Ford is an electoral ward in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in Merseyside, sitting just north of Liverpool and close to the River Mersey. The area is largely residential with a mix of post‑war council housing and private terraces, interspersed with local shopping parades, small industrial estates and pockets of green space, giving it a suburban but urban‑edge character.
Historically the ward shares the wider borough's connections to maritime and industrial activity, and that legacy is still visible in former dock‑related employment and community institutions. Today it has active neighbourhood groups, schools and public transport links into the city, and experiences similar social and economic challenges and regeneration initiatives to other parts of Merseyside.
Postcode districts covering Ford
Most populated places nearby
- Liverpool 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Birkenhead 7 miles11.2 km
- Preston 23.7 miles38.1 km
- St. Helens 11 miles17.7 km
- Wigan 15.3 miles24.5 km
- Warrington 17.9 miles28.9 km
- Blackpool 23.9 miles38.5 km
- Bolton 24.3 miles39.1 km
- Southport 10.6 miles17.1 km
- Chester 20.1 miles32.3 km
- Chester Castle 20.6 miles33.2 km
- Buckley 21.4 miles34.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Litherland Built-up area 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Bootle Built-up area 0.8 miles1.4 km
- Netherton and Orrell Ward 1.1 miles1.7 km
- St. Oswald Ward 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Church Ward 1.2 miles2 km
- Crosby Built-up area 1.2 miles2 km
- Victoria Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Orrell Park Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Linacre Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Sefton Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Derby Ward 1.8 miles3 km
- Thornton Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
Example postcodes in Ford
L30 2PE, L21 9NS, L21 9PL, L21 0DE, L21 9NN, L21 9LF, L21 0HG, L30 2QD, L21 0EP … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 11.6 miles18.7 km
- Manchester Airport 30.9 miles49.7 km
- Seaforth & Litherland Railway Station 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Waterloo 1.3 miles2.1 km
Hotels near Ford Ad
- The Royal Hotel 3 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Hotel Tia 3.3 miles5.4 km
- Titanic Hotel Liverpool 4 3.9 miles6.3 km
- The Arc Hotel 4 3.7 miles5.9 km
- York Street Studios 4 5.3 miles8.5 km
- The Halyard Liverpool, Vignette Collection 4 5.3 miles8.5 km
- School Lane Hotel in Liverpool One 4 5.1 miles8.2 km
- The Resident Liverpool 4 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Orrell Park Hotel 1.3 miles2.2 km
- Holland House 4 3.8 miles6 km
Schools in Ford
- English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School Primary
- Hatton Hill Primary School Primary
- Litherland High School Secondary
- Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School Primary
- Rowan Park School Special
Local points of interest
- Aintree Racecourse Recreation 2 miles3.2 km
- Goodison Park Stadium 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Anfield Stadium 3.5 miles5.7 km
- World Museum Liverpool Museum 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Maritime Mercantile City Historic site 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Cabin Hill National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 5.5 miles8.8 km
- Liverpool Echo Arena Stadium 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Formby Beach Beach 7.4 miles11.8 km
- Prenton Park Stadium 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Such Hey Wood Forest 9 miles14.5 km
- Paddock Wood Forest 9.1 miles14.6 km
- Spring Wood Forest 9.1 miles14.7 km