The UK Postcode Database

L42 8PF

a terminated postcode in Wirral

Introduced in January 1980, terminated in June 1999
L42 8PF Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.3735 / 53°22'24"N

Longitude: -3.0431 / 3°2'35"W

UTM Reference: 30U 497133 5913823

OS Easting: 330700

OS Northing: 386800

OS Grid: SJ307868

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 7Y5F.ZD

Mapcode Global: WH87D.7G5N

Open Location Code: 9C5R9XF4+CQ

Maidenhead Locator System: IO83li49

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: A1

  • major urban conurbation
  • a very large city or conurbation

ONS Population Classification: 2c2

  • Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
  • Ageing Communities
  • Ageing Independent Living

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 18224 / 32844

  • 6th decile
  • slightly less deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for L42 8PF on Wednesday 3 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:36
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:58
Sunrise 04:48
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:10
Sunset 21:32
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:22
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:44
Hours of daylight today04:18 to 22:02
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
22:02 to 04:17
Moon Phase Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets 05:40
Moon Rises 23:39

For a full sun and moon calendar for L42 8PF, go to The Time and Place

Elected Representatives for L42 8PF

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Birkenhead

MP

Alison McGovern Labour

Wirral Borough Council
Metropolitan district ward

Prenton

Councillors

Christopher Cooke Green Party (E&W)

Harry Gorman Green Party (E&W)

Naomi Graham Green Party (E&W)

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for L42 8PF

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00036762 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01007248 Wirral 030A Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02001496 Wirral 030 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E05000970 Prenton Electoral Wards/Divisions Administrative/Electoral 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E08000015 Wirral Metropolitan Districts Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E12000002 North West Regions Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E14001091 Birkenhead Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies Electoral 4 July 2024 LGBC
E23000004 Merseyside Police Force Areas Other 1 January 2009 Home Office
E30000168 Birkenhead Travel to Work Areas Other 31 July 2015 ONS
E33006856 Workplace Zones Census 31 December 2011 ONS
E37000022 Liverpool City Region Local Enterprise Partnerships Other 28 October 2010 BEIS
E38000208 NHS Wirral Sub Integrated Care Board Locations Health 1 April 2013 ODS
E40000010 North West NHS England Regions Health 1 April 2019 ODS
E43000169 Wirral, unparished area Non-Civil Parished Areas Census 31 December 2011 ONS
E54000008 NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board Integrated Care Boards Health 1 April 2024 ODS
E56000005 Cheshire and Merseyside Cancer Alliances Health 1 September 2016 NHS England
E63008503 Birkenhead Built Up Areas Census 17 April 2024 OS
E65000001 England Non-National Park Area England Non-National Park Area Census 27 February 2023 ONS
E92000001 England Country Administrative 1 January 2009 ONS

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