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L42 5LZ

Birkenhead and Tranmere · Wirral · England

Updated September 2026

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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
CH41 9EP 22 m
CH41 9EW 39 m
CH41 9EL 40 m
CH41 9ET 56 m
CH42 5NA 60 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L42 5LZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L42
Postcode sector
L42 5
Latitude
53.380896
Longitude
-3.020718
British National Grid easting
332,200
British National Grid northing
387,600

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
E00036940
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
110
Primary
61
Secondary
15

  1. Mersey Park Primary School

    Community school

    360 m

  2. Well Lane Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    622 m

  3. Woodlands Primary School

    Community school

    725 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,706
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,610
  • Public order 763
  • Shoplifting 678
  • Criminal damage and arson 581
  • Anti social behaviour 505

GP practices

38

within 5 km straight-line

  • ST CATHERINE'S SURGERY

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

    ODS code N85020

    398 m

  • GLADSTONE MED CTR

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

    ODS code N85031

    704 m

  • WHETSTONE LANE MED CTR

    44 WHETSTONE LANE, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 2TF

    ODS code N85019

    932 m

  • DEVANEY MED CTR

    40 BALLS ROAD, OXTON, PRENTON, CH43 5RE

    ODS code N85015

    1.2 km

  • HAMILTON MED CTR

    86 MARKET STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 6AJ

    ODS code N85021

    1.4 km

  • RIVERSIDE SURGERY

    525 NEW CHESTER ROAD, BIRKENHEAD, CH42 2AG

    ODS code N85016

    1.4 km

  • VITTORIA MED CTR G

    VITTORIA STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 3RH

    ODS code N85038

    1.8 km

  • VITTORIA MED CTR K

    VITTORIA STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 3RH

    ODS code N85634

    1.8 km

  • SUNLIGHT GROUP PRACTICE

    SEFTON ROAD, NEW FERRY, WIRRAL, CH62 5HS

    ODS code N85051

    2.4 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

  • PAXTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code N85044

    2.7 km

  • THE VILLA MEDICAL CENTRE

    1-2 ROMAN ROAD, PRENTON, CH43 3DB

    ODS code N85018

    2.8 km

  • HOLMLANDS MED CTR

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

    ODS code N85022

    2.8 km

  • PRENTON & WOODCHURCH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N85643

    2.9 km

  • TEEHEY LANE SURGERY

    66 TEEHEY LANE, BEBINGTON, WIRRAL, CH63 2JN

    ODS code N85057

    3.1 km

  • DINGLE PARK PRACTICE

    PARK STREET, TOXTETH, LIVERPOOL, L8 6QP

    ODS code N82033

    3.2 km

  • DR JUDE'S PRACTICE - RIVERSIDE

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

    ODS code N82646

    3.2 km

  • GP PRACTICE RIVERSIDE (DR JUDE)

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

    ODS code N82091

    3.2 km

  • ST. JAMES' HEALTH CENTRE

    29 GREAT GEORGE SQUARE, LIVERPOOL, L1 5DZ

    ODS code N82082

    3.4 km

Showing 20 of 38 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Seymour Street

    BCT · Tranmere

    0.2 miles

  • Whitfield Street

    BCT · Tranmere

    0.2 miles

  • Green Lane Station

    BCT · Tranmere

    0.2 miles

  • Sidney Road

    BCT · Mersey Park

    0.2 miles

  • Mersey Walk

    BCT · Mersey Park

    0.2 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

110 open schools are in scope, including 61 primary and 15 secondary schools. Mersey Park Primary School is the nearest published school at 360 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,706 published events cover 12 months, averaging 558.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,610 events.

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