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Thinking of living at CH63 2PS? 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.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brackenwood Junior School | Primary | 300 m | 85% met the expected standard |
| Brackenwood Infant School | Primary | 350 m | – |
| St Andrew's CofE Primary School | Primary | 500 m | – |
| Town Lane Infant School | Primary | 550 m | – |
| St John's Catholic Junior School | Primary | 950 m | 45% met the expected standard |
| Co-op Academy Bebington | Secondary | 0 m | Attainment 8: 37.3 · 2.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Wirral Grammar School for Girls | Secondary | 450 m | Attainment 8: 69.3 · 35.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Wirral Grammar School for Boys | Secondary | 600 m | Attainment 8: 65.4 · 22.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St John Plessington Catholic College | Secondary | 850 m | Attainment 8: 37.2 · 4.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Horizons Independent School | Independent | 2.4 km | – |
| Utopia | Independent | 2.4 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Progress Schools - Wirral | Independent | 4.3 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Bebington Park Crown Green Bowls Club | 450 m | 15 |
| Swimming | The Oval, Wirral | 710 m | 13 |
| Tennis | Higher Bebington Recreation Ground | 250 m | 12 |
| Squash | The Oval Leisure Centre | 710 m | 4 |
| Golf | Brackenwood Golf Club | 1.0 km | 3 |
| Football | Prenton Park | 2.6 km | 3 |
| Cricket | Maritime Cricket Club | 2.4 km | 2 |
| Sailing | Royal Mersey Yacht Club | 2.5 km | 2 |
| Rugby | WGSB rugby pitch | 640 m | 1 |
| Athletics | The Oval Leisure Centre | 710 m | 1 |
| Skiing | The Oval Leisure Centre | 710 m | 1 |
| Karting | TeamSport Liverpool | 4.1 km | 1 |
| Canoe | Liverpool Canoe Club Compound | 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.
The nearest station is Bebington, about a 10-minute walk (900 m), with 918k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Liverpool Central.
The nearest bus stop is Bebington High School, 50 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (routes 652, 613, 713).
The nearest primary school is Brackenwood Junior School, a few minutes' walk (300 m); 85% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Brackenwood Infant School (0.6 km), with 3 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Co-op Academy Bebington, under 50 m away; Attainment 8: 37.3 · 2.6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Wirral Grammar School for Girls (0.4 km) and Wirral Grammar School for Boys (0.5 km).
The nearest supermarket is Co-Operative, 700 m away, with Go Local closer still (550 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Teehey Lane Surgery (550 m), with Higher Bebington Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (650 m).
For a haircut, The Village Barbers is 650 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Arrowe Park Hospital, 5.5 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 4 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Tea Shack, Wirral Athletic Club is the closest café or restaurant (500 m), and The Wellington Hotel the nearest pub (650 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 35 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 4% flats and 12% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 44% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is The Oval Sports Centre, 300 m away; for exercise, Community Sports Facility (50 m).
A swim is a short trip away: Moreton, 10 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.3 µg/m³).
For holidays, Liverpool John Lennon is 11 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 49 km.
38 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: 45% 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.