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Thinking of living at L37 1XR? 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.
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Jerome's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 250 m | 56% met the expected standard |
| Woodlands Primary School | Primary | 450 m | 62% met the expected standard |
| St Luke's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 1.0 km | 49% met the expected standard |
| Freshfield Primary School | Primary | 1.9 km | 69% met the expected standard |
| Trinity St Peter's CofE Primary School | Primary | 1.9 km | – |
| Formby High School | Secondary | 800 m | Attainment 8: 54.3 · 17.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Range High School | Secondary | 1.4 km | Attainment 8: 44.2 · 8.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near L37 1XR, 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 | Formby Park Crown Green Bowls Club | 1.1 km | 7 |
| Tennis | Formby High School | 890 m | 5 |
| Golf | Formby Ladies Golf Club | 1.1 km | 4 |
| Swimming | Formby Pool | 1.1 km | 3 |
| Hockey | Formby Cricket Club | 1.4 km | 2 |
| Squash | Formby Cricket - Hockey And Squash Club | 1.5 km | 2 |
| Cricket | Formby Cricket Club | 1.4 km | 1 |
| Weightlifting | Big Bros Gym | 1.7 km | 1 |
| Fitness | Big Bros Gym | 1.7 km | 1 |
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.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 40% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Formby, about a 10-minute walk (800 m), with 1.6m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Liverpool Central.
The nearest bus stop is Harington Close, 250 m away, with a bus about every 60 minutes on weekdays (route F4); 6 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
This is car country: only 9% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is St Jerome's Catholic Primary School, a few minutes' walk (250 m); 56% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Trinity St Peter's CofE Primary School (0.9 km), with 2 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Formby High School, 800 m away; Attainment 8: 54.3 · 17.6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Few families with young children: only 13% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Iceland Foods, 1.3 km away, with Walker's Pharmacy closer still (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Freshfield Surgery (1.2 km), with Walker the closest pharmacy (250 m).
For a haircut, Barbers@No7 is 1.0 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Southport and Formby District General Hospital, 9.6 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 63% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 65% 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: 3 restaurants and cafés, 8 pubs and bars.
The Harington is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and The Pinewoods - Burrito Bandits, District Taco & Don Taco'te the nearest pub (150 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 31 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
Detached houses make up 73% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
Bungalow country: 22% of homes are bungalows.
The nearest park is Duke Street Park, 1.1 km away; for exercise, Formby Pool & Gym (1.1 km).
A swim is a short trip away: Formby, 3.1 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 4.3 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
15 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 30 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 58 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 63% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 35% are 65 or over.
It's highly educated: 43% of adults have a degree.
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.