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Thinking of living at WA11 0GW? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| St James' Church of England Primary School | Primary | 300 m | 65% met the expected standard |
| Haydock English Martyrs' Primary School | Primary | 550 m | 59% met the expected standard |
| Grange Valley Primary School | Primary | 800 m | 71% met the expected standard |
| Outwood Academy Haydock | Secondary | 1.4 km | Attainment 8: 41.2 · 6.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Byrchall High School | Secondary | 2.0 km | Attainment 8: 41.3 · 5.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Hope Academy | Secondary | 2.1 km | Attainment 8: 43.8 · 10.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield | Secondary | 2.2 km | Attainment 8: 49.1 · 10.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Learn 4 Life School | Independent | 3.5 km | Attainment 8: 6.9 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Martha H School | Independent | 3.9 km | – |
| Progress Arc Billinge School | Independent | 4.5 km | Attainment 8: 0.6 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near WA11 0GW, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Haydock Rr Crown Green Bowls Club | 620 m | 18 |
| Football | Newton-Le-Willows Sports Club | 2.2 km | 9 |
| Swimming | Mercure Haydock Hotel | 1.5 km | 7 |
| Tennis | Byrchall High School | 2.1 km | 5 |
| Golf | Ashton-in-Makerfield Golf Club | 1.9 km | 4 |
| Fitness | Newton-le-Willows Health & Fitness | 2.2 km | 2 |
| Hockey | Golborne Hockey Club | 4.8 km | 2 |
| Cricket | Golborne Cricket Club | 4.9 km | 2 |
| Karate | North West Karate Academy | 2.1 km | 1 |
| Horse racing | Haydock Park Racecourse | 2.5 km | 1 |
| Yoga | Peppermint Hot Yoga & Well Being | 2.9 km | 1 |
| Rugby | Ashton Bears Rugby Club | 3.1 km | 1 |
| Karting | Three Sisters Circuit | 4.8 km | 1 |
| Motor | Three Sisters Circuit | 4.8 km | 1 |
| Rugby league | BrewDog Stadium | 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 Earlestown, a short drive or bike ride (2.1 km), with 331k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Liverpool Lime Street.
The nearest bus stop is Homestead Avenue, 250 m away, with a bus about every 8 minutes on weekdays (routes 320, 322, 612, 722); 36 departures an hour from the 5 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 9 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
The nearest primary school is St James' Church of England Primary School, a few minutes' walk (300 m); 65% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Grange Valley Primary School (1.3 km).
The nearest secondary is Outwood Academy Haydock, 1.4 km away; Attainment 8: 41.2 · 6.4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield (1.6 km) and Golborne High School (4.5 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 350 m away; Saints Foods & Wines (300 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Modality St Helens (250 m), with Brian H Donlon Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (250 m).
For a haircut, Nutters is 2.5 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Warrington Hospital, 9.0 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 54% 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: 14 restaurants and cafés, 3 pubs and bars.
Epicurean is the closest café or restaurant (350 m), and Haydock Conservative Club the nearest pub (350 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (10 of them).
Crime is around the national middle: about 100 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 6% flats and 11% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is Lyme and Wood Pits Country Park, 500 m away; for exercise, You Fit Haydock Health Club (2.0 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 11.6 µg/m³).
For holidays, Liverpool John Lennon is 20 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 28 km.
28 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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Most households own their home, 13% rent privately.
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.