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Thinking of living at L8 9UB? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Arnold Primary School | Primary | 0 m | 59% met the expected standard |
| St Finbar's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 350 m | 54% met the expected standard |
| St Cleopas' Church of England Primary Academy | Primary | 600 m | 63% met the expected standard |
| St Michael-in-the-Hamlet Community Primary School | Primary | 850 m | 53% met the expected standard |
| King's Leadership Academy, Liverpool | Secondary | 200 m | Attainment 8: 34.5 · 4.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Belvedere Academy | Secondary | 800 m | Attainment 8: 53.8 · 16.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bellerive FCJ Catholic College | Secondary | 1.3 km | Attainment 8: 47.3 · 10% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Hilda's Church of England High School | Secondary | 1.8 km | Attainment 8: 51.8 · 13.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Liverpool Life Sciences UTC | Secondary | 2.2 km | Attainment 8: 46.3 · 8.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Belvedere Preparatory School | Independent | 800 m | – |
| Auckland College | Independent | 900 m | 6.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Progress Schools - Liverpool | Independent | 2.4 km |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Aigburth Cricket and Bowling Club | 600 m | 20 |
| Tennis | Princes Park (Liverpool) | 1.1 km | 18 |
| Swimming | Nuffield Health (Liverpool) | 590 m | 16 |
| Football | Tiber Park - Kingsley United FC | 1.8 km | 7 |
| Squash | University Of Liverpool Sports Centre | 2.8 km | 6 |
| Cricket | Sefton Cricket Club | 2.1 km | 5 |
| Skateboard | New Bird Skate Park | 2.2 km | 4 |
| Cycling | Otterspool Offroad MTB Jumps | 2.1 km | 3 |
| Athletics | Mossley Hill Athletic Club | 2.8 km | 3 |
| Golf | Junkyard Golf Club | 3.3 km | 3 |
| Hockey | Wyncote Hockey Pitch | 3.5 km | 3 |
| Bmx | Otterspool Offroad MTB Jumps | 2.1 km | 2 |
| Rugby union | 1XV Pitch | 2.6 km | 2 |
| Sailing | Tranmere Sailing Club | 2.8 km | 2 |
| Karting | TeamSport Liverpool | 960 m | 1 |
| Dance | Extreme Dance Company | 1.0 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 31. 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 St Michaels, about a 10-minute walk (650 m), with 1.0m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Liverpool Central.
The nearest bus stop is Bosnia Street, 150 m away, with a bus about every 60 minutes on weekdays (routes 204, 800, 600); 4 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 13 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
42% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Matthew Arnold Primary School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 59% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is St Silas Church of England Primary School (1.1 km).
The nearest secondary is King's Leadership Academy, Liverpool, 200 m away; Attainment 8: 34.5 · 4.4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Archbishop Blanch CofE High School (2.8 km) and Liverpool College (3 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: The Blue Coat School (3.9 km) and Wirral Grammar School for Girls (4.5 km).
Few families with young children: only 13% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Lidl, 550 m away, with Dingle Lane Mini Market closer still (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Elms Medical Centre (550 m), with Rowlands Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (550 m).
For a haircut, Hair by Christine is 550 m away.
The nearest full A&E is New Royal Liverpool University, 3.3 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 9 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Taste Sandwich Bar is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and Aigburth Cricket & Bowling Club the nearest pub (700 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (13 of them).
Crime is around the national middle: about 86 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 25% flats and 7% detached houses.
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 52% were built before 1919.
36 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 nearest park is Starr Fields, 350 m away; for exercise, Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing (600 m).
A swim is a short trip away: Wallasey, 9.2 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 10.5 µg/m³).
For holidays, Liverpool John Lennon is 9.6 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 46 km.
Most households own their home, 31% rent privately.
It's young: 22% of residents are aged 15–29.
The nearest university is University of Liverpool, 3.1 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.