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Thinking of living at CH41 5LD? 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 primary school is further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cathcart Street Primary School | Primary | 1.2 km | 26% met the expected standard |
| Woodlands Primary School | Primary | 1.3 km | 53% met the expected standard |
| St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 1.4 km | 44% met the expected standard |
| The Priory Parish CofE Primary School | Primary | 1.6 km | 46% met the expected standard |
| Mersey Park Primary School | Primary | 1.8 km | 83% met the expected standard |
| Birkenhead Park School | Secondary | 2.1 km | Attainment 8: 39.9 · 4.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Liverpool Life Sciences UTC | Secondary | 2.1 km | Attainment 8: 46.3 · 8.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Studio School Liverpool | Secondary | 2.1 km | Attainment 8: 39.4 · 6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Purple Ruler | Secondary | 2.2 km | – |
| Progress Schools - Hamilton Square | Independent | 350 m | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| IMPACT Northwest Schools | Independent | 1.1 km | Attainment 8: 10 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Progress Schools - Wirral | Independent | 1.4 km | – |
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| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Rna Crown Green Bowls Club | 1.7 km | 23 |
| Tennis | Padel Republic (Wirral) | 1.9 km | 17 |
| Swimming | Europa Pools Leisure Centre | 1.0 km | 16 |
| Football | Everton Two | 2.0 km | 11 |
| Squash | Birkenhead Youth Club | 1.2 km | 6 |
| Cricket | Birkenhead Park Cricket Club | 2.2 km | 5 |
| Golf | Junkyard Golf Club | 2.0 km | 4 |
| Skateboard | New Bird Skate Park | 2.0 km | 3 |
| Cycling | Central Park (Wallasey) | 3.4 km | 3 |
| Climbing | Awesome Walls Liverpool | 3.7 km | 3 |
| Sailing | Tranmere Sailing Club | 2.0 km | 2 |
| Boxing | Salisbury Amateur Boxing Club | 3.5 km | 2 |
| Canoe | Liverpool Canoe Club Compound | 1.5 km | 1 |
| Karting | TeamSport Liverpool | 2.6 km | 1 |
| Billiards | Riley's Sports Bar | 2.6 km | 1 |
| Paintball | Ultimate Indoor Paintball | 2.8 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 22. 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 Birkenhead Hamilton Square, a few minutes' walk (400 m), with 1.7m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Liverpool Central.
The nearest bus stop is Woodside Interchange, 350 m away, with a bus about every 27 minutes on weekdays (routes 411, 811); 27 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 11 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
60% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Cathcart Street Primary School, a short drive or bike ride (1.2 km); 26% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Birkenhead Park School, 2.1 km away; Attainment 8: 39.9 · 4.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Archbishop Blanch CofE High School (5.4 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: St Anselm's College (1.6 km) and Upton Hall School FCJ (4.9 km).
The nearest supermarket is B & M Store, 650 m away, with Sally Salon Services closer still (400 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Hamilton Med Ctr (600 m), with Rowlands Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (600 m).
For a haircut, C Saw Hair is 350 m away.
The nearest full A&E is New Royal Liverpool University, 4.4 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 48% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 63% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 81 restaurants and cafés and 26 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Hard Hitters Kitchen is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and The Swinging Arm the nearest pub (100 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (40 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 432 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
There are 80 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 48% flats and 5% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
It's growing: about 149 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
29 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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No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest park is Mersey Park, 1.6 km away; for exercise, Europa Pools (1.0 km).
A swim is a short trip away: Wallasey, 5.7 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 11.9 µg/m³).
For holidays, Liverpool John Lennon is 13 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 50 km.
Most households own their home, 27% rent privately.
It's young: 21% of residents are aged 15–29.
The nearest university is Liverpool John Moores University, 2.8 km away (TEF Silver).
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.