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Thinking of living at LA11 6AB? 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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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grange CofE Primary School | Primary | 550 m | 75% met the expected standard |
| Allithwaite CofE Primary School | Primary | 2.3 km | 67% met the expected standard |
| Cartmel CofE Primary School | Primary | 2.7 km | 57% met the expected standard |
| Lindale CofE Primary School | Primary | 2.8 km | – |
| Flookburgh CofE Primary School | Primary | 4.8 km | 60% met the expected standard |
| Cartmel Priory CofE School | Secondary | 2.7 km | Attainment 8: 47.2 · 12.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Fell House School | Independent | 250 m | – |
| SwitchED2 | Independent | 5.8 km | – |
Every primary near LA11 6AB, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | North Lonsdale Tennis Club | 900 m | 3 |
| Golf | Grange Fell Golf Club | 1.6 km | 2 |
| Bowls | Allithwaite Crown Green Bowls Club | 2.2 km | 2 |
| Horse racing | Cartmel Racecourse | 3.3 km | 1 |
| Sailing | Dinghy Park | 4.1 km | 1 |
| Parachuting | Skydive Northwest | 4.6 km | 1 |
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 Grange-over-Sands, about a 5-minute walk (600 m), with 155k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Lancaster.
The nearest bus stop is Post Office, under 50 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 530); 2 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 65 minutes away by public transport (34 by car).
The nearest primary school is Grange CofE Primary School, about a 5-minute walk (550 m); 75% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Cartmel Priory CofE School, 2.7 km away; Attainment 8: 47.2 · 12.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Few families with young children: only 10% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 200 m away, with Higginsons Butchers closer still (under 50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Nutwood Medical Practice (650 m), with Grange Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (200 m).
For a haircut, Vanilla Beauty is under 50 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Furness General Hospital, 19 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 60% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 69% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 11 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 28 restaurants and cafés, 10 pubs and bars.
At Home Cafe and Bistro is the closest café or restaurant (under 50 m), and The Keg & Kitchen the nearest pub (under 50 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (11 of them).
It's a low-crime area: about 40 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
Much of it is protected: 35% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (Grange over Sands, Cartmel).
There are 212 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 17% flats and 40% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
Bungalow country: 26% of homes are bungalows.
The nearest park is Normandy Gardens, 300 m away; for exercise, Palace Fitness (under 50 m).
A swim is a short trip away: Windermere, Fellfoot, 9.7 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
38 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 air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 2.3 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Leeds Bradford is 91 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 102 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 56% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 39% are 65 or over.
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.