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Thinking of living at ST13 6JU? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leek First School | Primary | 250 m | – |
| All Saints CofE First School | Primary | 850 m | – |
| Beresford Memorial CofE First School | Primary | 900 m | – |
| Leek High School | Secondary | 550 m | Attainment 8: 38.1 · 3.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Churnet View Middle School | Secondary | 1.2 km | – |
| St Edward's Church of England Academy | Secondary | 1.7 km | – |
| Hopedale School | Independent | 3.8 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Evergreen | Independent | 6.9 km | – |
Every primary near ST13 6JU, 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 | Leek Park Crown Green Bowls Club | 610 m | 3 |
| Tennis | Leek Tennis Club | 990 m | 3 |
| Shooting | Leek & District Shooting Centre | 3.5 km | 3 |
| Football | Ball Haye Green Football Club | 750 m | 2 |
| Golf | Leek Golf Club | 1.9 km | 2 |
| Swimming | Myactive Leek | 610 m | 1 |
| Athletics | Birchall Playing Fields | 1.4 km | 1 |
| Hockey | Leek Hockey Club | 1.8 km | 1 |
| Cricket | Leek Cricket Club | 2.0 km | 1 |
| Horse riding | eq | 2.5 km | 1 |
| Multi-sport | Leek Rugby Club | 3.4 km | 1 |
| Shooting range | Leek & District Shooting Centre | 3.5 km | 1 |
| Canoe | Tittesworth Watersports | 3.6 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 Congleton, a drive away (13 km), with 324k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Piccadilly.
The nearest bus stop is Parker Street, 150 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (routes 166, 30, 29, 30A); 9 departures an hour from the 10 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 53 minutes away by public transport (28 by car).
The nearest primary school is Leek First School, a few minutes' walk (250 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Leek High School, 550 m away; Attainment 8: 38.1 · 3.3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Few families with young children: only 14% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Lidl, 250 m away, with H Meakin and Sons closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Leek Health Centre (150 m), with Fountain Street Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (150 m).
For a haircut, Moe's Traditional Turkish Barbers is 250 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Stoke University Hospital, 15 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 45% 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 9 restaurants and cafés, 10 pubs and bars.
Adventure Playground is the closest café or restaurant (50 m), and Earl Grey Inn the nearest pub (100 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 40 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 82 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 46% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Sparrow Park, 250 m away; for exercise, Brough Park Leisure Centre (600 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.0 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 34 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 51% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 27% are 65 or over.
64 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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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.