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Thinking of living at CH63 8NP? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town Lane Infant School | Primary | 650 m | – |
| St Anne's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 950 m | 61% met the expected standard |
| Higher Bebington Junior School | Primary | 1000 m | 64% met the expected standard |
| St Andrew's CofE Primary School | Primary | 1.1 km | – |
| Prenton High School for Girls | Secondary | 750 m | Attainment 8: 38.9 · 4.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St John Plessington Catholic College | Secondary | 1.0 km | Attainment 8: 37.2 · 4.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Co-op Academy Bebington | Secondary | 1.1 km | Attainment 8: 37.3 · 2.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Wirral Grammar School for Girls | Secondary | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 69.3 · 35.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Wirral Grammar School for Boys | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 65.4 · 22.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Horizons Independent School | Independent | 1.3 km | – |
| Utopia | Independent | 1.5 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Progress Schools - Wirral | Independent | 3.3 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Bebington Park Crown Green Bowls Club | 770 m | 16 |
| Swimming | The Oval Leisure Centre | 740 m | 13 |
| Tennis | The Oval Leisure Centre | 740 m | 12 |
| Squash | The Oval Leisure Centre | 740 m | 4 |
| Golf | Prenton Golf Club | 1.4 km | 4 |
| Cricket | Maritime Cricket Club | 3.1 km | 3 |
| Sailing | Royal Mersey Yacht Club | 1.8 km | 2 |
| Athletics | The Oval Leisure Centre | 740 m | 1 |
| Skiing | The Oval Leisure Centre | 740 m | 1 |
| Football | Prenton Park | 1.5 km | 1 |
| Rugby | WGSB rugby pitch | 1.7 km | 1 |
| Karting | TeamSport Liverpool | 3.7 km | 1 |
| Canoe | Liverpool Canoe Club Compound | 3.9 km | 1 |
| Skateboard | New Bird Skate Park | 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, a short drive or bike ride (1.3 km), with 918k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Liverpool Central.
The nearest bus stop is Kings Lane, 350 m away, with a bus about every 10 minutes on weekdays (routes 487, 464, 17, 16); 23 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Town Lane Infant School, about a 10-minute walk (650 m).
The nearest secondary is Prenton High School for Girls, 750 m away; Attainment 8: 38.9 · 4.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Wirral Grammar School for Girls (1.4 km) and Wirral Grammar School for Boys (1.5 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 450 m away; Cohens Chemist (350 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Teehey Lane Surgery (1.1 km), with Cohens Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (400 m).
For a haircut, Aesthetics of Wirral is 350 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Arrowe Park Hospital, 5.1 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.
Broadway Steak and Wine is the closest café or restaurant (400 m), and Kings Arms Hotel the nearest pub (350 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (11 of them).
It's a low-crime area: about 56 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 10% flats and 10% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 61% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is The Oval Sports Centre, 800 m away; for exercise, Dry Ski Slope (700 m).
A swim is a short trip away: Wallasey, 8.9 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.7 µg/m³).
For holidays, Liverpool John Lennon is 12 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 50 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 42% of households own their home outright.
31 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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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.