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 miles
- Birkenhead 7 miles
- Preston 23.7 miles
- St. Helens 11 miles
- Wigan 15.3 miles
- Warrington 17.9 miles
- Blackpool 23.9 miles
- Bolton 24.3 miles
- Southport 10.6 miles
- Chester 20.1 miles
- Chester Castle 20.6 miles
- Buckley 21.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Litherland Built-up area 0.3 miles
- Bootle Built-up area 0.8 miles
- Netherton and Orrell Ward 1.1 miles
- St. Oswald Ward 1.1 miles
- Church Ward 1.2 miles
- Crosby Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Victoria Ward 1.3 miles
- Orrell Park Ward 1.5 miles
- Linacre Ward 1.7 miles
- Sefton Parish 1.8 miles
- Derby Ward 1.8 miles
- Thornton Parish 1.9 miles
Example postcodes in Ford
L21 7PN, L21 0HD, L21 0DY, L21 7GB, L21 9NR, L21 7NX, L30 2PB, L21 9JY, L21 9NU … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 11.6 miles
- Manchester Airport 30.9 miles
- Seaforth & Litherland Railway Station 0.9 miles
- Waterloo 1.3 miles
Hotels near Ford Ad
- The Glebe Hotel 4 2.5 miles
- Orrell Park Hotel 4 1.4 miles
- Titanic Hotel Liverpool 4 3.9 miles
- The Park Hotel 3 1.2 miles
- School Lane Hotel in Liverpool ONE 4 5.1 miles
- INNSiDE Liverpool 4 4.7 miles
- The Royal Hotel 3 1.4 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Liverpool - Central 3.5 5.3 miles
- The Liverpool Pod 4 2.8 miles
- Radisson RED Hotel, Liverpool 4 4.8 miles
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 miles
- Goodison Park Stadium 2.9 miles
- Anfield Stadium 3.5 miles
- World Museum Liverpool Museum 4.7 miles
- Maritime Mercantile City Historic site 4.9 miles
- Cabin Hill National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 5.5 miles
- Liverpool Echo Arena Stadium 5.5 miles
- Formby Beach Beach 7.4 miles
- Prenton Park Stadium 7.4 miles
- Such Hey Wood Forest 9 miles
- Paddock Wood Forest 9.1 miles
- Spring Wood Forest 9.1 miles