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Thinking of living on Red Rum Close? 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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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barlows Primary School | Primary | 150 m | 78% met the expected standard |
| Holy Name Catholic Primary School | Primary | 950 m | 68% met the expected standard |
| Aintree Davenhill Primary School | Primary | 1.1 km | 73% met the expected standard |
| Longmoor Community Primary School | Primary | 1.1 km | 70% met the expected standard |
| Fazakerley Primary School | Primary | 1.3 km | 58% met the expected standard |
| Dixons Fazakerley Academy | Secondary | 1.3 km | Attainment 8: 33.4 · 1.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Archbishop Beck Catholic College | Secondary | 1.3 km | Attainment 8: 41.5 · 4.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco | Secondary | 2.3 km | Attainment 8: 32.2 · 4.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| King's Leadership Academy Hawthornes | Secondary | 3.0 km | Attainment 8: 32.2 · 3.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Litherland High School | Secondary | 3.1 km | Attainment 8: 41.7 · 6.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Hazel Cottage School | Independent | 1.1 km | – |
| Birtenshaw School Merseyside | Independent | 1.4 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Aintree Harrow Crown Green Bowls Club | 1.2 km | 20 |
| Tennis | Dixons Fazakerley Academy | 1.1 km | 10 |
| Swimming | Total Fitness (Aintree Sefton) | 2.4 km | 8 |
| Football | Bootle F.C. | 1.3 km | 6 |
| Golf | Aintree Golf Centre | 480 m | 4 |
| Squash | Total Fitness (Aintree Sefton) | 2.4 km | 3 |
| Athletics | Litherland Sports Park | 3.0 km | 3 |
| Cricket | Maghull Cricket Club | 4.1 km | 2 |
| Motor | Aintree Motor Racing Circuit | 710 m | 1 |
| Horse racing | Aintree Racecourse | 960 m | 1 |
| Baseball | Liverpool Trojans Baseball Club | 2.9 km | 1 |
| Cycling | Litherland Sports Park | 3.0 km | 1 |
| Thai boxing | MSA MAGHULL THAI BOXING | 4.9 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 Fazakerley, a few minutes' walk (400 m), with 1.1m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Liverpool Central.
The nearest bus stop is Barlows Lane, 300 m away, with a bus about every 5 minutes on weekdays (routes 20, 21, 62, 214); 38 departures an hour from the 5 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Barlows Primary School, a few minutes' walk (150 m); 78% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Dixons Fazakerley Academy, 1.3 km away; Attainment 8: 33.4 · 1.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: The Blue Coat School (8.3 km) and St Anselm's College (11.8 km).
The nearest supermarket is Lidl, 300 m away; B&M Store (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Westmoreland General Practice Centre (550 m), with Tiffenbergs Chemist the closest pharmacy (350 m).
For a haircut, Indigo Sun is 1.0 km away.
The nearest full A&E is University Hospital Aintree, 300 m away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 48% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 63% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 3 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Toast is the closest café or restaurant (350 m), and The Avenue the nearest pub (350 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 100 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 26 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 9% flats and 17% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 50% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Seeds Lane Park, 250 m away; for exercise, Aintree Racecourse (650 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 12.8 µg/m³).
For holidays, Liverpool John Lennon is 16 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 45 km.
Most households own their home, 16% rent privately.
19 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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| Foundations for LIFE School | Independent | 1.7 km | – |
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Every primary near L9 9HT, 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.
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.