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Thinking of living at WA9 3UG? 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.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robins Lane Community Primary School | Primary | 400 m | 54% met the expected standard |
| St Anne's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 600 m | 35% met the expected standard |
| Sutton Oak CofE Primary School | Primary | 750 m | 57% met the expected standard |
| Eaves Primary School | Primary | 850 m | 79% met the expected standard |
| St Cuthbert's Catholic Academy | Secondary | 1.3 km | – |
| The Sutton Academy | Secondary | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 43.1 · 8.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy | Secondary | 2.5 km | Attainment 8: 42.6 · 4.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Rainhill High School | Secondary | 3.9 km | Attainment 8: 45.9 · 8.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Cowley International College | Secondary | 4.1 km | Attainment 8: 39.3 · 8.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ash Meadow School | Independent | 2.2 km | – |
| This Is My Education - TIME | Independent | 2.8 km | – |
| Tower College | Independent | 4.4 km | 23.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Wheatsheaf Crown Green Bowls Club | 890 m | 23 |
| Swimming | BabySquids at Everlast Gym St Helens | 1.5 km | 9 |
| Tennis | Sutton Cricket and Tennis Club | 580 m | 6 |
| Cricket | Sutton Cricket Club | 580 m | 6 |
| Golf | Sherdley Park Golf Course | 1.4 km | 5 |
| Football | BrewDog Stadium | 1.5 km | 4 |
| Squash | Sutton Leisure Centre | 1.3 km | 2 |
| Athletics | Sutton Leisure Centre | 1.3 km | 1 |
| Rugby league | BrewDog Stadium | 1.5 km | 1 |
| Yoga | Peppermint Hot Yoga & Well Being | 2.4 km | 1 |
| Padel | Centre Court Padel | 3.9 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 Junction, about a 10-minute walk (1.0 km), with 206k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Liverpool Lime Street.
The nearest bus stop is Highfield Street, 100 m away, with a bus about every 15 minutes on weekdays (routes 32, 32A, 720, 755); 48 departures an hour from the 11 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.
43% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Robins Lane Community Primary School, a few minutes' walk (400 m); 54% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is St Cuthbert's Catholic Academy, 1.3 km away.
Grammar schools are within reach: The Blue Coat School (14.3 km).
The nearest supermarket is Worsley Brow Service Station, 600 m away, with Go Local closer still (50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Marshalls Cross Medical Centre (500 m), with Clarks Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (150 m).
For a haircut, Coiffure is 150 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Whiston Hospital, 5.3 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).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 24 restaurants and cafés and 17 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Robins Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and The Red Lion Hotel the nearest pub (150 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (19 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 273 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
It's a mix of homes: 20% flats and 5% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1930s.
It's growing: about 580 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Sutton Park, 450 m away; for exercise, Sanctus Gym (850 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 12.3 µg/m³).
For holidays, Liverpool John Lennon is 16 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 32 km.
34 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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No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
Most households own their home, 33% rent privately.
It's young: 21% of residents are aged 15–29.
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.