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Thinking of living at L20 5ED? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linacre Primary School | Primary | 0 m | 17% met the expected standard |
| King's Lander Primary Academy | Primary | 350 m | 60% met the expected standard |
| All Saints Catholic Primary School | Primary | 500 m | 52% met the expected standard |
| Thomas Gray Primary School | Primary | 500 m | – |
| St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 500 m | 52% met the expected standard |
| King's Leadership Academy Hawthornes | Secondary | 700 m | Attainment 8: 32.2 · 3.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Hillside High School | Secondary | 1.6 km | Attainment 8: 39.8 · 6.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco | Secondary | 2.1 km | Attainment 8: 32.2 · 4.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Educ8 Liverpool | Independent | 1.3 km | – |
| PANDA Schools | Independent | 1.7 km | – |
| Liverpool Progressive School | Independent | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 1.2 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near L20 5ED, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Walnut Tree Hotel Crown Green Bowls Club | 980 m | 27 |
| Football | Bootle F.C. | 2.5 km | 11 |
| Tennis | Trinity Lawn Tennis Club | 1.8 km | 10 |
| Swimming | Bootle Leisure Centre | 320 m | 5 |
| Cricket | Firwood Bootle Cricket Club | 1.7 km | 3 |
| Cycling | Litherland Sports Park | 2.2 km | 3 |
| Golf | Bootle Golf Club | 2.7 km | 3 |
| Squash | Crosby Leisure Centre | 4.3 km | 3 |
| Athletics | Litherland Sports Park | 2.2 km | 2 |
| Climbing | The Climbing Hangar | 3.0 km | 2 |
| Hockey | The Northern Club | 4.5 km | 2 |
| Baseball | Liverpool Trojans Baseball Club | 1.3 km | 1 |
| Darts | The Green Room | 2.8 km | 1 |
| Billiards | The Green Room | 2.8 km | 1 |
| Table soccer | The Green Room | 2.8 km | 1 |
| Pool | The Green Room | 2.8 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 23. 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 Bootle New Strand, about a 10-minute walk (650 m), with 885k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Liverpool Central.
The nearest bus stop is Knowsley Road, 50 m away, with a bus about every 6 minutes on weekdays (routes 52, 52A, 58, 61); 128 departures an hour from the 12 stops within a 5-minute walk.
54% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Linacre Primary School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 17% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is St Robert Bellarmine Catholic Primary School (1.3 km), with 2 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is King's Leadership Academy Hawthornes, 700 m away; Attainment 8: 32.2 · 3.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: St Anselm's College (8.4 km) and The Blue Coat School (8.9 km).
It's a family area: 20% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is All Days Bootle Go Local, 400 m away, with Linacre Post Office closer still (50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is North Park Health Centre (250 m), with Sk Chemists the closest pharmacy (100 m).
For a haircut, Ako's Barber is 600 m away.
The nearest full A&E is University Hospital Aintree, 4.3 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 15 restaurants and cafés, 4 pubs and bars.
Linacre Primary Breakfast Club is the closest café or restaurant (under 50 m), and Pacific Hotel the nearest pub (400 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (18 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 156 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
It's a mix of homes: 13% flats and 4% detached houses.
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 80% were built before 1919.
The nearest park is North Park, 300 m away; for exercise, Bootle Leisure Centre (350 m).
A swim is a short trip away: Wallasey, 6.1 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 13.9 µg/m³).
44 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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For holidays, Liverpool John Lennon is 17 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 49 km.
Most households own their home, 33% 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.