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Thinking of living at LA5 9TQ? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carnforth Christ Church, Church of England, Voluntary Aided Primary School | Primary | 750 m | 63% met the expected standard |
| Carnforth Community Primary School | Primary | 850 m | 29% met the expected standard |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Carnforth | Primary | 900 m | 54% met the expected standard |
| Warton Archbishop Hutton's VC Primary School | Primary | 1.4 km | 36% met the expected standard |
| Over Kellet Wilson's Endowed Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2.3 km | 70% met the expected standard |
| Carnforth High School | Secondary | 900 m | Attainment 8: 39.8 · 4.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near LA5 9TQ, 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 | Millhead Crown Green Bowls Club | 590 m | 4 |
| Swimming | Carnforth Community Swimming Pool | 830 m | 4 |
| Cricket | Carnforth Cricket Club | 1.3 km | 3 |
| Tennis | Bolton Le Sands Playing Fields | 3.6 km | 3 |
| Football | Iodine Park | 610 m | 2 |
| Cricket nets | Carnforth Cricket Club nets | 1.3 km | 1 |
| Motor | Warton Stock Car Club | 2.2 km | 1 |
| Scuba diving | Capernwray Diving Centre | 2.4 km | 1 |
| Golf | Silverdale Golf Club | 4.9 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 Carnforth, about a 10-minute walk (800 m), with 196k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Lancaster.
The nearest primary school is Carnforth Christ Church, Church of England, Voluntary Aided Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (750 m); 63% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Carnforth High School, 900 m away; Attainment 8: 39.8 · 4.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Lancaster Royal Grammar School (10.7 km) and Lancaster Girls' Grammar School (11 km).
Few families with young children: only 14% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is E.H Booth & Co.Ltd, 500 m away; Greggs (700 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Ash Trees Surgery (700 m), with Ash Trees Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (700 m).
For a haircut, Hi Style is 650 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Lancaster Infirmary, 13 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: 16 restaurants and cafés, 13 pubs and bars.
Truck Haven is the closest café or restaurant (600 m), and Shovel Inn the nearest pub (450 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 57 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 110 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 6% flats and 31% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
Bungalow country: 21% of homes are bungalows.
It's growing: about 205 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Sparrow Park, 1.3 km away; for exercise, Carnforth Community Swimming Pool (850 m).
A swim is a short trip away: Morecambe South, 10 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 4.0 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Leeds Bradford is 79 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 94 km.
11 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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Neighbours tend to stay put: 49% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 28% 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.