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Thinking of living on Sherdley Road? 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 supermarket is further.
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St John Vianney Catholic Primary School | Primary | 450 m | 80% met the expected standard |
| Thatto Heath Community Primary School | Primary | 750 m | 68% met the expected standard |
| St Austin's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 1.0 km | 46% met the expected standard |
| Nutgrove Methodist Primary School | Primary | 1.1 km | 64% met the expected standard |
| Eaves Primary School | Primary | 1.5 km | 79% met the expected standard |
| The Sutton Academy | Secondary | 1000 m | Attainment 8: 43.1 · 8.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Rainhill High School | Secondary | 2.7 km | Attainment 8: 45.9 · 8.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy | Secondary | 3.1 km | Attainment 8: 30.2 · 1.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| De La Salle School | Secondary | 3.2 km | – |
| St Cuthbert's Catholic Academy | Secondary | 3.3 km | – |
| Ash Meadow School | Independent | 2.1 km | – |
| Tower College | Independent | 2.9 km | 23.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| This Is My Education - TIME |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | DISUSED Brown Edge | 1.1 km | 25 |
| Swimming | AquaSafe Swim School | 1.6 km | 9 |
| Cricket | Sutton Cricket Club | 1.6 km | 6 |
| Tennis | Sutton Cricket and Tennis Club | 1.7 km | 6 |
| Golf | Sherdley Park Golf Course | 670 m | 5 |
| Football | Albert Fellowes Park | 1.8 km | 5 |
| Squash | Sutton Leisure Centre | 1.1 km | 2 |
| Yoga | The Yoga Loft | 3.8 km | 2 |
| Athletics | Sutton Leisure Centre | 1.1 km | 1 |
| Rugby league | BrewDog Stadium | 2.2 km | 1 |
| Padel | Centre Court Padel | 3.1 km | 1 |
| Climbing | Pex Hill Quarry | 4.4 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 Thatto Heath, about a 15-minute walk (1.2 km), with 149k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Liverpool Lime Street.
The nearest bus stop is Stevenage Close, 150 m away, with a bus about every 27 minutes on weekdays (routes 33, 708, 719, 716); 17 departures an hour from the 12 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, a few minutes' walk (450 m); 80% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is The Sutton Academy, 1.0 km away; Attainment 8: 43.1 · 8.4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: The Blue Coat School (12.5 km).
The nearest supermarket is Nutgrove Stores, 1.2 km away, with Everydayz closer still (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Bowery Medical Centre (1.1 km), with Heath Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (1.0 km).
For a haircut, Paula's Nail & Beauty is 750 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Whiston Hospital, 3.3 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 14 restaurants and cafés, 4 pubs and bars.
Thatto Heath Crusaders is the closest café or restaurant (400 m), and Boars Head the nearest pub (350 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (11 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 220 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
It's a mix of homes: 13% flats and 10% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
It's growing: about 469 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Platt's Field, 200 m away; for exercise, Sutton Leisure Centre (1.1 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 11.4 µg/m³).
For holidays, Liverpool John Lennon is 13 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 32 km.
Most households own their home, 15% rent privately.
13 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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Every primary near WA9 5JF, 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.