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L42 6SW

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 6RT 41 m
CH42 4QB 90 m
CH42 4PX 112 m
CH42 6RU 115 m
CH42 6QB 141 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L42 6SW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 March 1988
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L42
Postcode sector
L42 6
Latitude
53.370085
Longitude
-3.023465
British National Grid easting
332,000
British National Grid northing
386,400

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
E00036348
Lower layer super output area
Wirral 029A · E01007173
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
90
Primary
52
Secondary
13

  1. Bedford Drive Primary School

    Community school

    70 m

  2. Prenton High School for Girls

    Academy converter

    199 m

  3. Well Lane Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    675 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,616
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,623
  • Public order 360
  • Criminal damage and arson 348
  • Anti social behaviour 254
  • Shoplifting 206

GP practices

30

within 5 km straight-line

  • GLADSTONE MED CTR

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

    ODS code N85031

    829 m

  • ST CATHERINE'S SURGERY

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

    ODS code N85020

    1.1 km

  • RIVERSIDE SURGERY

    525 NEW CHESTER ROAD, BIRKENHEAD, CH42 2AG

    ODS code N85016

    1.2 km

  • SUNLIGHT GROUP PRACTICE

    SEFTON ROAD, NEW FERRY, WIRRAL, CH62 5HS

    ODS code N85051

    1.7 km

  • DEVANEY MED CTR

    40 BALLS ROAD, OXTON, PRENTON, CH43 5RE

    ODS code N85015

    1.9 km

  • TEEHEY LANE SURGERY

    66 TEEHEY LANE, BEBINGTON, WIRRAL, CH63 2JN

    ODS code N85057

    1.9 km

  • WHETSTONE LANE MED CTR

    44 WHETSTONE LANE, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 2TF

    ODS code N85019

    2.0 km

  • THE VILLA MEDICAL CENTRE

    1-2 ROMAN ROAD, PRENTON, CH43 3DB

    ODS code N85018

    2.0 km

  • CHURCH ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85633

    2.2 km

  • KINGS LANE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    25 BRACKENWOOD ROAD, WIRRAL, CH63 2LR

    ODS code N85054

    2.2 km

  • HOLMLANDS MED CTR

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

    ODS code N85022

    2.5 km

  • PRENTON & WOODCHURCH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N85643

    2.5 km

  • CIVIC MEDICAL CENTRE

    CIVIC WAY, BEBINGTON, WIRRAL, CH63 7RX

    ODS code N85006

    2.5 km

  • HAMILTON MED CTR

    86 MARKET STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 6AJ

    ODS code N85021

    2.6 km

  • VITTORIA MED CTR G

    VITTORIA STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 3RH

    ODS code N85038

    3.0 km

  • VITTORIA MED CTR K

    VITTORIA STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 3RH

    ODS code N85634

    3.0 km

  • CAVENDISH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N85017

    3.5 km

  • MIRIAM PRIMARY CARE GROUP

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

    ODS code N85625

    3.5 km

  • SPITAL SURGERY

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

    ODS code N85617

    3.5 km

  • PAXTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code N85044

    3.5 km

Showing 20 of 30 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Bebington Road

    BCT · Rock Ferry

    0.0 miles

  • Allcot Avenue

    BCT · Tranmere

    0.1 miles

  • Albany Road

    BCT · Egerton Park

    0.1 miles

  • Allcot Avenue

    BCT · Tranmere

    0.1 miles

  • Riviera Drive

    BCT · Tranmere

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wirral 029A, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,445 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
1 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

90 open schools are in scope, including 52 primary and 13 secondary schools. Bedford Drive Primary School is the nearest published school at 70 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,616 published events cover 12 months, averaging 301.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,623 events.

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