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Thinking of living at BL9 5QW? 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.
You'll mostly drive: the nearest station, supermarket, GP are all over 1 km away.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summerseat Methodist Primary School | Primary | 400 m | 31% met the expected standard |
| Holcombe Brook Primary School | Primary | 1.3 km | – |
| Hazlehurst Primary Academy | Primary | 1.3 km | 90% met the expected standard |
| St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Ramsbottom | Primary | 1.4 km | 50% met the expected standard |
| St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Ramsbottom, a Voluntary Academy | Primary | 1.5 km | 65% met the expected standard |
| Woodhey High School | Secondary | 1.3 km | Attainment 8: 47.3 · 9.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Tottington High School | Secondary | 2.7 km | Attainment 8: 34.9 · 3.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Elton High School | Secondary | 3.6 km | Attainment 8: 44.3 · 9.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Gabriel's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy | Secondary | 4.8 km | Attainment 8: 46 · 12.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Hazel Wood High School | Secondary | 4.9 km | Attainment 8: 35.7 · 4.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Darul Uloom Al Arabiya Al Islamiya | Independent | 1.6 km | 3.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Rossendale School | Independent | 2.9 km |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Nuttall Park | 1.1 km | 11 |
| Cricket | Brooksbottom Cricket Club | 460 m | 10 |
| Bowls | Grants Arms Crown Green Bowls Club | 2.0 km | 6 |
| Football | Ramsbottom United Football | 1.4 km | 5 |
| Swimming | Ramsbottom Pool And Fitness Centre | 2.1 km | 5 |
| Golf | Greenmount Golf Club | 2.3 km | 3 |
| Squash | Stables Health Club | 3.4 km | 2 |
| Cycling | Edenfield Recreation Ground | 4.2 km | 1 |
| Diving | Castle Leisure Centre | 4.4 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 Bury Metrolink stop, a drive away (4.7 km). The nearest rail station is Bromley Cross, 6.8 km away, with 312k journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Hill Street, 150 m away, with a bus about every 33 minutes on weekdays (route 477); 7 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Summerseat Methodist Primary School, a few minutes' walk (400 m); 31% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Woodhey High School, 1.3 km away; Attainment 8: 47.3 · 9.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School (9.8 km).
The nearest supermarket is Co-op, 1.4 km away, with Costcutter closer still (1.0 km) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Garden City Medical Centre (1.2 km), with Gardners Chemist the closest pharmacy (1.5 km).
For a haircut, Angel Face Jewellery is 1.5 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Fairfield General Hospital, 5.9 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 62% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 56% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 16 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 6 restaurants and cafés, 5 pubs and bars.
Owens Resturant & Bar is the closest café or restaurant (600 m), and The Hamers Arms the nearest pub (850 m).
There are 29 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 7% flats and 38% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Nuttall Park, 1.2 km away; for exercise, Ramsbottom Fitness Centre (2.1 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.8 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 30 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.
5 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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| Attainment 8: 31.4 · 9.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Cambian Chesham House School | Independent | 4.2 km | Attainment 8: 3 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
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Every primary near BL9 5QW, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.