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Thinking of living at L4 5QR? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Francis de Sales Catholic Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 200 m | – |
| St Francis de Sales Catholic Junior School | Primary | 300 m | 67% met the expected standard |
| Bedford Primary School | Primary | 450 m | 38% met the expected standard |
| Arnot St Mary CofE Primary School | Primary | 450 m | 69% met the expected standard |
| Gwladys Street Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 950 m | 29% met the expected standard |
| Hillside High School | Secondary | 350 m | Attainment 8: 39.8 · 6.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| King's Leadership Academy Hawthornes | Secondary | 2.1 km | Attainment 8: 32.2 · 3.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Archbishop Beck Catholic College | Secondary | 2.3 km | Attainment 8: 41.5 · 4.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Liverpool Progressive School | Independent | 600 m | Attainment 8: 1.2 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Cavendish View School | Independent | 1.1 km | – |
| Birtenshaw School Merseyside | Independent | 2.9 km | – |
Every primary near L4 5QR, 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 | 720 m | 26 |
| Football | Goodison Park | 890 m | 13 |
| Tennis | Trinity Lawn Tennis Club | 1.6 km | 11 |
| Swimming | Lifestyles Alsop | 490 m | 10 |
| Golf | American Golf | 3.9 km | 4 |
| Cycling | Everton Park Pump Track | 2.9 km | 3 |
| Boxing | Rotunda ABC | 1.7 km | 2 |
| Climbing | The Climbing Hangar | 2.0 km | 2 |
| Skateboard | Everton Skate Park | 2.9 km | 2 |
| Athletics | Litherland Sports Park | 3.7 km | 2 |
| Billiards | Riley's Sports Bar | 4.4 km | 2 |
| Squash | The Racquet Club | 4.5 km | 2 |
| Cricket | Firwood Bootle Cricket Club | 770 m | 1 |
| Baseball | Liverpool Trojans Baseball Club | 970 m | 1 |
| Bmx | Everton Pump Track | 2.9 km | 1 |
| Paintball | Ultimate Indoor Paintball | 3.7 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 (750 m), with 930k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Liverpool Central.
The nearest bus stop is Hill Crest, 200 m away, with a bus about every 6 minutes on weekdays (routes 60, 62, 81, 81A); 113 departures an hour from the 14 stops within a 5-minute walk.
57% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is St Francis de Sales Catholic Infant and Nursery School, a few minutes' walk (200 m).
The closest top-rated primary is St John's Catholic Primary School (1 km).
The nearest secondary is Hillside High School, 350 m away; Attainment 8: 39.8 · 6.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Archbishop Blanch CofE High School (5 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: The Blue Coat School (6.3 km) and St Anselm's College (7.7 km).
The nearest supermarket is Morrisons Daily, 350 m away, with Khan's Newsagents closer still (50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Walton Medical Centre (550 m), with Mckeevers Chemists the closest pharmacy (550 m).
For a haircut, Sweeps Barber Shop is 300 m away.
The nearest full A&E is New Royal Liverpool University, 3.5 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: 12 restaurants and cafés, 8 pubs and bars.
Sweeps Barber and Coffee Shop by T&T is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and Bernie May’s Bar & Bistro the nearest pub (300 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (21 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 193 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
There are 15 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 6% flats and 5% detached houses.
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 89% were built before 1919.
The nearest park is Breeze Hill (Millennium Green), 150 m away; for exercise, Lifestyles Alsop (500 m).
A swim is a short trip away: Wallasey, 7.2 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 14.2 µg/m³).
52 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 14 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 47 km.
Many neighbours rent: 41% of households rent privately and 20% socially.
It's young: 21% of residents are aged 15–29.
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.