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L42 2AF

Rock Ferry · Wirral · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Rock Ferry
Local authority
Wirral
Constituency
Birkenhead
Postcode district
L42
Postcode sector
L42 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH42 1PA 35 m
CH42 2AG 48 m
CH42 1NZ 63 m
CH42 1NY 101 m
CH42 2AE 101 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L42 2AF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L42
Postcode sector
L42 2
Latitude
53.372036
Longitude
-3.005476
British National Grid easting
333,200
British National Grid northing
386,600

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
E00036968
Lower layer super output area
Wirral 027B · E01007290
Middle layer super output area
Wirral 027 · E02001493

Postcode source versions

Explore L42

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
98
Primary
53
Secondary
15

  1. Rock Ferry Primary School

    Academy converter

    383 m

  2. Utopia

    Other independent special school

    479 m

  3. St Anne's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    706 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,980
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,327
  • Criminal damage and arson 313
  • Public order 295
  • Anti social behaviour 224
  • Drugs 195

GP practices

34

within 5 km straight-line

  • RIVERSIDE SURGERY

    525 NEW CHESTER ROAD, BIRKENHEAD, CH42 2AG

    ODS code N85016

    48 m

  • GLADSTONE MED CTR

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

    ODS code N85031

    747 m

  • SUNLIGHT GROUP PRACTICE

    SEFTON ROAD, NEW FERRY, WIRRAL, CH62 5HS

    ODS code N85051

    1.1 km

  • ST CATHERINE'S SURGERY

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

    ODS code N85020

    1.7 km

  • WHETSTONE LANE MED CTR

    44 WHETSTONE LANE, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 2TF

    ODS code N85019

    2.3 km

  • CIVIC MEDICAL CENTRE

    CIVIC WAY, BEBINGTON, WIRRAL, CH63 7RX

    ODS code N85006

    2.4 km

  • TEEHEY LANE SURGERY

    66 TEEHEY LANE, BEBINGTON, WIRRAL, CH63 2JN

    ODS code N85057

    2.4 km

  • HAMILTON MED CTR

    86 MARKET STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 6AJ

    ODS code N85021

    2.5 km

  • DEVANEY MED CTR

    40 BALLS ROAD, OXTON, PRENTON, CH43 5RE

    ODS code N85015

    2.6 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • THE VILLA MEDICAL CENTRE

    1-2 ROMAN ROAD, PRENTON, CH43 3DB

    ODS code N85018

    3.2 km

  • ST. JAMES' HEALTH CENTRE

    29 GREAT GEORGE SQUARE, LIVERPOOL, L1 5DZ

    ODS code N82082

    3.4 km

  • THE ELMS MEDICAL CENTRE

    3 THE ELMS, DINGLE, LIVERPOOL, L8 3SS

    ODS code N82070

    3.4 km

  • SPITAL SURGERY

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

    ODS code N85617

    3.5 km

Showing 20 of 34 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Haddon Road

    BCT · Rock Ferry

    0.0 miles

  • Haddon Road

    BCT · Rock Ferry

    0.1 miles

  • Bedford Road

    BCT · Rock Ferry

    0.1 miles

  • Chatsworth Road

    BCT · Rock Ferry

    0.1 miles

  • Chatsworth Road

    BCT · Rock Ferry

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wirral 027B, 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

444 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
4 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

98 open schools are in scope, including 53 primary and 15 secondary schools. Rock Ferry Primary School is the nearest published school at 383 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,980 published events cover 12 months, averaging 248.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,327 events.

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