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Thinking of living at CH60 4SH? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heswall St Peter's CofE Primary School | Primary | 350 m | 70% met the expected standard |
| Gayton Primary School | Primary | 950 m | 82% met the expected standard |
| Heswall Primary School | Primary | 1.6 km | 68% met the expected standard |
| Barnston Primary School | Primary | 2.1 km | 82% met the expected standard |
| Ladymount Catholic Primary School | Primary | 2.1 km | 67% met the expected standard |
| Pensby High School | Secondary | 2.1 km | Attainment 8: 44.8 · 4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Neston High School | Secondary | 4.6 km | Attainment 8: 43.4 · 5.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Calday Grange Grammar School | Secondary | 6.1 km | Attainment 8: 68.1 · 33.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Avalon School | Independent | 6.4 km | – |
Every primary near CH60 4SH, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Heswall Lawn Tennis Club | 1.2 km | 9 |
| Golf | Heswall Golf Club | 1.3 km | 4 |
| Squash | Heswall Squash Racquets Club | 1.8 km | 4 |
| Bowls | Pensby/Heswall Rbl Crown Green Bowls Club | 1.1 km | 3 |
| Swimming | Thornton Hall Country Health Club | 3.9 km | 2 |
| Cricket | Irby Cricket Club | 4.5 km | 1 |
| Rugby union | Caldy RUFC (Paton Field) | 4.5 km | 1 |
| Netball | Neston Recreation Centre | 4.6 km | 1 |
| Multi-sport | Neston Recreation Centre | 4.6 km | 1 |
| Hockey | Neston Recreation Centre | 4.6 km | 1 |
| Football | Neston Recreation Centre | 4.6 km | 1 |
| Basketball | Neston Recreation Centre | 4.6 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.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 41% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Heswall, a short drive or bike ride (2.4 km), with 91k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Liverpool Lime Street.
The nearest bus stop is Phillips Way, 400 m away, with a bus about every 50 minutes on weekdays (routes 175, 670, 181, 675).
This is car country: only 8% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Heswall St Peter's CofE Primary School, a few minutes' walk (350 m); 70% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Gayton Primary School (0.7 km).
The nearest secondary is Pensby High School, 2.1 km away; Attainment 8: 44.8 · 4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Wirral Grammar School for Girls (5.9 km) and Wirral Grammar School for Boys (6 km).
Few families with young children: only 14% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Go Local Extra, 400 m away; The Village Shop (450 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is SDS Rejuvenate Medispa (850 m), with Tesco Instore Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (700 m).
For a haircut, Jenesis is 400 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Arrowe Park Hospital, 5.0 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 43% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 65% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 9 restaurants and cafés, 4 pubs and bars.
The Copper Leaf is the closest café or restaurant (400 m), and The Black Horse Hotel the nearest pub (450 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 23 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
Detached houses make up 72% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
Bungalow country: 31% of homes are bungalows.
The nearest park is Dawstone Park, 800 m away; for exercise, Snap Fitness (800 m).
A swim is a short trip away: Meols, 10 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 5.7 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
11 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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For holidays, Liverpool John Lennon is 16 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 54 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 60% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 34% are 65 or over.
It's highly educated: 53% of adults have a degree.
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.