L42 1NF

Rock Ferry · Wirral · England

Updated September 2026

Compare this postcode

Location overview

Drag to pan. Use + or - to zoom. Open larger map
Local authority
Wirral
Constituency
Birkenhead
Postcode district
L42
Postcode sector
L42 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH42 1RP 11 m
CH42 1LU 20 m
CH42 1LB 36 m
CH42 1SD 102 m
CH42 1LL 130 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L42 1NF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L42
Postcode sector
L42 1
Latitude
53.375606
Longitude
-3.008566
British National Grid easting
333,000
British National Grid northing
387,000

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

Postcode source versions

Explore L42

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
104
Primary
58
Secondary
16
  1. Rock Ferry Primary School

    Academy converter

    203 m
  2. Utopia

    Other independent special school

    209 m
  3. Well Lane Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    675 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
3,176
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,415
  • Criminal damage and arson 312
  • Public order 306
  • Anti social behaviour 221
  • Drugs 216

GP practices

33

within 5 km straight-line

  • RIVERSIDE SURGERY

    525 NEW CHESTER ROAD, BIRKENHEAD, CH42 2AG

    ODS code N85016

    429 m

  • GLADSTONE MED CTR

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

    ODS code N85031

    430 m

  • ST CATHERINE'S SURGERY

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

    ODS code N85020

    1.3 km

  • SUNLIGHT GROUP PRACTICE

    SEFTON ROAD, NEW FERRY, WIRRAL, CH62 5HS

    ODS code N85051

    1.5 km

  • WHETSTONE LANE MED CTR

    44 WHETSTONE LANE, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 2TF

    ODS code N85019

    1.9 km

  • HAMILTON MED CTR

    86 MARKET STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 6AJ

    ODS code N85021

    2.1 km

  • DEVANEY MED CTR

    40 BALLS ROAD, OXTON, PRENTON, CH43 5RE

    ODS code N85015

    2.2 km

  • DINGLE PARK PRACTICE

    PARK STREET, TOXTETH, LIVERPOOL, L8 6QP

    ODS code N82033

    2.7 km

  • DR JUDE'S PRACTICE - RIVERSIDE

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

    ODS code N82646

    2.7 km

  • GP PRACTICE RIVERSIDE (DR JUDE)

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

    ODS code N82091

    2.7 km

  • VITTORIA MED CTR G

    VITTORIA STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 3RH

    ODS code N85038

    2.7 km

  • VITTORIA MED CTR K

    VITTORIA STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 3RH

    ODS code N85634

    2.7 km

  • TEEHEY LANE SURGERY

    66 TEEHEY LANE, BEBINGTON, WIRRAL, CH63 2JN

    ODS code N85057

    2.7 km

  • CIVIC MEDICAL CENTRE

    CIVIC WAY, BEBINGTON, WIRRAL, CH63 7RX

    ODS code N85006

    2.8 km

  • CHURCH ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85633

    3.0 km

  • KINGS LANE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    25 BRACKENWOOD ROAD, WIRRAL, CH63 2LR

    ODS code N85054

    3.0 km

  • THE VILLA MEDICAL CENTRE

    1-2 ROMAN ROAD, PRENTON, CH43 3DB

    ODS code N85018

    3.1 km

  • ST. JAMES' HEALTH CENTRE

    29 GREAT GEORGE SQUARE, LIVERPOOL, L1 5DZ

    ODS code N82082

    3.2 km

  • HOLMLANDS MED CTR

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

    ODS code N85022

    3.5 km

  • THE ELMS MEDICAL CENTRE

    3 THE ELMS, DINGLE, LIVERPOOL, L8 3SS

    ODS code N82070

    3.5 km

Showing 20 of 33 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Woburn Place

    BCT · Rock Ferry

    0.0 miles
  • St Pauls Road

    BCT · Rock Ferry

    0.1 miles
  • Bedford Place

    BCT · Rock Ferry

    0.1 miles
  • Rock Ferry Interchange

    BCT · Rock Ferry

    0.2 miles
  • Rock Ferry Rail Station

    RLY · 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

104 open schools are in scope, including 58 primary and 16 secondary schools. Rock Ferry Primary School is the nearest published school at 203 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,176 published events cover 12 months, averaging 264.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,415 events.

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