Measuring the distances…
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Thinking of living at LA3 2ST? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trumacar Nursery and Community Primary School | Primary | 0 m | 41% met the expected standard |
| Heysham St Peter's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 950 m | 76% met the expected standard |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 1.6 km | 57% met the expected standard |
| Mossgate Primary School | Primary | 1.7 km | 70% met the expected standard |
| Bay Leadership Academy | Secondary | 3.1 km | Attainment 8: 36.8 · 4.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Morecambe Bay Academy | Secondary | 5.3 km | Attainment 8: 36.8 · 3.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near LA3 2ST, 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 | 2.8 km | 4 |
| Cricket | Heysham Cricket Club | 900 m | 2 |
| Football | Overton & Middleton Football Club | 2.1 km | 2 |
| Yoga | Sen Studio | 3.3 km | 2 |
| Golf | Heysham Golf Club | 740 m | 1 |
| Shooting | Morecambe Rifle & Pistol Club | 1.4 km | 1 |
| Bmx | Middleton Pump Track | 2.0 km | 1 |
| Swimming | Heysham Pool | 3.0 km | 1 |
| Scuba diving | M.A.D. | 4.1 km | 1 |
| Trampoline | Jump Rush | 4.3 km | 1 |
| Laser tag | Laser Rush | 4.3 km | 1 |
| Dance | Dance & Leisurewear | 4.7 km | 1 |
| Crossfit | Hot Box | 4.8 km | 1 |
| Boxing | MAD Boxing | 4.9 km | 1 |
| Climbing | Lancaster Wall | 5.0 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 Heysham Port, about a 15-minute walk (1.1 km), with 13k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Lancaster.
The nearest bus stop is Combermere Road, 50 m away, with a bus about every 19 minutes on weekdays (routes 2X, 5, 501); 20 departures an hour from the 12 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Trumacar Nursery and Community Primary School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 41% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Bay Leadership Academy, 3.1 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 Food - Middleton Way, 600 m away, with Trumacar Stores closer still (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Bay Medical Group (650 m), with Fhc75 the closest pharmacy (650 m).
For a haircut, Saint Barber is 1.1 km 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.
Heysham Golf Club is the closest café or restaurant (400 m), and Duke of Rothesay the nearest pub (350 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 Douglas Park, 750 m away; for exercise, Heysham Mossgate Community & Sports Facilities (750 m).
A swim is a short trip away: Morecambe South, 3.8 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
17 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 4.7 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
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.