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Thinking of living at WF9 2LN? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Moorthorpe | Primary | 800 m | 55% met the expected standard |
| Moorthorpe Primary School With Inclusion Resource | Primary | 800 m | 35% met the expected standard |
| South Elmsall Carlton Junior and Infant School | Primary | 900 m | 51% met the expected standard |
| Minsthorpe Community College | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 41.3 · 7.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Outwood Academy Hemsworth | Secondary | 4.8 km | Attainment 8: 41 · 8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Robert Ogden School | Independent | 4.2 km | – |
Every primary near WF9 2LN, 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 | Frickley Welfare Crown Green Bowls Club | 480 m | 5 |
| Swimming | Minsthorpe Lesiure | 1.6 km | 3 |
| Football | Frickley AFC | 530 m | 2 |
| Tennis | Barnsley Road Recreation Ground | 1.2 km | 2 |
| Cricket | Frickley Coliery Welfare Cricket Club | 470 m | 1 |
| Skateboard | SESKU Skatepark | 1.5 km | 1 |
| Squash | The Club | 4.0 km | 1 |
| Golf | Hickleton Golf Club | 4.7 km | 1 |
| Basketball | Brierley Park MUGA | 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 Moorthorpe, about a 10-minute walk (950 m), with 208k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Leeds.
The nearest bus stop is Vickers Avenue, 100 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 485); 6 departures an hour from the 9 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 14 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
The nearest primary school is St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Moorthorpe, about a 10-minute walk (800 m); 55% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Minsthorpe Community College, 1.7 km away; Attainment 8: 41.3 · 7.4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Asda, 850 m away, with South Elmsall closer still (600 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Park Green Surgery (750 m), with South Kirkby Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (750 m).
For a haircut, Revolution is 800 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Doncaster Royal Infirmary, 14 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 66% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 64% 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: 12 restaurants and cafés, 3 pubs and bars.
Ultima Furniture Systems is the closest café or restaurant (650 m), and The Junction the nearest pub (400 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 87 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 7% flats and 24% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is Westfield Recreation Ground, 500 m away; for exercise, Elite Gym (550 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.0 µg/m³).
For holidays, Leeds Bradford is 39 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 70 km.
Most households own their home, 14% 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.
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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