Looking along the street…
These only choose where you start. Every page and every lens is still one tap away.
Sign in to keep them on every device →Looking along the street…
Thinking of living on Crofton Crescent? 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.
Answer a few questions in Where could I live? and this will use your own priorities. Until then, try a perspective.
Working out the fit…
here typical · scale 0–50%
6 crimes recorded on Crofton Crescent in the last 12 months. The street →
here typical · scale 0–50%
here England and Wales · scale 0–100%
here England and Wales · scale 0–100%
| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadgreen Primary | Primary | 250 m | 66% met the expected standard |
| St Oswald's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 550 m | 60% met the expected standard |
| St Anne's (Stanley) Junior Mixed and Infant School | Primary | 700 m | 66% met the expected standard |
| Dixons Broadgreen Academy | Secondary | 400 m | Attainment 8: 34.4 · 3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Edward's College | Secondary | 1.2 km | Attainment 8: 51.6 · 11.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School | Secondary | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 40.9 · 4.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| King's Leadership Academy Wavertree | Secondary | 1.6 km | – |
| Broughton Hall Catholic High School | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 39.2 · 7.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| NexGen Academy | Independent | 2.1 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Carleton House Preparatory School | Independent | 3.3 km | – |
| Christian Fellowship School | Independent | 3.4 km | 15.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near L13 5UL, 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 | Allenby Crown Green Bowls Club | 200 m | 23 |
| Tennis | Alder Sports Club | 740 m | 17 |
| Football | 3G Pitch | 360 m | 11 |
| Swimming | Dixons Broadgreen Academy | 360 m | 11 |
| Cricket | Wavertreee Cricket Club | 1.6 km | 5 |
| Golf | West Derby Golf Club | 2.2 km | 5 |
| Squash | Hope Park Sports | 2.8 km | 4 |
| Hockey | Hockey Pitch | 2.8 km | 3 |
| Skateboard | Rathbone Road Skateboard Park | 1.0 km | 2 |
| Athletics | Wavertree Athletics Centre | 2.4 km | 2 |
| Rugby union | 1XV Pitch | 3.5 km | 2 |
| Boxing | Stockbridge Amateur Boxing Club | 4.1 km | 2 |
| Cycling | Everton Park Pump Track | 4.4 km | 2 |
| Ten-pin bowling | Hollywood Bowl | 1.2 km | 1 |
| Yoga | Yoga for the People | 2.3 km | 1 |
| Netball | Netball and Tennis Courts | 2.8 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 27. 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 Broad Green, about a 15-minute walk (1.2 km), with 416k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Liverpool Lime Street.
The nearest bus stop is Prescot Road, 150 m away, with a bus about every 17 minutes on weekdays (routes 81A, 81); 111 departures an hour from the 11 stops within a 5-minute walk.
43% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Broadgreen Primary, a few minutes' walk (250 m); 66% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Dixons Broadgreen Academy, 400 m away; Attainment 8: 34.4 · 3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Archbishop Blanch CofE High School (3 km) and Liverpool College (3.9 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: The Blue Coat School (2.4 km) and St Anselm's College (9.7 km).
The nearest supermarket is Iceland, 100 m away; Queens drive news (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Derby Lane Medical Centre (600 m), with Allied Pharmacy Old Swan the closest pharmacy (500 m).
For a haircut, All Doll'd Up is 150 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Alder Hey Children's Hospital, 950 m away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 86% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 66% 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: 4 restaurants and cafés, 6 pubs and bars.
Vanilla is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and The Navigator the nearest pub (150 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (16 of them).
Crime is around the national middle: about 101 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 8% flats and 2% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 53% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Doric Park, 500 m away; for exercise, Dynamix (300 m).
A swim is a short trip away: Wallasey, 11 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 13.6 µg/m³).
For holidays, Liverpool John Lennon is 9.8 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 43 km.
50 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.
More for moving: Moving for a reason · Where could I live? · Places like Stoneycroft · Compare a shortlist
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
Most households own their home, 26% rent privately.
The nearest university is Liverpool Hope University, 2.7 km away (TEF Silver).
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.