Measuring the distances…
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Thinking of living at L3 4EX? 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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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary School | Primary | 450 m | 40% met the expected standard |
| LIPA School | Primary | 900 m | – |
| Pleasant Street Primary School | Primary | 1.3 km | 64% met the expected standard |
| St Nicholas Catholic Academy | Primary | 1.4 km | 45% met the expected standard |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 1.4 km | 77% met the expected standard |
| Liverpool Life Sciences UTC | Secondary | 800 m | Attainment 8: 46.3 · 8.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Studio School Liverpool | Secondary | 800 m | Attainment 8: 39.4 · 6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| LIPA School | Secondary | 900 m | – |
| Purple Ruler | Secondary | 1.3 km | – |
| The Belvedere Academy | Secondary | 2.6 km | Attainment 8: 53.8 · 16.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Nazene Danielle School of Performing Arts | Independent | 700 m | – |
| Progress Schools - Liverpool | Independent | 1.3 km | – |
| Progress Schools - Hamilton Square | Independent |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Eldonian Crown Green Bowls Club | 2.3 km | 23 |
| Tennis | Padel Republic (Wirral) | 2.5 km | 16 |
| Football | Everton Two | 630 m | 15 |
| Swimming | Harbour Health Club Liverpool | 1.1 km | 14 |
| Squash | The Racquet Club | 1.0 km | 5 |
| Cricket | Birkenhead Park Cricket Club | 3.7 km | 5 |
| Skateboard | Lost Art | 690 m | 4 |
| Cycling | Everton Pump Track | 2.6 km | 4 |
| Golf | Junkyard Golf Club | 630 m | 2 |
| Boxing | Salisbury Amateur Boxing Club | 2.0 km | 2 |
| Bmx | Everton Pump Track | 2.6 km | 2 |
| Sailing | Tranmere Sailing Club | 2.8 km | 2 |
| Climbing | Awesome Walls Liverpool | 2.9 km | 2 |
| Athletics | Wavertree Athletics Centre | 4.3 km | 2 |
| Canoe | Liverpool Canoe Club Compound | 870 m | 1 |
| Billiards | Riley's Sports Bar | 1.1 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 27. 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, about a 10-minute walk (700 m), with 3.1m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Birkenhead Hamilton Square.
The nearest bus stop is Albert Dock, 100 m away, with a bus about every 29 minutes on weekdays (routes 25, 4A, 4, Beatles); 76 departures an hour from the 17 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, a few minutes' walk (450 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 Liverpool Life Sciences UTC, 800 m away; Attainment 8: 46.3 · 8.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
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, 200 m away; Roughhandmade (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Rope Walk General Practice NHS (450 m), with Cohens Chemist the closest pharmacy (450 m).
For a haircut, Swanky Malone is 500 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.
White Tiger is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and The Botanist 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.
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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| 1.8 km |
| 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near L3 4EX, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
It's growing: about 1,165 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Green Steps and seating, 500 m away; for exercise, The Gym (500 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, 1.3 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.