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Thinking of living at L20 9AF? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bedford Primary School | Primary | 300 m | 38% met the expected standard |
| Christ Church Church of England Controlled Primary School | Primary | 550 m | 39% met the expected standard |
| St Francis de Sales Catholic Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 750 m | – |
| St Francis de Sales Catholic Junior School | Primary | 850 m | 67% met the expected standard |
| Arnot St Mary CofE Primary School | Primary | 1.1 km | 69% met the expected standard |
| Hillside High School | Secondary | 450 m | Attainment 8: 39.8 · 6.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| King's Leadership Academy Hawthornes | Secondary | 1.6 km | Attainment 8: 32.2 · 3.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Archbishop Beck Catholic College | Secondary | 2.5 km | Attainment 8: 41.5 · 4.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Liverpool Progressive School | Independent | 950 m | Attainment 8: 1.2 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Cavendish View School | Independent | 1.5 km | – |
| Educ8 Liverpool | Independent | 2.6 km | – |
Every primary near L20 9AF, 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 | Derby Park Crown Green Bowls Club | 190 m | 30 |
| Football | Goodison Park | 1.5 km | 14 |
| Tennis | Trinity Lawn Tennis Club | 1.6 km | 9 |
| Swimming | Lifestyles Alsop | 1.1 km | 8 |
| Golf | Bootle Golf Club | 3.7 km | 4 |
| Cycling | Everton Park Pump Track | 3.3 km | 3 |
| Cricket | Firwood Bootle Cricket Club | 500 m | 2 |
| Climbing | The Climbing Hangar | 2.0 km | 2 |
| Boxing | Rotunda ABC | 2.0 km | 2 |
| Athletics | Litherland Sports Park | 3.3 km | 2 |
| Billiards | The Green Room | 4.1 km | 2 |
| Baseball | Liverpool Trojans Baseball Club | 840 m | 1 |
| Skateboard | Everton Skate Park | 3.3 km | 1 |
| Bmx | Everton Pump Track | 3.3 km | 1 |
| Paintball | Ultimate Indoor Paintball | 3.9 km | 1 |
| Darts | The Green Room | 4.1 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 21. 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 Kirkdale, about a 10-minute walk (850 m), with 930k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Liverpool Central.
The nearest bus stop is Balliol Road East, 50 m away, with a bus about every 16 minutes on weekdays (route 60); 63 departures an hour from the 21 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 11 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
56% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Bedford Primary School, a few minutes' walk (300 m); 38% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Hillside High School, 450 m away; Attainment 8: 39.8 · 6.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: St Anselm's College (7.5 km) and The Blue Coat School (8.1 km).
The nearest supermarket is Food Plus, 800 m away, with AVS Newsagents closer still (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Concept House Surgery (200 m), with Park Street Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (400 m).
For a haircut, Allan's Barbers is 600 m away.
The nearest full A&E is University Hospital Aintree, 4.6 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: 30 restaurants and cafés, 5 pubs and bars.
Golden Harvest is the closest café or restaurant (400 m), and Jawbone Tavern the nearest pub (350 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (19 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 293 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
There are 17 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 43% flats and 5% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
The nearest park is Derby Park, 300 m away; for exercise, Lifestyles Alsop (1.0 km).
A swim is a short trip away: Wallasey, 5.7 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 15.8 µg/m³).
48 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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No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
For holidays, Liverpool John Lennon is 16 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 49 km.
Most households own their home, 27% rent privately.
The nearest university is Liverpool John Moores University, 4.7 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.