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Thinking of living at ST7 3TH? 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.
You'll mostly drive: the nearest station, supermarket, GP are all over 1 km away.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rode Heath Primary School | Primary | 250 m | 84% met the expected standard |
| Alsager Highfields Community Primary School | Primary | 2.0 km | 72% met the expected standard |
| Pikemere School | Primary | 2.1 km | 77% met the expected standard |
| Alsager School | Secondary | 2.5 km | Attainment 8: 51.9 · 15.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Kidsgrove Secondary School | Secondary | 4.6 km | Attainment 8: 35.9 · 3.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The King's CofE Academy | Secondary | 4.7 km | Attainment 8: 40.1 · 5.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Wonder Star School | Independent | 550 m | – |
| TILT Education | Independent | 2.4 km | – |
| Bluebell School | Independent | 4.3 km | Attainment 8: 7.7 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near ST7 3TH, 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 | Rode Heath Crown Green Bowls Club | 720 m | 5 |
| Football | Alsager Town Football Club | 1.6 km | 4 |
| Golf | Alsager Golf Club | 3.0 km | 4 |
| Cricket | Alsager Cricket Club | 2.0 km | 3 |
| Tennis | Alsager Lawn Tennis Club | 2.1 km | 3 |
| Swimming | Alsager Leisure Centre | 2.4 km | 2 |
| Squash | Alsager Leisure Centre | 2.4 km | 1 |
| Badminton | Kidsgrove Sports Centre | 4.6 km | 1 |
| Hockey | Kidsgrove Sports Centre | 4.6 km | 1 |
| Basketball | Kidsgrove Sports Centre | 4.6 km | 1 |
| Gymnastics | Kidsgrove Sports Centre | 4.6 km | 1 |
| Gym | Kidsgrove Sports Centre | 4.6 km | 1 |
| Futsal | Kidsgrove Sports Centre | 4.6 km | 1 |
| Cricket nets | Kidsgrove Sports Centre | 4.6 km | 1 |
| Fitness | Kidsgrove Sports Centre | 4.6 km | 1 |
| Netball | Kidsgrove Sports Centre | 4.6 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 Alsager, a short drive or bike ride (2.5 km), with 115k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Crewe.
The nearest bus stop is Woodland Road, 50 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 318); 4 departures an hour from the 7 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 54 minutes away by public transport (21 by car).
This is car country: only 6% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Rode Heath Primary School, a few minutes' walk (250 m); 84% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Alsager School, 2.5 km away; Attainment 8: 51.9 · 15.3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Few families with young children: only 14% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Asda Stores, 2.1 km away, with Bargain Booze closer still (350 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Cedars Medical Centre (2.5 km), with Alsager Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (2.2 km).
For a haircut, Infinity is 2.2 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Leighton Hospital, 12 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 50% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 71% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 11 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 5 restaurants and cafés, 10 pubs and bars.
The royal oak is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and Horseshoe Inn the nearest pub (1.2 km).
It's a low-crime area: about 51 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 105 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 45% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
It's growing: about 404 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Rode Heath Rise, 600 m away; for exercise, Ground Zero Fitness (2.3 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.0 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 25 km away.
10 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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Neighbours tend to stay put: 47% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 26% 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.