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L42 7JA

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 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH42 7HS 58 m
CH42 7HT 64 m
CH42 7HU 65 m
CH42 7HX 79 m
CH42 7HW 84 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L42 7JA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L42
Postcode sector
L42 7
Latitude
53.380818
Longitude
-3.029736
British National Grid easting
331,600
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
E00036364
Lower layer super output area
Wirral 021C · E01007179
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
109
Primary
60
Secondary
17

  1. Mersey Park Primary School

    Community school

    470 m

  2. Woodchurch Road Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    475 m

  3. Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    497 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,448
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,485
  • Public order 703
  • Shoplifting 696
  • Criminal damage and arson 547
  • Drugs 483

GP practices

35

within 5 km straight-line

  • ST CATHERINE'S SURGERY

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

    ODS code N85020

    230 m

  • DEVANEY MED CTR

    40 BALLS ROAD, OXTON, PRENTON, CH43 5RE

    ODS code N85015

    707 m

  • WHETSTONE LANE MED CTR

    44 WHETSTONE LANE, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 2TF

    ODS code N85019

    724 m

  • GLADSTONE MED CTR

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

    ODS code N85031

    1.1 km

  • HAMILTON MED CTR

    86 MARKET STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 6AJ

    ODS code N85021

    1.5 km

  • VITTORIA MED CTR G

    VITTORIA STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 3RH

    ODS code N85038

    1.7 km

  • VITTORIA MED CTR K

    VITTORIA STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 3RH

    ODS code N85634

    1.7 km

  • RIVERSIDE SURGERY

    525 NEW CHESTER ROAD, BIRKENHEAD, CH42 2AG

    ODS code N85016

    1.8 km

  • HOLMLANDS MED CTR

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

    ODS code N85022

    2.2 km

  • CAVENDISH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N85017

    2.2 km

  • MIRIAM PRIMARY CARE GROUP

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

    ODS code N85625

    2.2 km

  • PAXTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code N85044

    2.3 km

  • PRENTON & WOODCHURCH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N85643

    2.3 km

  • THE VILLA MEDICAL CENTRE

    1-2 ROMAN ROAD, PRENTON, CH43 3DB

    ODS code N85018

    2.4 km

  • SUNLIGHT GROUP PRACTICE

    SEFTON ROAD, NEW FERRY, WIRRAL, CH62 5HS

    ODS code N85051

    2.8 km

  • TEEHEY LANE SURGERY

    66 TEEHEY LANE, BEBINGTON, WIRRAL, CH63 2JN

    ODS code N85057

    3.2 km

  • SOMERVILLE MED CTR

    69 GORSEY LANE, WALLASEY, CH44 4AA

    ODS code N85024

    3.4 km

  • CHURCH ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85633

    3.4 km

  • KINGS LANE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    25 BRACKENWOOD ROAD, WIRRAL, CH63 2LR

    ODS code N85054

    3.4 km

  • CIVIC MEDICAL CENTRE

    CIVIC WAY, BEBINGTON, WIRRAL, CH63 7RX

    ODS code N85006

    3.8 km

Showing 20 of 35 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • St Catherine's Gardens

    BCT · Tranmere

    0.1 miles

  • Harrowby Road

    BCT · Tranmere

    0.1 miles

  • Elmswood Road

    BCT · Oxton

    0.1 miles

  • Victoria Fields

    BCT · Oxton

    0.1 miles

  • Aspendale Road

    BCT · Tranmere

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wirral 021C, 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

1,615 of 33,755

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

109 open schools are in scope, including 60 primary and 17 secondary schools. Mersey Park Primary School is the nearest published school at 470 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,448 published events cover 12 months, averaging 537.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,485 events.

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