 km

  • PAXTON MEDICAL GROUP

    CLAUGHTON MEDICAL CENTRE, 161 PARK ROAD NORTH, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 0DD

    ODS code N85044

    2.0 km

  • RIVERSIDE SURGERY

    525 NEW CHESTER ROAD, BIRKENHEAD, CH42 2AG

    ODS code N85016

    2.1 km

  • HOLMLANDS MED CTR

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

    ODS code N85022

    2.7 km

  • PRENTON & WOODCHURCH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N85643

    2.8 km

  • SOMERVILLE MED CTR

    69 GORSEY LANE, WALLASEY, CH44 4AA

    ODS code N85024

    2.8 km

  • THE VILLA MEDICAL CENTRE

    1-2 ROMAN ROAD, PRENTON, CH43 3DB

    ODS code N85018

    3.0 km

  • SUNLIGHT GROUP PRACTICE

    SEFTON ROAD, NEW FERRY, WIRRAL, CH62 5HS

    ODS code N85051

    3.1 km

  • ST. JAMES' HEALTH CENTRE

    29 GREAT GEORGE SQUARE, LIVERPOOL, L1 5DZ

    ODS code N82082

    3.5 km

  • CENTRAL PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    VICTORIA CENTRAL HOSPITAL, MILL LANE, WALLASEY, CH44 5UF

    ODS code N85027

    3.5 km

  • LISCARD GROUP PRACTICE

    VICTORIA CENTRAL HOSPITAL HC, MILL LANE, WALLASEY, CH44 5UF

    ODS code N85616

    3.5 km

  • DINGLE PARK PRACTICE

    PARK STREET, TOXTETH, LIVERPOOL, L8 6QP

    ODS code N82033

    3.6 km

Showing 20 of 38 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Maple Street

    BCT · Clifton Park

    0.0 miles

  • Maple Street

    BCT · Tranmere

    0.0 miles

  • Whetstone Lane

    BCT · Tranmere

    0.1 miles

  • Borough Road

    BCT · Tranmere

    0.1 miles

  • Elm Grove

    BCT · Tranmere

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wirral 021A, 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

1,366 of 33,755

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

Evidence in context

Schools

117 open schools are in scope, including 64 primary and 18 secondary schools. Woodlands Primary School is the nearest published school at 11 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,806 published events cover 12 months, averaging 567.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,614 events.

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