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Thinking of living at L12 5EX? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monksdown Primary School | Primary | 350 m | 47% met the expected standard |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School, West Derby | Primary | 500 m | – |
| Broad Square Community Primary School | Primary | 700 m | 69% met the expected standard |
| St Paul's and St Timothy's Catholic Infant School | Primary | 1.1 km | – |
| Wellesbourne Community Primary School | Primary | 1.2 km | 73% met the expected standard |
| Holly Lodge Girls' College | Secondary | 1.1 km | Attainment 8: 47.2 · 8.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Dixons Croxteth Academy | Secondary | 1.2 km | Attainment 8: 31.6 · 1.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Edward's College | Secondary | 1.4 km | Attainment 8: 51.6 · 11.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St John Bosco Arts College | Secondary | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 39.4 · 5.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| West Derby School | Secondary | 1.6 km | Attainment 8: 42 · 7.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Birtenshaw School Merseyside | Independent | 2.8 km | – |
| NexGen Academy | Independent | 3.2 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Circular Crown Green Bowls Club | 530 m | 23 |
| Tennis | Bohemians Tennis Club | 1.3 km | 12 |
| Swimming | Lifestyles Ellergreen | 890 m | 11 |
| Football | Melwood | 1.2 km | 10 |
| Golf | West Derby Golf Club | 1.9 km | 4 |
| Cricket | Wavertreee Cricket Club | 4.0 km | 4 |
| Boxing | Stockbridge Amateur Boxing Club | 3.6 km | 3 |
| Skateboard | Rathbone Road Skateboard Park | 3.2 km | 2 |
| Athletics | Kirkby High School | 4.2 km | 2 |
| Cycling | Everton Park Pump Track | 4.4 km | 2 |
| Squash | Croxteth Sports Centre | 2.3 km | 1 |
| Ten-pin bowling | Hollywood Bowl | 3.3 km | 1 |
| Yoga | Yoga for the People | 4.0 km | 1 |
| Baseball | Liverpool Trojans Baseball Club | 4.4 km | 1 |
| Bmx | Everton Pump Track | 4.4 km | 1 |
| Motor | Aintree Motor Racing Circuit | 4.5 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 17. 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 Wavertree Technology Park, a drive away (3.7 km), with 293k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Liverpool Lime Street.
The nearest bus stop is Marldon Road, 100 m away, with a bus about every 8 minutes on weekdays (routes 18, 62, 618, 121); 58 departures an hour from the 10 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Monksdown Primary School, a few minutes' walk (350 m); 47% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Holly Lodge Girls' College, 1.1 km away; Attainment 8: 47.2 · 8.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Archbishop Blanch CofE High School (4.3 km) and Liverpool College (5.8 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: The Blue Coat School (4.5 km) and St Anselm's College (9.8 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco Express, 650 m away, with Beer Cave closer still (50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Hornspit Medical Centre (200 m), with Muirhead Avenue Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (50 m).
For a haircut, Crew is 550 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Alder Hey Children's Hospital, 2.0 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 86% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 66% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 9 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Noya is the closest café or restaurant (50 m), and The Lingmell Inn the nearest pub (200 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (16 of them).
It's a low-crime area: about 54 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 9% flats and 2% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 82% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Norris Green Park, 400 m away; for exercise, Alma Fitness Studio (550 m).
A swim is a short trip away: Wallasey, 11 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 12.3 µg/m³).
For holidays, Liverpool John Lennon is 12 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 44 km.
41 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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| Cavendish View School |
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| Independent |
| 3.4 km |
| – |
Every primary near L12 5EX, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
Most households own their home, 11% rent privately.
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.