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Thinking of living at L7 0HX? 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 Sebastian's Catholic Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 250 m | 63% met the expected standard |
| Kensington Primary School | Primary | 550 m | 34% met the expected standard |
| Phoenix Primary School | Primary | 750 m | 9% met the expected standard |
| New Park Primary School | Primary | 950 m | 56% met the expected standard |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 1.0 km | 58% met the expected standard |
| The Academy of St Francis of Assisi | Secondary | 800 m | Attainment 8: 35.8 · 7.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Archbishop Blanch CofE High School | Secondary | 1.3 km | – |
| King's Leadership Academy Wavertree | Secondary | 1.4 km | – |
| West Derby School | Secondary | 2.0 km | Attainment 8: 42 · 7.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| North Liverpool Academy | Secondary | 2.4 km | Attainment 8: 45.6 · 11.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Christian Fellowship School | Independent | 1.2 km | 15.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Progress Schools - Liverpool | Independent | 2.2 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Richmond Park Crown Green Bowls Club | 1.8 km | 27 |
| Tennis | Archbishop Blanch C Of E High School | 1.4 km | 15 |
| Football | Tiber Football Centre | 1.9 km | 15 |
| Swimming | Liverpool Aquatics Centre | 1.7 km | 14 |
| Cricket | Wavertreee Cricket Club | 1.7 km | 6 |
| Skateboard | Rathbone Road Skateboard Park | 1.5 km | 4 |
| Squash | University Of Liverpool Sports Centre | 1.8 km | 3 |
| Cycling | Everton Park Pump Track | 2.3 km | 3 |
| Hockey | Hockey Pitch | 4.0 km | 3 |
| Boxing | Salisbury Amateur Boxing Club | 1.9 km | 2 |
| Athletics | Wavertree Athletics Centre | 1.9 km | 2 |
| Bmx | Everton Pump Track | 2.3 km | 2 |
| Golf | Junkyard Golf Club | 3.0 km | 2 |
| Rugby union | 1XV Pitch | 3.2 km | 2 |
| Climbing | Awesome Walls Liverpool | 3.9 km | 2 |
| Ten-pin bowling | Hollywood Bowl | 1.3 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 30. 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 Edge Hill, about a 10-minute walk (900 m), with 210k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Liverpool Lime Street.
The nearest bus stop is Deane Road, 200 m away, with a bus about every 25 minutes on weekdays (routes 7, 170); 102 departures an hour from the 11 stops within a 5-minute walk.
55% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is St Sebastian's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, a few minutes' walk (250 m); 63% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Whitefield Primary School (1.5 km).
The nearest secondary is The Academy of St Francis of Assisi, 800 m away; Attainment 8: 35.8 · 7.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Archbishop Blanch CofE High School (1.7 km) and Liverpool College (3.7 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: The Blue Coat School (2.7 km) and St Anselm's College (7.8 km).
The nearest supermarket is Shell Edge Lane, 50 m away; Nasza Biedronka European Grocery Shop (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Bigham Road Medical Centre (500 m), with Bounce Chemist the closest pharmacy (250 m).
For a haircut, Rtb is 200 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 14 restaurants and cafés, 2 pubs and bars.
Harman's Facilites Management ( Staff Canteen/Tangerine Confectionary) is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and sheil park the nearest pub (300 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (17 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 258 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
There are 23 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 48% flats and 6% detached houses.
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 74% were built before 1919.
It's growing: about 140 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Wavertree Botanic Gardens, 450 m away; for exercise, JD Gyms (550 m).
47 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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| The Belvedere Preparatory School |
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Every primary near L7 0HX, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
A swim is a short trip away: Wallasey, 9.5 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 13.5 µg/m³).
For holidays, Liverpool John Lennon is 11 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 44 km.
Many neighbours rent: 44% of households rent privately and 27% socially.
It's young: 27% of residents are aged 15–29.
The nearest university is University of Liverpool, 1.7 km away (TEF Gold).
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.