Measuring the distances…
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Thinking of living at L40 7RE? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burscough Lordsgate Township Church of England Primary School | Primary | 200 m | 63% met the expected standard |
| St John's Catholic Primary School, Burscough | Primary | 500 m | 58% met the expected standard |
| Burscough Village Primary School | Primary | 950 m | 83% met the expected standard |
| Burscough Bridge St John's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 1.1 km | 45% met the expected standard |
| Burscough Priory Academy | Secondary | 650 m | Attainment 8: 48.8 · 11.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ormskirk School | Secondary | 3.6 km | Attainment 8: 42.4 · 9.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Bede's Catholic High School | Secondary | 4.7 km | Attainment 8: 55 · 15.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Maharishi Free School | Secondary | 5.0 km | Attainment 8: 54.1 · 14% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Lathom High School : A Technology College | Secondary | 5.3 km | Attainment 8: 41.5 · 4.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Turning Point Academy | Independent | 3.8 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Scarisbrick Hall School | Independent | 5.0 km | 13% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Pontville School | Independent | 5.0 km |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cricket | Burscough Cricket Club | 1.0 km | 4 |
| Golf | Golf Club Car Park | 2.2 km | 4 |
| Tennis | Ormskirk School | 3.4 km | 4 |
| Swimming | The Sefton Pool | 3.5 km | 4 |
| Squash | Burscough Wellbeing & Leisure Hub | 1.2 km | 1 |
| Rugby union | Ormskirk RUFC | 3.7 km | 1 |
| Bowls | Windmill Inn (Ormskirk) | 3.9 km | 1 |
| Football | 5-A-Side Courts | 4.2 km | 1 |
| Athletics | Edge Hill Sport | 4.4 km | 1 |
| Paintball | UK Paintball | 4.5 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.
The nearest station is Burscough Junction, about a 5-minute walk (500 m), with 51k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Ormskirk.
The nearest bus stop is Lordsgate Drive, 100 m away, with a bus about every 50 minutes on weekdays (route 2A); 3 departures an hour from the 3 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 41 minutes away by public transport (24 by car).
The nearest primary school is Burscough Lordsgate Township Church of England Primary School, a few minutes' walk (200 m); 63% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Burscough Priory Academy, 650 m away; Attainment 8: 48.8 · 11.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco Superstore, 1.2 km away, with Burscough Town Post Office closer still (450 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Burscough Family Practice (900 m), with Fishlocks Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (1.0 km).
For a haircut, Lynn Isherwood is 950 m 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: 22 restaurants and cafés, 8 pubs and bars.
Base-dance is the closest café or restaurant (400 m), and Stanley Institute the nearest pub (750 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 77 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 36 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 11% flats and 26% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
It's growing: about 662 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Richmond Park, 350 m away; for exercise, Burscough Racquet & Fitness Centre (1.2 km).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 6.2 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Liverpool John Lennon is 30 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 47 km.
16 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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| Attainment 8: 12.9 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near L40 7RE, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
Most households own their home, 14% rent privately.
The nearest university is Edge Hill University, 4.3 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.