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Thinking of living at L4 5UD? 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.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station is further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arnot St Mary CofE Primary School | Primary | 500 m | 69% met the expected standard |
| Gwladys Street Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 600 m | 29% met the expected standard |
| Northcote Primary School | Primary | 700 m | 45% met the expected standard |
| St Francis de Sales Catholic Junior School | Primary | 700 m | 67% met the expected standard |
| St Francis de Sales Catholic Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 700 m | – |
| Hillside High School | Secondary | 900 m | Attainment 8: 39.8 · 6.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Archbishop Beck Catholic College | Secondary | 2.0 km | Attainment 8: 41.5 · 4.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Notre Dame Catholic Academy | Secondary | 2.4 km | Attainment 8: 31 · 2.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| King's Leadership Academy Hawthornes | Secondary | 2.5 km | Attainment 8: 32.2 · 3.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Liverpool Progressive School | Independent | 650 m | Attainment 8: 1.2 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Cavendish View School | Independent | 800 m | – |
| Birtenshaw School Merseyside | Independent | 2.4 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Rice Lane Crown Green Bowls Club | 320 m | 24 |
| Football | Goodison Park | 720 m | 13 |
| Tennis | Archbishop Beck Tennis Centre | 1.6 km | 10 |
| Swimming | Lifestyles Alsop | 340 m | 8 |
| Golf | Aintree Golf Centre | 3.7 km | 5 |
| Cycling | Everton Park Pump Track | 2.9 km | 3 |
| Skateboard | Everton Skate Park | 2.9 km | 3 |
| Squash | Croxteth Sports Centre | 4.4 km | 3 |
| Boxing | Rotunda ABC | 1.9 km | 2 |
| Climbing | The Climbing Hangar | 2.4 km | 2 |
| Athletics | Litherland Sports Park | 4.0 km | 2 |
| Baseball | Liverpool Trojans Baseball Club | 1.3 km | 1 |
| Cricket | Firwood Bootle Cricket Club | 1.4 km | 1 |
| Bmx | Everton Pump Track | 2.9 km | 1 |
| Paintball | Ultimate Indoor Paintball | 3.9 km | 1 |
| Motor | Aintree Motor Racing Circuit | 4.0 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 19. 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 Walton (Merseyside), a short drive or bike ride (1.3 km), with 370k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Liverpool Central.
The nearest bus stop is Haggerston Road, 200 m away, with a bus about every 8 minutes on weekdays (routes 60, 81, 81A); 71 departures an hour from the 10 stops within a 5-minute walk.
47% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Arnot St Mary CofE Primary School, a few minutes' walk (500 m); 69% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is St John's Catholic Primary School (1.5 km).
The nearest secondary is Hillside High School, 900 m away; Attainment 8: 39.8 · 6.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Archbishop Blanch CofE High School (5.3 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: The Blue Coat School (6.5 km) and St Anselm's College (8.3 km).
The nearest supermarket is Morrisons Daily, 400 m away, with Eisas News & Booze closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Walton Village Medical Centre (250 m), with Coleman And Leighs Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (250 m).
For a haircut, Sweeps Barber Shop is 450 m away.
The nearest full A&E is University Hospital Aintree, 3.2 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: 7 restaurants and cafés, 6 pubs and bars.
Eden Village is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and Top House the nearest pub (100 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (17 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 156 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
There are 10 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 14% flats and 3% detached houses.
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 70% were built before 1919.
The nearest park is Breeze Hill (Millennium Green), 800 m away; for exercise, Lifestyles Alsop (350 m).
A swim is a short trip away: Wallasey, 7.7 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
48 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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Every primary near L4 5UD, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 14.1 µg/m³).
For holidays, Liverpool John Lennon is 14 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 47 km.
Most households own their home, 29% rent privately.
The nearest university is Liverpool John Moores 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.