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Thinking of living at L16 2NJ? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Paschal Baylon Catholic Primary School | Primary | 550 m | 69% met the expected standard |
| Malvern Primary School | Primary | 850 m | 80% met the expected standard |
| Childwall Valley Primary School | Primary | 950 m | 52% met the expected standard |
| St Margaret Mary's Catholic Infant School | Primary | 1.1 km | – |
| St Margaret Mary's Catholic Junior School | Primary | 1.1 km | 76% met the expected standard |
| Gateacre School | Secondary | 1.7 km | – |
| Childwall Sports & Science Academy | Secondary | 2.0 km | Attainment 8: 36.2 · 3.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Dixons Broadgreen Academy | Secondary | 2.2 km | Attainment 8: 34.4 · 3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Broughton Hall Catholic High School | Secondary | 2.4 km | Attainment 8: 39.2 · 7.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| King David High School | Secondary | 2.4 km | Attainment 8: 54.3 · 22.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| NexGen Academy | Independent | 1.6 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Lakeside School | Independent | 2.0 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Childwall Abbey Crown Green Bowls Club | 1.3 km | 23 |
| Tennis | Gateacre School | 1.7 km | 15 |
| Golf | Bowring Park Golf Course | 710 m | 11 |
| Swimming | Dixons Broadgreen Academy | 2.2 km | 11 |
| Football | 3G Pitch | 2.3 km | 6 |
| Cricket | Whitefield (Roby) Cricket Club | 390 m | 5 |
| Squash | Hope Park Sports | 2.0 km | 4 |
| Hockey | Hockey Pitch | 2.1 km | 3 |
| Cycling | Merseyside BMX Club | 2.9 km | 2 |
| Athletics | Wavertree Athletics Centre | 3.7 km | 2 |
| Rugby union | Wyncote Sports Ground | 3.9 km | 2 |
| Yoga | Yoga for the People | 750 m | 1 |
| Pilates | Hot Curl PILATES STUDIO | 2.2 km | 1 |
| Netball | Netball and Tennis Courts | 2.2 km | 1 |
| Multi-sport | Volair Huyton - Knowsley Leisure & Culture | 3.1 km | 1 |
| Skateboard | Rathbone Road Skateboard Park | 3.2 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 24. 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 Roby, about a 15-minute walk (1.1 km), with 201k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Liverpool Lime Street.
The nearest bus stop is Rimmer Avenue, 300 m away, with a bus about every 29 minutes on weekdays (routes 3A, 61, 619); 4 departures an hour from the 2 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is St Paschal Baylon Catholic Primary School, about a 5-minute walk (550 m); 69% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Gateacre School, 1.7 km away.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Liverpool College (4.5 km) and Archbishop Blanch CofE High School (4.5 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: The Blue Coat School (3.2 km) and Wirral Grammar School for Girls (11.4 km).
The nearest supermarket is The Co-operative, 1.1 km away, with Rimmer News closer still (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Valley Medical Centre (800 m), with Valley Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (850 m).
For a haircut, Ann Marie's is 200 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Alder Hey Children's Hospital, 1.8 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 2 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Espositos is the closest café or restaurant (400 m), and Bowring Park Hotel the nearest pub (200 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 30 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 6% flats and 11% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 66% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Court Hey Park, 350 m away; for exercise, Yoga for the People (750 m).
A swim is a short trip away: Wallasey, 14 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 12.9 µg/m³).
For holidays, Liverpool John Lennon is 8.8 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 40 km.
15 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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| Lawrence House School |
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| Independent |
| 2.5 km |
| – |
Every primary near L16 2NJ, 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.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 41% of households own their home outright.
The nearest university is Liverpool Hope University, 2.1 km away (TEF Silver).
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.