Measuring the distances…
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Thinking of living at ST13 6PB? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beresford Memorial CofE First School | Primary | 300 m | – |
| Leek First School | Primary | 850 m | – |
| St Mary's Catholic Academy | Primary | 1.8 km | 93% met the expected standard |
| All Saints CofE First School | Primary | 1.8 km | – |
| Westwood First School | Primary | 2.1 km | – |
| Churnet View Middle School | Secondary | 350 m | – |
| Leek High School | Secondary | 700 m | Attainment 8: 38.1 · 3.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Edward's Church of England Academy | Secondary | 2.4 km | – |
| Hopedale School | Independent | 4.8 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near ST13 6PB, 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 | 930 m | 3 |
| Shooting | Leek & District Shooting Centre | 2.5 km | 3 |
| Football | Ball Haye Green Football Club | 490 m | 2 |
| Tennis | Leek Tennis Club | 1.2 km | 2 |
| Golf | Leek Golf Club | 2.9 km | 2 |
| Swimming | Myactive Leek | 850 m | 1 |
| Horse riding | eq | 1.7 km | 1 |
| Hockey | Leek Hockey Club | 2.1 km | 1 |
| Cricket | Leek Cricket Club | 2.2 km | 1 |
| Athletics | Birchall Playing Fields | 2.4 km | 1 |
| Shooting range | Leek & District Shooting Centre | 2.5 km | 1 |
| Canoe | Tittesworth Watersports | 2.7 km | 1 |
| Multi-sport | Leek Rugby Club | 4.4 km | 1 |
| Climbing | Roaches Spring Boulders | 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 Congleton, a drive away (13 km), with 324k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Piccadilly.
The nearest bus stop is Argles Road, 150 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 165); 3 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 77 minutes away by public transport (30 by car).
The nearest primary school is Beresford Memorial CofE First School, a few minutes' walk (300 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Churnet View Middle School, 350 m away.
The nearest supermarket is Morrisons Daily, 200 m away; Leek Convenience Store (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Park Medical Centre (950 m), with Leek Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (200 m).
For a haircut, Scissors is 200 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Macclesfield District General Hospital, 17 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 48% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 62% 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: 12 restaurants and cafés, 8 pubs and bars.
Haregate Community Centre Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and Hare and Gate the nearest pub (200 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 77 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 88 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 7% flats and 26% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1930s.
The nearest park is Birches Gardens, 700 m away; for exercise, Brough Park Leisure Centre (850 m).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 5.4 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Manchester is 31 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 42% 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.
20 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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