Measuring the distances…
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Thinking of living at ST13 8DB? 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 and GP are further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westwood First School | Primary | 300 m | – |
| Woodcroft Academy | Primary | 400 m | – |
| St Mary's Catholic Academy | Primary | 500 m | 93% met the expected standard |
| St Edward's Church of England Academy | Secondary | 200 m | – |
| Westwood College | Secondary | 900 m | Attainment 8: 44.2 · 8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Leek High School | Secondary | 2.0 km | Attainment 8: 38.1 · 3.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Churnet View Middle School | Secondary | 2.3 km | – |
| Hopedale School | Independent | 3.2 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near ST13 8DB, 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 Crown Green Bowls Club | 50 m | 3 |
| Tennis | Westwood College | 910 m | 3 |
| Shooting | 50Metre Range | 4.7 km | 3 |
| Football | Harrison Park | 780 m | 2 |
| Golf | Westwood Golf Club | 790 m | 2 |
| Cricket | Leek Cricket Club | 1.3 km | 2 |
| Hockey | Leek Hockey Club | 960 m | 1 |
| Swimming | Myactive Leek | 1.4 km | 1 |
| Athletics | Birchall Playing Fields | 1.5 km | 1 |
| Multi-sport | Leek Rugby Club | 2.6 km | 1 |
| Horse riding | eq | 3.9 km | 1 |
| Canoe | Tittesworth Watersports | 4.2 km | 1 |
| Sailing | Rudyard Lake Sailing Club | 4.4 km | 1 |
| Shooting range | Leek & District Shooting Centre | 4.7 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 (12 km), with 324k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Piccadilly.
The nearest bus stop is Westwood First School, 200 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (routes 109, 165); 3 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 48 minutes away by public transport (28 by car).
The nearest primary school is Westwood 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 St Edward's Church of England Academy, 200 m away.
The nearest supermarket is Morrisons Daily Petrol Station, 400 m away; Wallbridge Stores and Newsagent (350 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Park Medical Centre (1.3 km), with Boots the closest pharmacy (1.0 km).
For a haircut, Chantelle is 350 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Stoke University Hospital, 17 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).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 43 restaurants and cafés and 21 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
the Napoli is the closest café or restaurant (800 m), and Prince of Wales the nearest pub (550 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (23 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 128 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
Much of it is protected: 36% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (Leek).
There are 105 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 17% flats and 9% detached houses.
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 54% were built before 1919.
The nearest park is Woodcroft, 250 m away; for exercise, Genetix Gym (850 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.7 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 32 km away.
Most households own their home, 26% rent privately.
25 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.