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Thinking of living at BL3 1PB? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station is further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Masefield Primary School | Primary | 650 m | 84% met the expected standard |
| Mytham Primary School | Primary | 750 m | 56% met the expected standard |
| Radcliffe Primary School | Primary | 1.1 km | 63% met the expected standard |
| Little Lever School | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 46.2 · 11% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Star Radcliffe Academy | Secondary | 2.3 km | – |
| Kearsley Academy | Secondary | 3.0 km | Attainment 8: 51.8 · 15.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Harper Green School | Secondary | 3.7 km | Attainment 8: 42.8 · 6.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bolton St Catherine's Academy | Secondary | 4.1 km | Attainment 8: 34.3 · 1.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Imagine Wellbeing Primary | Independent | 1.4 km | – |
| Lake House School | Independent | 2.8 km | – |
| Breightmet School | Independent | 3.0 km | – |
Every primary near BL3 1PB, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cricket | Little Lever Cricket Club | 730 m | 14 |
| Tennis | Padel Inn (Radcliffe) | 2.3 km | 12 |
| Bowls | Allens Green Crown Green Bowls Club | 1.7 km | 8 |
| Football | Stoneclough Football Club | 2.0 km | 8 |
| Golf | Breightmet Golf Club | 3.2 km | 6 |
| Swimming | Farnworth Leisure Centre | 3.0 km | 4 |
| Squash | Little Lever School & Sports Centre | 1.7 km | 3 |
| Rugby union | Sedgley Park R.U.F.C Training Ground | 4.2 km | 3 |
| Athletics | Cams Lane Sports Ground | 1.1 km | 2 |
| Rugby | New House Farm Playing Fields | 2.4 km | 2 |
| Multi-sport | Philips High School - Basketball Court | 4.3 km | 2 |
| Cycling | Bury Speedway | 4.9 km | 2 |
| Boxing | Laceys Boxing Gym | 2.6 km | 1 |
| Running | Leverhulme Park Athletics Track | 2.9 km | 1 |
Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Kearsley, a short drive or bike ride (2.1 km), with 55k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Victoria.
The nearest bus stop is Kennedy Drive, 50 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 544); 33 departures an hour from the 12 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Masefield Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (650 m); 84% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Prestolee Primary School (1.5 km).
The nearest secondary is Little Lever School, 1.7 km away; Attainment 8: 46.2 · 11% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Essa Academy (5.1 km) and Eden Boys' School, Bolton (5.5 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Urmston Grammar Academy (12.4 km) and Stretford Grammar School (14 km).
The nearest supermarket is Zankhana Convenience Store, 500 m away, with Spiffdrip Cake Co closer still (300 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Spring View Medical Centre (750 m), with Cohens Chemist the closest pharmacy (650 m).
For a haircut, His & Hairs is 500 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Bolton Hospital, 4.0 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 51% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 62% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 14 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 7 restaurants and cafés, 10 pubs and bars.
Exotic Lounge is the closest café or restaurant (400 m), and Stopes Tavern the nearest pub (300 m).
There are 13 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 9% flats and 9% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
Bungalow country: 29% of homes are bungalows.
The nearest park is Ladyshore, 650 m away; for exercise, Laceys Boxing Gym (2.6 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 11.6 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 24 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 43% of households own their home outright.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
12 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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