Measuring the distances…
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Thinking of living at LA3 1PA? 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 and supermarket are further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morecambe and Heysham Sandylands Community Primary School | Primary | 700 m | 60% met the expected standard |
| Mossgate Primary School | Primary | 850 m | 70% met the expected standard |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 1000 m | 57% met the expected standard |
| Bay Leadership Academy | Secondary | 1.2 km | Attainment 8: 36.8 · 4.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Morecambe Bay Academy | Secondary | 3.5 km | Attainment 8: 36.8 · 3.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near LA3 1PA, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Cumberland View Hotel Crown Green Bowls Club | 610 m | 6 |
| Yoga | Sen Studio | 1.1 km | 3 |
| Cricket | Heysham Cricket Club | 1.4 km | 3 |
| Football | The Halo Aerospace Stadium | 1.7 km | 3 |
| Athletics | Salt Ayre Leisure Centre | 4.5 km | 3 |
| Swimming | Heysham Pool | 1.1 km | 2 |
| Golf | Heysham Golf Club | 3.0 km | 2 |
| Tennis | Salt Ayre Leisure Centre | 4.6 km | 2 |
| Laser tag | Laser Rush | 2.2 km | 1 |
| Trampoline | Jump Rush | 2.2 km | 1 |
| Dance | Dance & Leisurewear | 2.7 km | 1 |
| Scuba diving | M.A.D. | 3.0 km | 1 |
| Sailing | Morecambe and Heysham Yacht Club | 3.2 km | 1 |
| Shooting | Morecambe Rifle & Pistol Club | 3.5 km | 1 |
| Boxing | MAD Boxing | 3.6 km | 1 |
| Bmx | Middleton Pump Track | 4.1 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 Morecambe, a short drive or bike ride (2.2 km), with 175k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Lancaster.
The nearest bus stop is Furness Road, 150 m away, with a bus about every 13 minutes on weekdays (routes 1A, 2X, 502); 20 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Morecambe and Heysham Sandylands Community Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (700 m); 60% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Bay Leadership Academy, 1.2 km away; Attainment 8: 36.8 · 4.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy (5.7 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Lancaster Girls' Grammar School (5.7 km) and Lancaster Royal Grammar School (6.5 km).
The nearest supermarket is Co-op, 1.3 km away, with Tibicar Service Station closer still (300 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Bay Medical Group West End (1.0 km), with Cohens Chemist the closest pharmacy (950 m).
For a haircut, House of Beauty is 600 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Lancaster Infirmary, 5.5 km away, rated requires improvement 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: 19 restaurants and cafés, 7 pubs and bars.
Stanleys Community Centre is the closest café or restaurant (800 m), and Strawberry Gardens the nearest pub (50 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 79 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 68 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 10% flats and 27% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
Bungalow country: 22% of homes are bungalows.
It's growing: about 128 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Sunny Slopes, 250 m away; for exercise, Sen Studio (1.1 km).
A swim is a short trip away: Morecambe South, 3.8 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 4.7 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
15 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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For holidays, Liverpool John Lennon is 78 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 86 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 41% of households own their home outright.
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.