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Thinking of living at L20 9LW? 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 | 100 m | 38% met the expected standard |
| St Francis de Sales Catholic Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 450 m | – |
| St Francis de Sales Catholic Junior School | Primary | 550 m | 67% met the expected standard |
| Arnot St Mary CofE Primary School | Primary | 800 m | 69% met the expected standard |
| Christ Church Church of England Controlled Primary School | Primary | 900 m | 39% met the expected standard |
| Hillside High School | Secondary | 400 m | Attainment 8: 39.8 · 6.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| King's Leadership Academy Hawthornes | Secondary | 1.9 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 | 900 m | Attainment 8: 1.2 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Cavendish View School | Independent | 1.5 km | – |
| Educ8 Liverpool | Independent | 2.9 km | – |
Every primary near L20 9LW, 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 | 500 m | 31 |
| Football | Goodison Park | 1.2 km | 14 |
| Tennis | Trinity Lawn Tennis Club | 1.7 km | 10 |
| Swimming | Lifestyles Alsop | 870 m | 9 |
| Golf | Bootle Golf Club | 4.0 km | 4 |
| Cycling | Everton Park Pump Track | 3.0 km | 3 |
| Cricket | Firwood Bootle Cricket Club | 400 m | 2 |
| Boxing | Rotunda ABC | 1.7 km | 2 |
| Climbing | The Climbing Hangar | 1.8 km | 2 |
| Skateboard | Everton Skate Park | 3.0 km | 2 |
| Athletics | Litherland Sports Park | 3.7 km | 2 |
| Squash | The Racquet Club | 4.4 km | 2 |
| Billiards | Riley's Sports Bar | 4.4 km | 2 |
| Baseball | Liverpool Trojans Baseball Club | 1.0 km | 1 |
| Bmx | Everton Pump Track | 3.0 km | 1 |
| Paintball | Ultimate Indoor Paintball | 3.6 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 5-minute walk (550 m), with 930k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Liverpool Central.
The nearest bus stop is Hillside Close, 200 m away, with a bus about every 32 minutes on weekdays (route 56); 71 departures an hour from the 15 stops within a 5-minute walk.
43% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Bedford Primary School, a few minutes' walk (100 m); 38% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is St John's Catholic Primary School (1.8 km).
The nearest secondary is Hillside High School, 400 m away; Attainment 8: 39.8 · 6.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: The Blue Coat School (7.5 km) and St Anselm's College (8 km).
The nearest supermarket is Food Plus, 700 m away, with Skyland News closer still (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Concept House Surgery (550 m), with Sedem Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (600 m).
For a haircut, Sweeps Barber Shop is 650 m away.
The nearest full A&E is University Hospital Aintree, 3.8 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 9 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Hope Baptist Church is the closest café or restaurant (600 m), and Hawthorne Public House the nearest pub (350 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 105 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 15% flats and 3% detached houses.
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 54% were built before 1919.
The nearest park is Breeze Hill (Millennium Green), 350 m away; for exercise, Lifestyles Alsop (850 m).
A swim is a short trip away: Wallasey, 6.7 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 16 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 48 km.
Most households own their home, 26% rent privately.
42 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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The nearest university is Liverpool John Moores University, 4.4 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.