CheckNear.me

L63 5PU

Rock Ferry · Wirral · England

Updated September 2026

Compare this postcode

Location overview

Drag to pan. Use + or - to zoom. Open larger map
Ward
Rock Ferry
Local authority
Wirral
Constituency
Birkenhead
Postcode district
L63
Postcode sector
L63 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH63 5PX 31 m
CH63 5PU 55 m
CH63 5PS 62 m
CH63 5PN 67 m
CH42 6SY 90 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L63 5PU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L63
Postcode sector
L63 5
Latitude
53.366438
Longitude
-3.029389
British National Grid easting
331,600
British National Grid northing
386,000

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
E00036350
Lower layer super output area
Wirral 029D · E01007177
Middle layer super output area
Wirral 029 · E02001495

Postcode source versions

Explore L63

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
79
Primary
47
Secondary
12

  1. Prenton High School for Girls

    Academy converter

    367 m

  2. Bedford Drive Primary School

    Community school

    499 m

  3. Horizons Independent School

    Other independent special school

    585 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
2,582
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,170
  • Public order 262
  • Criminal damage and arson 250
  • Anti social behaviour 205
  • Drugs 131

GP practices

28

within 5 km straight-line

  • GLADSTONE MED CTR

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

    ODS code N85031

    1.4 km

  • THE VILLA MEDICAL CENTRE

    1-2 ROMAN ROAD, PRENTON, CH43 3DB

    ODS code N85018

    1.5 km

  • ST CATHERINE'S SURGERY

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

    ODS code N85020

    1.5 km

  • TEEHEY LANE SURGERY

    66 TEEHEY LANE, BEBINGTON, WIRRAL, CH63 2JN

    ODS code N85057

    1.6 km

  • RIVERSIDE SURGERY

    525 NEW CHESTER ROAD, BIRKENHEAD, CH42 2AG

    ODS code N85016

    1.7 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

  • SUNLIGHT GROUP PRACTICE

    SEFTON ROAD, NEW FERRY, WIRRAL, CH62 5HS

    ODS code N85051

    2.0 km

  • DEVANEY MED CTR

    40 BALLS ROAD, OXTON, PRENTON, CH43 5RE

    ODS code N85015

    2.2 km

  • PRENTON & WOODCHURCH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N85643

    2.2 km

  • HOLMLANDS MED CTR

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

    ODS code N85022

    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

    2.4 km

  • HAMILTON MED CTR

    86 MARKET STREET, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 6AJ

    ODS code N85021

    3.0 km

  • SPITAL SURGERY

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

    ODS code N85617

    3.3 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

  • PAXTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code N85044

    3.7 km

  • CAVENDISH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N85017

    3.7 km

  • MIRIAM PRIMARY CARE GROUP

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

    ODS code N85625

    3.7 km

Showing 20 of 28 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Cavendish Drive

    BCT · Rock Ferry

    0.1 miles

  • Brimstage Avenue

    BCT · Higher Bebington

    0.1 miles

  • The Wiend

    BCT · Tranmere

    0.2 miles

  • Borough Road

    BCT · Tranmere

    0.2 miles

  • Mendip Road

    BCT · Prenton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wirral 029D, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

9,440 of 33,755

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

79 open schools are in scope, including 47 primary and 12 secondary schools. Prenton High School for Girls is the nearest published school at 367 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,582 published events cover 12 months, averaging 215.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,170 events.

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