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L42 5LU

Birkenhead and Tranmere · Wirral · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Birkenhead and Tranmere
Local authority
Wirral
Constituency
Birkenhead
Postcode district
L42
Postcode sector
L42 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH42 0PB 28 m
CH42 5LU 44 m
CH42 5LR 51 m
CH42 5LT 52 m
CH42 5LS 67 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L42 5LU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L42
Postcode sector
L42 5
Latitude
53.379072
Longitude
-3.023681
British National Grid easting
332,000
British National Grid northing
387,400

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Wirral · E08000015
Electoral ward
Birkenhead and Tranmere · E05000956
Parish or community
E43000169
Westminster constituency
Birkenhead · E14001091
Output area
E00036950
Lower layer super output area
Wirral 021E · E01007292
Middle layer super output area
Wirral 021 · E02001487

Postcode source versions

Explore L42

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
107
Primary
59
Secondary
14

  1. Mersey Park Primary School

    Community school

    85 m

  2. Well Lane Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    523 m

  3. Woodlands Primary School

    Community school

    832 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,403
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,476
  • Public order 694
  • Shoplifting 678
  • Criminal damage and arson 564
  • Drugs 476

GP practices

37

within 5 km straight-line

  • ST CATHERINE'S SURGERY

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

    ODS code N85020

    218 m

  • GLADSTONE MED CTR

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

    ODS code N85031

    696 m

  • WHETSTONE LANE MED CTR

    44 WHETSTONE LANE, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 2TF

    ODS code N85019

    1.0 km

  • DEVANEY MED CTR

    40 BALLS ROAD, OXTON, PRENTON, CH43 5RE

    ODS code N85015

    1.1 km

  • RIVERSIDE SURGERY

    525 NEW CHESTER ROAD, BIRKENHEAD, CH42 2AG

    ODS code N85016

    1.4 km

  • HAMILTON MED CTR

    86 MARKET STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 6AJ

    ODS code N85021

    1.6 km

  • VITTORIA MED CTR G

    VITTORIA STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 3RH

    ODS code N85038

    2.0 km

  • VITTORIA MED CTR K

    VITTORIA STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 3RH

    ODS code N85634

    2.0 km

  • SUNLIGHT GROUP PRACTICE

    SEFTON ROAD, NEW FERRY, WIRRAL, CH62 5HS

    ODS code N85051

    2.4 km

  • THE VILLA MEDICAL CENTRE

    1-2 ROMAN ROAD, PRENTON, CH43 3DB

    ODS code N85018

    2.5 km

  • HOLMLANDS MED CTR

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

    ODS code N85022

    2.5 km

  • CAVENDISH MEDICAL CENTRE

    BIRKENHEAD MEDICAL BUILDING, 31 LAIRD STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 8DB

    ODS code N85017

    2.6 km

  • MIRIAM PRIMARY CARE GROUP

    BIRKENHEAD MEDICAL BUILDING, LAIRD STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 8DB

    ODS code N85625

    2.6 km

  • PRENTON & WOODCHURCH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N85643

    2.6 km

  • PAXTON MEDICAL GROUP

    CLAUGHTON MEDICAL CENTRE, 161 PARK ROAD NORTH, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 0DD

    ODS code N85044

    2.7 km

  • TEEHEY LANE SURGERY

    66 TEEHEY LANE, BEBINGTON, WIRRAL, CH63 2JN

    ODS code N85057

    2.9 km

  • CHURCH ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85633

    3.2 km

  • KINGS LANE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    25 BRACKENWOOD ROAD, WIRRAL, CH63 2LR

    ODS code N85054

    3.2 km

  • CIVIC MEDICAL CENTRE

    CIVIC WAY, BEBINGTON, WIRRAL, CH63 7RX

    ODS code N85006

    3.4 km

  • DINGLE PARK PRACTICE

    PARK STREET, TOXTETH, LIVERPOOL, L8 6QP

    ODS code N82033

    3.5 km

Showing 20 of 37 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Elm Road

    BCT · Mersey Park

    0.1 miles

  • Church Terrace

    BCT · Mersey Park

    0.1 miles

  • Wycherley Road

    BCT · Mersey Park

    0.1 miles

  • Wycherley Road

    BCT · Mersey Park

    0.1 miles

  • Elm Road

    BCT · Tranmere

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wirral 021E, 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

717 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
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

107 open schools are in scope, including 59 primary and 14 secondary schools. Mersey Park Primary School is the nearest published school at 85 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,403 published events cover 12 months, averaging 533.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,476 events.

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