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L42 4PH

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 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH42 4PH 19 m
CH42 4PL 65 m
CH42 4RJ 84 m
CH42 4PN 100 m
CH42 4PF 109 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L42 4PH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L42
Postcode sector
L42 4
Latitude
53.366554
Longitude
-3.015866
British National Grid easting
332,500
British National Grid northing
386,000

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
E00036341
Lower layer super output area
Wirral 029E · E01007178
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
83
Primary
47
Secondary
13

  1. St Anne's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    339 m

  2. Bedford Drive Primary School

    Community school

    631 m

  3. Prenton High School for Girls

    Academy converter

    700 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,153
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,430
  • Criminal damage and arson 333
  • Public order 302
  • Anti social behaviour 244
  • Drugs 187

GP practices

27

within 5 km straight-line

  • RIVERSIDE SURGERY

    525 NEW CHESTER ROAD, BIRKENHEAD, CH42 2AG

    ODS code N85016

    886 m

  • GLADSTONE MED CTR

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

    ODS code N85031

    1.0 km

  • SUNLIGHT GROUP PRACTICE

    SEFTON ROAD, NEW FERRY, WIRRAL, CH62 5HS

    ODS code N85051

    1.1 km

  • TEEHEY LANE SURGERY

    66 TEEHEY LANE, BEBINGTON, WIRRAL, CH63 2JN

    ODS code N85057

    1.6 km

  • ST CATHERINE'S SURGERY

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

    ODS code N85020

    1.7 km

  • CHURCH ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85633

    1.9 km

  • KINGS LANE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    25 BRACKENWOOD ROAD, WIRRAL, CH63 2LR

    ODS code N85054

    1.9 km

  • CIVIC MEDICAL CENTRE

    CIVIC WAY, BEBINGTON, WIRRAL, CH63 7RX

    ODS code N85006

    2.0 km

  • THE VILLA MEDICAL CENTRE

    1-2 ROMAN ROAD, PRENTON, CH43 3DB

    ODS code N85018

    2.4 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

    2.5 km

  • HAMILTON MED CTR

    86 MARKET STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 6AJ

    ODS code N85021

    3.0 km

  • SPITAL SURGERY

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

    ODS code N85617

    3.0 km

  • PRENTON & WOODCHURCH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N85643

    3.0 km

  • HOLMLANDS MED CTR

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

    ODS code N85022

    3.0 km

  • VITTORIA MED CTR G

    VITTORIA STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 3RH

    ODS code N85038

    3.5 km

  • VITTORIA MED CTR K

    VITTORIA STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 3RH

    ODS code N85634

    3.5 km

  • DINGLE PARK PRACTICE

    PARK STREET, TOXTETH, LIVERPOOL, L8 6QP

    ODS code N82033

    3.6 km

  • DR JUDE'S PRACTICE - RIVERSIDE

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

    ODS code N82646

    3.6 km

  • GP PRACTICE RIVERSIDE (DR JUDE)

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

    ODS code N82091

    3.6 km

Showing 20 of 27 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Farlow Road

    BCT · Egerton Park

    0.1 miles

  • Rock Lane West

    BCT · Rock Ferry

    0.1 miles

  • Kings Lane

    BCT · Egerton Park

    0.1 miles

  • Birkett Road

    BCT · Rock Ferry

    0.1 miles

  • Bebington Road

    BCT · Dacre Hill

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wirral 029E, 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

6,508 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
4 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

83 open schools are in scope, including 47 primary and 13 secondary schools. St Anne's Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 339 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,153 published events cover 12 months, averaging 262.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,430 events.

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