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L42 9NQ

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 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH42 9NQ 24 m
CH42 9NE 33 m
CH42 9NG 51 m
CH42 9NF 57 m
CH42 9LX 80 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L42 9NQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L42
Postcode sector
L42 9
Latitude
53.381490
Longitude
-3.035165
British National Grid easting
331,240
British National Grid northing
387,680

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
E00036696
Lower layer super output area
Wirral 022E · E01007244
Middle layer super output area
Wirral 022 · E02001488

Postcode source versions

Explore L42

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
108
Primary
63
Secondary
15

  1. Woodchurch Road Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    222 m

  2. Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    359 m

  3. St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    615 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,177
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,349
  • Shoplifting 693
  • Public order 673
  • Criminal damage and arson 508
  • Drugs 465

GP practices

34

within 5 km straight-line

  • DEVANEY MED CTR

    40 BALLS ROAD, OXTON, PRENTON, CH43 5RE

    ODS code N85015

    442 m

  • ST CATHERINE'S SURGERY

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

    ODS code N85020

    597 m

  • WHETSTONE LANE MED CTR

    44 WHETSTONE LANE, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 2TF

    ODS code N85019

    745 m

  • GLADSTONE MED CTR

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

    ODS code N85031

    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

  • HAMILTON MED CTR

    86 MARKET STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 6AJ

    ODS code N85021

    1.7 km

  • HOLMLANDS MED CTR

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

    ODS code N85022

    1.9 km

  • CAVENDISH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N85017

    2.0 km

  • MIRIAM PRIMARY CARE GROUP

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

    ODS code N85625

    2.0 km

  • PAXTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code N85044

    2.0 km

  • PRENTON & WOODCHURCH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N85643

    2.1 km

  • RIVERSIDE SURGERY

    525 NEW CHESTER ROAD, BIRKENHEAD, CH42 2AG

    ODS code N85016

    2.2 km

  • THE VILLA MEDICAL CENTRE

    1-2 ROMAN ROAD, PRENTON, CH43 3DB

    ODS code N85018

    2.2 km

  • SUNLIGHT GROUP PRACTICE

    SEFTON ROAD, NEW FERRY, WIRRAL, CH62 5HS

    ODS code N85051

    3.1 km

  • SOMERVILLE MED CTR

    69 GORSEY LANE, WALLASEY, CH44 4AA

    ODS code N85024

    3.2 km

  • TEEHEY LANE SURGERY

    66 TEEHEY LANE, BEBINGTON, WIRRAL, CH63 2JN

    ODS code N85057

    3.3 km

  • CHURCH ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N85633

    3.6 km

  • KINGS LANE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    25 BRACKENWOOD ROAD, WIRRAL, CH63 2LR

    ODS code N85054

    3.6 km

  • HEATHERLANDS MED CTR

    396 NEW HEY ROAD, WIRRAL, CH49 9DA

    ODS code N85037

    3.6 km

Showing 20 of 34 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Woodville Road

    BCT · Oxton

    0.1 miles

  • Victoria Fields

    BCT · Oxton

    0.1 miles

  • Briardale Road

    BCT · Oxton

    0.1 miles

  • Elmswood Road

    BCT · Oxton

    0.1 miles

  • South Hill Road

    BCT · Oxton

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wirral 022E, 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

4,748 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
3 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

108 open schools are in scope, including 63 primary and 15 secondary schools. Woodchurch Road Academy is the nearest published school at 222 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,177 published events cover 12 months, averaging 514.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,349 events.

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