CheckNear.me

L42 4NJ

Rock Ferry · Wirral · England

Updated September 2026

Compare this postcode

Location overview

Drag to pan. Use + or - to zoom. Open larger map
Ward
Rock Ferry
Local authority
Wirral
Constituency
Birkenhead
Postcode district
L42
Postcode sector
L42 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH63 7LJ 70 m
CH42 4ND 76 m
CH42 4NL 81 m
CH63 7LN 90 m
CH42 4NJ 99 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L42 4NJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L42
Postcode sector
L42 4
Latitude
53.362137
Longitude
-3.006745
British National Grid easting
333,100
British National Grid northing
385,500

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
E00036012
Lower layer super output area
Wirral 032B · E01007112
Middle layer super output area
Wirral 032 · E02001498

Postcode source versions

Explore L42

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
78
Primary
44
Secondary
14

  1. St John's Catholic Junior School

    Voluntary aided school

    235 m

  2. St John's Catholic Infant School

    Voluntary aided school

    271 m

  3. St John Plessington Catholic College

    Academy converter

    319 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
2,649
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,180
  • Criminal damage and arson 297
  • Public order 249
  • Anti social behaviour 224
  • Drugs 151

GP practices

29

within 5 km straight-line

  • SUNLIGHT GROUP PRACTICE

    SEFTON ROAD, NEW FERRY, WIRRAL, CH62 5HS

    ODS code N85051

    458 m

  • RIVERSIDE SURGERY

    525 NEW CHESTER ROAD, BIRKENHEAD, CH42 2AG

    ODS code N85016

    1.1 km

  • CIVIC MEDICAL CENTRE

    CIVIC WAY, BEBINGTON, WIRRAL, CH63 7RX

    ODS code N85006

    1.3 km

  • TEEHEY LANE SURGERY

    66 TEEHEY LANE, BEBINGTON, WIRRAL, CH63 2JN

    ODS code N85057

    1.5 km

  • GLADSTONE MED CTR

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

    ODS code N85031

    1.6 km

  • CHURCH ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85633

    1.8 km

  • KINGS LANE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    25 BRACKENWOOD ROAD, WIRRAL, CH63 2LR

    ODS code N85054

    1.8 km

  • SPITAL SURGERY

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

    ODS code N85617

    2.4 km

  • ST CATHERINE'S SURGERY

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

    ODS code N85020

    2.4 km

  • THE VILLA MEDICAL CENTRE

    1-2 ROMAN ROAD, PRENTON, CH43 3DB

    ODS code N85018

    3.0 km

  • WHETSTONE LANE MED CTR

    44 WHETSTONE LANE, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 2TF

    ODS code N85019

    3.2 km

  • DEVANEY MED CTR

    40 BALLS ROAD, OXTON, PRENTON, CH43 5RE

    ODS code N85015

    3.3 km

  • DINGLE PARK PRACTICE

    PARK STREET, TOXTETH, LIVERPOOL, L8 6QP

    ODS code N82033

    3.5 km

  • DR JUDE'S PRACTICE - RIVERSIDE

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

    ODS code N82646

    3.5 km

  • GP PRACTICE RIVERSIDE (DR JUDE)

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

    ODS code N82091

    3.5 km

  • HAMILTON MED CTR

    86 MARKET STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 6AJ

    ODS code N85021

    3.5 km

  • PRENTON & WOODCHURCH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N85643

    3.7 km

  • HOLMLANDS MED CTR

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

    ODS code N85022

    3.8 km

  • ORCHARD SURGERY

    VILLAGE ROAD, BROMBOROUGH, WIRRAL, CH62 7EU

    ODS code N85047

    3.9 km

  • THE ELMS MEDICAL CENTRE

    3 THE ELMS, DINGLE, LIVERPOOL, L8 3SS

    ODS code N82070

    4.0 km

Showing 20 of 29 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • College Drive

    BCT · Higher Bebington

    0.1 miles

  • College Drive

    BCT · Higher Bebington

    0.1 miles

  • Town Lane

    BCT · Higher Bebington

    0.1 miles

  • Plessington Lower School

    BCT · Higher Bebington

    0.2 miles

  • Oak Road

    BCT · Woodhey

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wirral 032B, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

16,274 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
3 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

78 open schools are in scope, including 44 primary and 14 secondary schools. St John's Catholic Junior School is the nearest published school at 235 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,649 published events cover 12 months, averaging 220.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,180 events.

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