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L42 2DS

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 2DS 13 m
CH42 2DP 35 m
CH42 2DR 82 m
CH42 4PB 88 m
CH42 2DU 89 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L42 2DS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L42
Postcode sector
L42 2
Latitude
53.367479
Longitude
-3.012883
British National Grid easting
332,700
British National Grid northing
386,100

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
E00036340
Lower layer super output area
Wirral 029C · E01007176
Middle layer super output area
Wirral 029 · E02001495

Postcode source versions

Explore L42

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
91
Primary
50
Secondary
14

  1. St Anne's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    175 m

  2. Rock Ferry Primary School

    Academy converter

    753 m

  3. Bedford Drive Primary School

    Community school

    771 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,185
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,441
  • Criminal damage and arson 333
  • Public order 306
  • Anti social behaviour 242
  • Drugs 197

GP practices

30

within 5 km straight-line

  • RIVERSIDE SURGERY

    525 NEW CHESTER ROAD, BIRKENHEAD, CH42 2AG

    ODS code N85016

    673 m

  • GLADSTONE MED CTR

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

    ODS code N85031

    911 m

  • SUNLIGHT GROUP PRACTICE

    SEFTON ROAD, NEW FERRY, WIRRAL, CH62 5HS

    ODS code N85051

    984 m

  • ST CATHERINE'S SURGERY

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

    ODS code N85020

    1.7 km

  • TEEHEY LANE SURGERY

    66 TEEHEY LANE, BEBINGTON, WIRRAL, CH63 2JN

    ODS code N85057

    1.8 km

  • CIVIC MEDICAL CENTRE

    CIVIC WAY, BEBINGTON, WIRRAL, CH63 7RX

    ODS code N85006

    2.0 km

  • CHURCH ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85633

    2.1 km

  • KINGS LANE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    25 BRACKENWOOD ROAD, WIRRAL, CH63 2LR

    ODS code N85054

    2.1 km

  • WHETSTONE LANE MED CTR

    44 WHETSTONE LANE, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 2TF

    ODS code N85019

    2.5 km

  • DEVANEY MED CTR

    40 BALLS ROAD, OXTON, PRENTON, CH43 5RE

    ODS code N85015

    2.6 km

  • THE VILLA MEDICAL CENTRE

    1-2 ROMAN ROAD, PRENTON, CH43 3DB

    ODS code N85018

    2.6 km

  • HAMILTON MED CTR

    86 MARKET STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 6AJ

    ODS code N85021

    2.9 km

  • SPITAL SURGERY

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

    ODS code N85617

    3.0 km

  • HOLMLANDS MED CTR

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

    ODS code N85022

    3.2 km

  • PRENTON & WOODCHURCH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N85643

    3.2 km

  • DINGLE PARK PRACTICE

    PARK STREET, TOXTETH, LIVERPOOL, L8 6QP

    ODS code N82033

    3.4 km

  • DR JUDE'S PRACTICE - RIVERSIDE

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

    ODS code N82646

    3.4 km

  • GP PRACTICE RIVERSIDE (DR JUDE)

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

    ODS code N82091

    3.4 km

  • VITTORIA MED CTR G

    VITTORIA STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 3RH

    ODS code N85038

    3.4 km

  • VITTORIA MED CTR K

    VITTORIA STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 3RH

    ODS code N85634

    3.4 km

Showing 20 of 30 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Rock Lane West

    BCT · Rock Ferry

    0.1 miles

  • Birkett Road

    BCT · Rock Ferry

    0.1 miles

  • Farlow Road

    BCT · Egerton Park

    0.1 miles

  • Green Lawn

    BCT · Egerton Park

    0.1 miles

  • Highfield South

    BCT · Rock Ferry

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wirral 029C, 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

3,682 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
2 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

91 open schools are in scope, including 50 primary and 14 secondary schools. St Anne's Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 175 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,185 published events cover 12 months, averaging 265.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,441 events.

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