Measuring the distances…
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Thinking of living at WA10 4RL? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bleak Hill Primary School | Primary | 400 m | 65% met the expected standard |
| St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School | Primary | 600 m | 77% met the expected standard |
| Queen's Park CofE/Urc Primary School | Primary | 800 m | 72% met the expected standard |
| St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Devon Street | Primary | 900 m | 60% met the expected standard |
| De La Salle School | Secondary | 600 m | – |
| Cowley International College | Secondary | 1.2 km | Attainment 8: 39.3 · 8.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy | Secondary | 4.0 km | Attainment 8: 42.6 · 4.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Sutton Academy | Secondary | 4.4 km | Attainment 8: 43.1 · 8.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Prescot School | Secondary | 4.4 km | Attainment 8: 35.5 · 3.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| This Is My Education - TIME | Independent | 2.0 km | – |
| Progress Arc Billinge School | Independent | 5.1 km | Attainment 8: 0.6 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ash Meadow School | Independent | 5.6 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Rukin Drive All Saints/Ruskin Park/Ruskin Drive Sportsground Crown Green Bowls Club | 500 m | 21 |
| Swimming | Ruskin Health And Fitness Club | 540 m | 9 |
| Cricket | Prescot Cricket Club | 2.8 km | 7 |
| Tennis | Ruskin Sports Village | 590 m | 6 |
| Football | Windleshaw Sports | 980 m | 5 |
| Golf | Grange Park Golf Club | 1.8 km | 4 |
| Squash | Capitol Squash Club | 1.9 km | 2 |
| Padel | Centre Court Padel | 530 m | 1 |
| Rugby league | BrewDog Stadium | 3.0 km | 1 |
| Yoga | The Yoga Loft | 4.1 km | 1 |
| Athletics | Sutton Leisure Centre | 4.3 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 St Helens Central, a short drive or bike ride (2.5 km), with 669k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Liverpool Lime Street.
The nearest bus stop is Kiln Close, 100 m away, with a bus about every 29 minutes on weekdays (routes 38, 743); 23 departures an hour from the 13 stops within a 5-minute walk.
This is car country: only 10% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Bleak Hill Primary School, a few minutes' walk (400 m); 65% met the expected standard.
The nearest secondary is De La Salle School, 600 m away.
Grammar schools are within reach: The Blue Coat School (11.6 km).
The nearest supermarket is One Stop, 850 m away, with Best One closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Eccleston Medical Centre (950 m), with Ashcroft Chemist the closest pharmacy (850 m).
For a haircut, Colour Box is 100 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Whiston Hospital, 4.2 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 5 restaurants and cafés, 5 pubs and bars.
bocboc is the closest café or restaurant (300 m), and Seven Stars Inn the nearest pub (400 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 34 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 2% flats and 27% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is Bishop Road Playing Field, 1.0 km away; for exercise, Pilkington Recs ARLFC (450 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 10.3 µg/m³).
For holidays, Liverpool John Lennon is 15 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 35 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 56% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 28% 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.
47 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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