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Thinking of living at L13 3AL? 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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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 250 m | 83% met the expected standard |
| St Anne's (Stanley) Junior Mixed and Infant School | Primary | 400 m | 66% met the expected standard |
| Phoenix Primary School | Primary | 750 m | 9% met the expected standard |
| St Oswald's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 800 m | 60% met the expected standard |
| St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 850 m | 61% met the expected standard |
| West Derby School | Secondary | 1.1 km | Attainment 8: 42 · 7.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Edward's College | Secondary | 1.3 km | Attainment 8: 51.6 · 11.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| King's Leadership Academy Wavertree | Secondary | 1.3 km | – |
| Holly Lodge Girls' College | Secondary | 1.4 km | Attainment 8: 47.2 · 8.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Dixons Broadgreen Academy | Secondary | 1.4 km | Attainment 8: 34.4 · 3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Christian Fellowship School | Independent | 2.6 km | 15.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| NexGen Academy | Independent | 3.2 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Allenby Crown Green Bowls Club | 980 m | 28 |
| Tennis | Bohemians @ Vagabonds Lawn Tennis Club | 1.0 km | 16 |
| Swimming | Lifestyles Peter Lloyd | 1.2 km | 13 |
| Football | 3G Pitch | 1.4 km | 13 |
| Cricket | Wavertreee Cricket Club | 1.6 km | 5 |
| Squash | University Of Liverpool Sports Centre | 3.2 km | 5 |
| Skateboard | Rathbone Road Skateboard Park | 830 m | 4 |
| Golf | West Derby Golf Club | 2.8 km | 3 |
| Boxing | Salisbury Amateur Boxing Club | 3.2 km | 3 |
| Hockey | Hockey Pitch | 3.5 km | 3 |
| Athletics | Wavertree Athletics Centre | 2.2 km | 2 |
| Cycling | Everton Park Pump Track | 3.3 km | 2 |
| Rugby union | 1XV Pitch | 3.6 km | 2 |
| Climbing | The Climbing Hangar | 4.9 km | 2 |
| Ten-pin bowling | Hollywood Bowl | 790 m | 1 |
| Bmx | Everton Pump Track | 3.3 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 26. 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, about a 15-minute walk (1.2 km), with 293k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Liverpool Lime Street.
The nearest bus stop is Cheadle Avenue, 50 m away, with a bus about every 3 minutes on weekdays (routes 10A, 10B, 10, 9); 159 departures an hour from the 11 stops within a 5-minute walk.
41% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary and Nursery School, a few minutes' walk (250 m); 83% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is West Derby School, 1.1 km away; Attainment 8: 42 · 7.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Archbishop Blanch CofE High School (2.5 km) and Liverpool College (3.9 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: The Blue Coat School (2.5 km) and St Anselm's College (9 km).
The nearest supermarket is Spice Market, 50 m away; Treaty Pie (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Derby Lane Medical Centre (550 m), with Tesco Instore Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (500 m).
For a haircut, Elegant Nails is 600 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Alder Hey Children's Hospital, 1.5 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 20 restaurants and cafés, 11 pubs and bars.
Your Thai Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (50 m), and The Derby Lodge the nearest pub (100 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (21 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 167 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
It's a mix of homes: 13% flats and 3% detached houses.
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 62% were built before 1919.
The nearest park is Doric Park, 800 m away; for exercise, Dynamix (850 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 13.3 µg/m³).
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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| Progress Schools - Liverpool | Independent | 3.6 km | – |
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Every primary near L13 3AL, 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.
For holidays, Liverpool John Lennon is 10 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 43 km.
Most households own their home, 30% rent privately.
It's young: 20% of residents are aged 15–29.
The nearest university is University of Liverpool, 3.1 km away (TEF Gold).
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.