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Thinking of living at CH60 5RN? 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 Primary School | Primary | 700 m | 68% met the expected standard |
| Heswall St Peter's CofE Primary School | Primary | 750 m | 70% met the expected standard |
| Gayton Primary School | Primary | 900 m | 82% 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 | 4.1 km | Attainment 8: 43.4 · 5.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Prenton High School for Girls | Secondary | 6.4 km | Attainment 8: 38.9 · 4.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Calday Grange Grammar School | Secondary | 6.5 km | Attainment 8: 68.1 · 33.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Horizons Independent School | Independent | 6.2 km | – |
Every primary near CH60 5RN, 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 | Whitfield Common | 560 m | 9 |
| Squash | Heswall Squash Racquets Club | 860 m | 5 |
| Golf | Heswall Golf Club | 1.2 km | 5 |
| Bowls | Pensby/Heswall Rbl Crown Green Bowls Club | 490 m | 3 |
| Swimming | Thornton Hall Country Health Club | 3.0 km | 3 |
| Netball | Neston Recreation Centre | 4.1 km | 1 |
| Multi-sport | Neston Recreation Centre | 4.1 km | 1 |
| Hockey | Neston Recreation Centre | 4.1 km | 1 |
| Football | Neston Recreation Centre | 4.1 km | 1 |
| Basketball | Neston Recreation Centre | 4.1 km | 1 |
| Cricket | Irby Cricket Club | 4.4 km | 1 |
| Rugby union | Caldy RUFC (Paton Field) | 4.9 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 Heswall, a short drive or bike ride (1.3 km), with 91k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Liverpool Lime Street.
The nearest bus stop is Beacon Lane, 50 m away, with a bus about every 18 minutes on weekdays (routes 73, 174, 22, 22A); 27 departures an hour from the 10 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Heswall Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (700 m); 68% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Gayton Primary School (1.7 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: Calday Grange Grammar School (5.5 km) and Upton Hall School FCJ (5.8 km).
Few families with young children: only 14% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Savers Health & Beauty, 450 m away, with Bargain Booze closer still (50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is SDS Rejuvenate Medispa (550 m), with Boots the closest pharmacy (450 m).
For a haircut, Joseph Hairdressing is 50 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Arrowe Park Hospital, 4.0 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).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 31 restaurants and cafés and 11 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Wylde Coffee is the closest café or restaurant (50 m), and The Beer Lab the nearest pub (100 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (12 of them).
It's a low-crime area: about 51 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 17% flats and 23% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is Dawstone Park, 350 m away; for exercise, Creation (200 m).
A swim is a short trip away: Meols, 9.0 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 5.8 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Liverpool John Lennon is 17 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 55 km.
45 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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Neighbours tend to stay put: 42% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 30% are 65 or over.
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.