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Thinking of living at CH44 4EZ? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Park Primary School | Primary | 650 m | 53% met the expected standard |
| Kingsway Primary School | Primary | 650 m | 37% met the expected standard |
| Somerville Primary School | Primary | 800 m | 56% met the expected standard |
| St Alban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | Primary | 950 m | – |
| Egremont Primary School | Primary | 1.1 km | 52% met the expected standard |
| Weatherhead High School | Secondary | 1.2 km | Attainment 8: 41.9 · 6.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Co-op Academy Oldershaw | Secondary | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 28 · 1.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Mosslands School | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 35.2 · 1.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy | Secondary | 2.2 km | Attainment 8: 33.2 · 2.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Edstart Schools Wirral | Independent | 900 m | – |
| IMPACT Northwest Schools | Independent | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 10 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Progress Schools - Wirral | Independent | 2.3 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Liscard/Great Float/Bronze/Central Park Crown Green Bowls Club | 430 m | 26 |
| Tennis | Padel Republic (Wirral) | 1.2 km | 15 |
| Swimming | Guinea Gap Baths and Recreation Centre | 1.3 km | 11 |
| Football | Rappart Football Cage | 1.2 km | 10 |
| Golf | Warren Golf Club | 2.6 km | 7 |
| Cricket | The Delph Recreation Ground | 1.5 km | 5 |
| Squash | Birkenhead Youth Club | 1.9 km | 5 |
| Skateboard | Fender Skatepark | 3.3 km | 4 |
| Cycling | Central Park (Wallasey) | 580 m | 3 |
| Climbing | The Granny Rock | 1.4 km | 3 |
| Sailing | West Cheshire Sailing Club | 3.3 km | 3 |
| Boxing | Rotunda ABC | 4.6 km | 2 |
| Rowing | Liverpool Victoria Rowing Club | 870 m | 1 |
| Snooker | Wallasey GH Peers Club | 2.2 km | 1 |
| Paintball | Ultimate Indoor Paintball | 3.4 km | 1 |
| Multi-sport | Leasowe Community & Leisure Centre | 3.5 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 20. 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 North, a short drive or bike ride (1.3 km), with 944k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Liverpool Central.
The nearest bus stop is Gorsedale Road, 150 m away, with a bus about every 6 minutes on weekdays (routes 410, 433, 432, 658); 50 departures an hour from the 10 stops within a 5-minute walk.
40% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Park Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (650 m); 53% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Weatherhead High School, 1.2 km away; Attainment 8: 41.9 · 6.9% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: St Anselm's College (1.8 km) and Upton Hall School FCJ (4.4 km).
It's a family area: 21% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Wallasey Superstore, 800 m away, with Best One Sar'js news closer still (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Somerville Med Ctr (100 m), with Somerville Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (50 m).
For a haircut, Electric Unicorn is 300 m away.
The nearest full A&E is New Royal Liverpool University, 5.0 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 8 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Rise & grind is the closest café or restaurant (under 50 m), and Rose and Crown the nearest pub (200 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (12 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 146 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
It's a mix of homes: 16% flats and 4% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1919-1929.
It's growing: about 535 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Victoria Park, 450 m away; for exercise, Guinea Gap Baths and Recreation Centre (1.3 km).
A swim is a short trip away: Wallasey, 3.9 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 11.1 µg/m³).
32 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.
For holidays, Liverpool John Lennon is 15 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 51 km.
Most households own their home, 30% rent privately.
The nearest university is Liverpool John Moores University, 4.4 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.