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Thinking of living at PR9 8LP? 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 is further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St John's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 500 m | 62% met the expected standard |
| Larkfield Primary School | Primary | 1.1 km | 56% met the expected standard |
| Churchtown Primary School | Primary | 1.4 km | 55% met the expected standard |
| Marshside Primary School | Primary | 1.5 km | 56% met the expected standard |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 1.6 km | 61% met the expected standard |
| Stanley High School | Secondary | 1.8 km | Attainment 8: 40.6 · 4.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Meols Cop High School | Secondary | 3.9 km | Attainment 8: 44.7 · 9.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre | Secondary | 6.1 km | Attainment 8: 41.8 · 8.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Educ8 Southport | Independent | 3.6 km | – |
Every primary near PR9 8LP, 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 Meols Lawn Tennis Club | 2.0 km | 6 |
| Golf | Southport Old Links Golf Club | 2.5 km | 4 |
| Swimming | Marshside Health Club And Swims'Cool' | 920 m | 3 |
| Bowls | Botanic Gardens Crown Green Bowls Club | 1.1 km | 2 |
| Cricket | Fleetwood Hesketh Cricket Club | 1.4 km | 2 |
| Football | Southport Trinity A.F.C. | 2.6 km | 1 |
| Netball | Netball Court | 4.0 km | 1 |
| Sailing | West Lancashire Yacht Club | 4.4 km | 1 |
| Squash | Victoria Leisure | 4.4 km | 1 |
| Ten-pin bowling | tenpin | 4.8 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 Meols Cop, a drive away (3.2 km), with 79k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Piccadilly.
The nearest bus stop is North Road, 50 m away, with a bus about every 15 minutes on weekdays (routes 49, 748); 23 departures an hour from the 7 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is St John's Church of England Primary School, about a 5-minute walk (500 m); 62% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Stanley High School, 1.8 km away; Attainment 8: 40.6 · 4.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Few families with young children: only 14% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Lidl, 900 m away, with One Stop closer still (50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Marshside Surgery (1.0 km), with Crossens Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (150 m).
For a haircut, Sweeney Todd is 150 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Southport and Formby District General Hospital, 4.7 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 63% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 65% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 6 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Crossens Methodist Church and St Johns C of E is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and The Beer Den the nearest pub (100 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 42 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 2% flats and 19% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
Bungalow country: 27% of homes are bungalows.
The nearest park is Botanic Gardens, 1.2 km away; for exercise, Gymphobics (2.9 km).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 4.8 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Liverpool John Lennon is 38 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 57 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 53% of households own their home outright.
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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It's an older community: 31% 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.