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Thinking of living at L1 8LP? 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 Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary School | Primary | 700 m | 40% met the expected standard |
| Holy Cross Catholic Primary School | Primary | 1.1 km | 52% met the expected standard |
| LIPA School | Primary | 1.2 km | – |
| Pleasant Street Primary School | Primary | 1.2 km | 64% met the expected standard |
| St Nicholas Catholic Academy | Primary | 1.3 km | 45% met the expected standard |
| Purple Ruler | Secondary | 750 m | – |
| LIPA School | Secondary | 1.2 km | – |
| Liverpool Life Sciences UTC | Secondary | 1.2 km | Attainment 8: 46.3 · 8.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Studio School Liverpool | Secondary | 1.2 km | Attainment 8: 39.4 · 6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Belvedere Academy | Secondary | 3.0 km | Attainment 8: 53.8 · 16.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Nazene Danielle School of Performing Arts | Independent | 300 m | – |
| Progress Schools - Liverpool | Independent | 1.4 km | – |
| Progress Schools - Hamilton Square | Independent |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Eldonian Crown Green Bowls Club | 1.8 km | 23 |
| Tennis | Padel Republic (Wirral) | 2.3 km | 16 |
| Football | Everton Two | 230 m | 15 |
| Swimming | Harbour Health Club Liverpool | 600 m | 12 |
| Cricket | Birkenhead Park Cricket Club | 3.7 km | 6 |
| Squash | The Racquet Club | 520 m | 4 |
| Skateboard | Lost Art | 680 m | 4 |
| Cycling | Everton Pump Track | 2.2 km | 3 |
| Climbing | Awesome Walls Liverpool | 2.3 km | 3 |
| Golf | Junkyard Golf Club | 280 m | 2 |
| Boxing | Salisbury Amateur Boxing Club | 1.7 km | 2 |
| Sailing | Tranmere Sailing Club | 3.3 km | 2 |
| Billiards | Riley's Sports Bar | 900 m | 1 |
| Paintball | Ultimate Indoor Paintball | 1.2 km | 1 |
| Canoe | Liverpool Canoe Club Compound | 1.4 km | 1 |
| Bmx | Everton Pump Track | 2.2 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 22. 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 Liverpool James Street, a few minutes' walk (200 m), with 3.1m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Birkenhead Hamilton Square.
The nearest bus stop is Strand Street, 150 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (routes 4A, 4); 183 departures an hour from the 18 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 10 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
46% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is St Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (700 m); 40% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is St Silas Church of England Primary School (1.9 km).
The nearest secondary is Purple Ruler, 750 m away.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Archbishop Blanch CofE High School (2.7 km) and Liverpool College (4.3 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: St Anselm's College (4.3 km) and The Blue Coat School (4.5 km).
Few families with young children: only 6% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco Express, 100 m away; Holland & Barrett (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Rope Walk General Practice NHS (450 m), with Superdrug the closest pharmacy (200 m).
For a haircut, Michael Franks Liverpool One is under 50 m away.
The nearest full A&E is New Royal Liverpool University, 1.8 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 48% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 63% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 138 restaurants and cafés and 42 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Heavenly Desserts is the closest café or restaurant (50 m), and Flight Club Darts the nearest pub (100 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (37 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 524 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
There are 71 listed buildings.
Homes are mostly flats (79%).
It's new: 70% of homes were built since 2000.
It's growing: about 1,165 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
56 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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| 1.9 km |
| 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near L1 8LP, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
The nearest park is Chavasse Park, 150 m away; for exercise, The Gym (50 m).
A swim is a short trip away: Wallasey, 7.4 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 14.3 µg/m³).
For holidays, Liverpool John Lennon is 11 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 47 km.
Many neighbours rent: 62% of households rent privately and 17% socially.
It's young: 46% of residents are aged 15–29.
It's highly educated: 57% of adults have a degree.
There's a sizeable student population: 18% of adults were full-time students in 2021.
The nearest university is Liverpool John Moores University, 1.1 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.