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L42 6RQ

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 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH42 6RG 75 m
CH42 6RQ 98 m
CH42 4PT 112 m
CH42 4PU 112 m
CH42 6RS 148 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L42 6RQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L42
Postcode sector
L42 6
Latitude
53.367389
Longitude
-3.023401
British National Grid easting
332,000
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
E00036359
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
86
Primary
49
Secondary
13

  1. Prenton High School for Girls

    Academy converter

    222 m

  2. Bedford Drive Primary School

    Community school

    240 m

  3. Horizons Independent School

    Other independent special school

    846 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,129
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,398
  • Public order 312
  • Criminal damage and arson 305
  • Anti social behaviour 230
  • Shoplifting 198

GP practices

30

within 5 km straight-line

  • GLADSTONE MED CTR

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

    ODS code N85031

    1.1 km

  • RIVERSIDE SURGERY

    525 NEW CHESTER ROAD, BIRKENHEAD, CH42 2AG

    ODS code N85016

    1.3 km

  • ST CATHERINE'S SURGERY

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

    ODS code N85020

    1.4 km

  • SUNLIGHT GROUP PRACTICE

    SEFTON ROAD, NEW FERRY, WIRRAL, CH62 5HS

    ODS code N85051

    1.6 km

  • TEEHEY LANE SURGERY

    66 TEEHEY LANE, BEBINGTON, WIRRAL, CH63 2JN

    ODS code N85057

    1.6 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

  • THE VILLA MEDICAL CENTRE

    1-2 ROMAN ROAD, PRENTON, CH43 3DB

    ODS code N85018

    1.9 km

  • DEVANEY MED CTR

    40 BALLS ROAD, OXTON, PRENTON, CH43 5RE

    ODS code N85015

    2.2 km

  • WHETSTONE LANE MED CTR

    44 WHETSTONE LANE, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 2TF

    ODS code N85019

    2.3 km

  • CIVIC MEDICAL CENTRE

    CIVIC WAY, BEBINGTON, WIRRAL, CH63 7RX

    ODS code N85006

    2.3 km

  • PRENTON & WOODCHURCH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N85643

    2.5 km

  • HOLMLANDS MED CTR

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

    ODS code N85022

    2.5 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

    3.2 km

  • VITTORIA MED CTR G

    VITTORIA STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 3RH

    ODS code N85038

    3.3 km

  • VITTORIA MED CTR K

    VITTORIA STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 3RH

    ODS code N85634

    3.3 km

  • CAVENDISH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N85017

    3.8 km

  • MIRIAM PRIMARY CARE GROUP

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

    ODS code N85625

    3.8 km

  • PAXTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code N85044

    3.8 km

Showing 20 of 30 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Birkett Road

    BCT · Egerton Park

    0.1 miles

  • Birkett Road

    BCT · Egerton Park

    0.1 miles

  • Cavendish Drive

    BCT · Rock Ferry

    0.2 miles

  • Borough Road

    BCT · Tranmere

    0.2 miles

  • Borough Road

    BCT · Tranmere

    0.2 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

86 open schools are in scope, including 49 primary and 13 secondary schools. Prenton High School for Girls is the nearest published school at 222 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,129 published events cover 12 months, averaging 260.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,398 events.

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