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L42 8PD

Prenton · Wirral · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Prenton
Local authority
Wirral
Constituency
Birkenhead
Postcode district
L42
Postcode sector
L42 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH42 9PA 56 m
CH42 9PB 84 m
CH42 9PE 87 m
CH42 9QE 94 m
CH42 9PF 97 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L42 8PD
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L42
Postcode sector
L42 8
Latitude
53.373511
Longitude
-3.043088
British National Grid easting
330,700
British National Grid northing
386,800

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Wirral · E08000015
Electoral ward
Prenton · E05000970
Parish or community
E43000169
Westminster constituency
Birkenhead · E14001091
Output area
E00036762
Lower layer super output area
Wirral 030A · E01007248
Middle layer super output area
Wirral 030 · E02001496

Postcode source versions

Explore L42

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
88
Primary
53
Secondary
13

  1. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Birkenhead

    Academy sponsor led

    384 m

  2. Oxton St Saviour's CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    574 m

  3. Devonshire Park Primary School

    Community school

    628 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,800
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,209
  • Public order 278
  • Criminal damage and arson 236
  • Shoplifting 206
  • Anti social behaviour 205

GP practices

29

within 5 km straight-line

  • HOLMLANDS MED CTR

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

    ODS code N85022

    1.2 km

  • THE VILLA MEDICAL CENTRE

    1-2 ROMAN ROAD, PRENTON, CH43 3DB

    ODS code N85018

    1.2 km

  • PRENTON & WOODCHURCH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N85643

    1.2 km

  • ST CATHERINE'S SURGERY

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

    ODS code N85020

    1.3 km

  • DEVANEY MED CTR

    40 BALLS ROAD, OXTON, PRENTON, CH43 5RE

    ODS code N85015

    1.4 km

  • WHETSTONE LANE MED CTR

    44 WHETSTONE LANE, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 2TF

    ODS code N85019

    1.8 km

  • GLADSTONE MED CTR

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

    ODS code N85031

    1.9 km

  • RIVERSIDE SURGERY

    525 NEW CHESTER ROAD, BIRKENHEAD, CH42 2AG

    ODS code N85016

    2.5 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

    2.7 km

  • VITTORIA MED CTR G

    VITTORIA STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 3RH

    ODS code N85038

    2.7 km

  • VITTORIA MED CTR K

    VITTORIA STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 3RH

    ODS code N85634

    2.7 km

  • HAMILTON MED CTR

    86 MARKET STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 6AJ

    ODS code N85021

    2.7 km

  • CAVENDISH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N85017

    2.8 km

  • MIRIAM PRIMARY CARE GROUP

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

    ODS code N85625

    2.8 km

  • CHURCH ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85633

    2.9 km

  • KINGS LANE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    25 BRACKENWOOD ROAD, WIRRAL, CH63 2LR

    ODS code N85054

    2.9 km

  • SUNLIGHT GROUP PRACTICE

    SEFTON ROAD, NEW FERRY, WIRRAL, CH62 5HS

    ODS code N85051

    3.1 km

  • HEATHERLANDS MED CTR

    396 NEW HEY ROAD, WIRRAL, CH49 9DA

    ODS code N85037

    3.2 km

  • UPTON GROUP PRACTICE

    32 FORD ROAD, WIRRAL, CH49 0TF

    ODS code N85013

    3.4 km

Showing 20 of 29 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Storeton Road

    BCT · Prenton

    0.0 miles

  • Elm Road North

    BCT · Prenton

    0.0 miles

  • Woodchurch Lane

    BCT · Prenton

    0.1 miles

  • Curzon Road

    BCT · Prenton

    0.1 miles

  • Fairview Road

    BCT · Arno Hill

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wirral 030A, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,060 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
8 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

88 open schools are in scope, including 53 primary and 13 secondary schools. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Birkenhead is the nearest published school at 384 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,800 published events cover 12 months, averaging 233.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,209 events.

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