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Thinking of living at L9 8BY? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rice Lane Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 400 m | 53% met the expected standard |
| Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School | Primary | 500 m | 56% met the expected standard |
| Longmoor Community Primary School | Primary | 650 m | 70% met the expected standard |
| Archbishop Beck Catholic College | Secondary | 950 m | Attainment 8: 41.5 · 4.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| King's Leadership Academy Hawthornes | Secondary | 1.4 km | Attainment 8: 32.2 · 3.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco | Secondary | 1.6 km | Attainment 8: 32.2 · 4.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Hillside High School | Secondary | 1.8 km | Attainment 8: 39.8 · 6.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Litherland High School | Secondary | 2.4 km | Attainment 8: 41.7 · 6.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Foundations for LIFE School | Independent | 1.1 km | – |
| Cavendish View School | Independent | 1.3 km | – |
| PANDA Schools | Independent | 1.4 km | – |
Every primary near L9 8BY, 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 | Olympic Crown Green Bowls Club | 290 m | 23 |
| Tennis | Trinity Lawn Tennis Club | 440 m | 9 |
| Football | Bootle F.C. | 960 m | 9 |
| Swimming | Lifestyles Alsop | 1.8 km | 6 |
| Golf | American Golf | 1.9 km | 4 |
| Cycling | Litherland Sports Park | 2.3 km | 3 |
| Athletics | Litherland Sports Park | 2.3 km | 3 |
| Squash | Total Fitness (Aintree Sefton) | 3.2 km | 2 |
| Climbing | The Climbing Hangar | 3.9 km | 2 |
| Baseball | Liverpool Trojans Baseball Club | 1.2 km | 1 |
| Motor | Aintree Motor Racing Circuit | 2.4 km | 1 |
| Cricket | Firwood Bootle Cricket Club | 2.5 km | 1 |
| Horse racing | Aintree Racecourse | 2.7 km | 1 |
| Boxing | Rotunda ABC | 3.7 km | 1 |
| Darts | The Green Room | 4.2 km | 1 |
| Billiards | The Green Room | 4.2 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 20. 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 Orrell Park, a few minutes' walk (100 m), with 976k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Liverpool Central.
The nearest bus stop is Orrell Park Interchange, 100 m away, with a bus about every 21 minutes on weekdays (routes 61, 61A); 77 departures an hour from the 11 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Rice Lane Primary School and Nursery, a few minutes' walk (400 m); 53% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is St Robert Bellarmine Catholic Primary School (1.5 km).
The nearest secondary is Archbishop Beck Catholic College, 950 m away; Attainment 8: 41.5 · 4.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: The Blue Coat School (8.3 km) and St Anselm's College (9.7 km).
The nearest supermarket is Iceland, 250 m away, with SJ Food and Wine closer still (50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Orrell Park Medical Centre (50 m), with Boots the closest pharmacy (50 m).
For a haircut, Viet Nails is 300 m away.
The nearest full A&E is University Hospital Aintree, 2.3 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 13 restaurants and cafés, 11 pubs and bars.
Rosies X is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and The Windsor the nearest pub (150 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (13 of them).
Crime is around the national middle: about 99 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 14% flats and 9% detached houses.
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 63% were built before 1919.
The nearest park is Devonfield Gardens, 450 m away; for exercise, Archbishop Beck Tennis Centre (700 m).
A swim is a short trip away: Wallasey, 8.1 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 13.7 µg/m³).
For holidays, Liverpool John Lennon is 16 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 47 km.
53 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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Most households own their home, 25% rent privately.
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.