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Thinking of living at PE9 1LG? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Bluecoat School | Primary | 450 m | 61% met the expected standard |
| Stamford St Gilberts Church of England Primary School | Primary | 650 m | 72% met the expected standard |
| St Augustine's Catholic Voluntary Academy | Primary | 850 m | 60% met the expected standard |
| St George's Church of England Aided Primary School | Primary | 850 m | 52% met the expected standard |
| Stamford Welland Academy | Secondary | 450 m | Attainment 8: 39.7 · 2.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Casterton College Rutland | Secondary | 2.8 km | Attainment 8: 48.7 · 8.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Stamford Endowed Schools | Independent | 800 m | 25.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Stamford Junior School | Independent | 1.3 km | – |
| Meadows View School | Independent | 1.7 km | – |
Every primary near PE9 1LG, 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 | Stamford Recreational Grounds | 520 m | 5 |
| Swimming | Stamford Endowed Schools Sports Centre | 730 m | 3 |
| Cricket | Burghley Park Cricket Club | 1.5 km | 2 |
| Squash | Stamford Endowed Schools Sports Centre | 730 m | 1 |
| Bowls | Stamford & District Indoor Bowling Club | 960 m | 1 |
| Rugby | Stamford Rugby Club | 1.0 km | 1 |
| Rugby union | Stamford R U F C | 1.2 km | 1 |
| Golf | Burghley Park Golf Club | 2.4 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 Stamford, about a 15-minute walk (1.1 km), with 343k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Peterborough.
The nearest bus stop is Charles Road, 350 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 182).
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 51 minutes away by public transport (26 by car).
The nearest primary school is The Bluecoat School, a few minutes' walk (450 m); 61% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Stamford Welland Academy, 450 m away; Attainment 8: 39.7 · 2.3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Bourne Grammar School (13.6 km).
The nearest supermarket is Waitrose, 650 m away, with Slimming World Stamford Wednesday Mornings closer still (400 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Broad Street Practice (750 m), with Boots the closest pharmacy (750 m).
For a haircut, Good Hair Days is 400 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Peterborough City Hospital, 16 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 61% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 60% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 14 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 5 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Mama Liz's is the closest café or restaurant (500 m), and The Hurdler the nearest pub (250 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 58 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 11% flats and 14% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is St Peter's Square, 700 m away; for exercise, Stamford Leisure Centre (1.1 km).
A swim is a short trip away: Rutland Water Sykes Lane, 8.9 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 6.8 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, East Midlands is 60 km away, and London Luton, with far more destinations, 88 km.
36 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, 17% 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.