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Thinking of living on Westbourne 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.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station and GP are further.
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westwood First School | Primary | 200 m | – |
| St Mary's Catholic Academy | Primary | 650 m | 93% met the expected standard |
| Woodcroft Academy | Primary | 700 m | – |
| St Edward's Church of England Academy | Secondary | 400 m | – |
| Westwood College | Secondary | 900 m | Attainment 8: 44.2 · 8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Leek High School | Secondary | 2.0 km | Attainment 8: 38.1 · 3.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Churnet View Middle School | Secondary | 2.1 km | – |
| Hopedale School | Independent | 3.6 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near ST13 8EN, 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 | Leek Bowling Club | 420 m | 3 |
| Tennis | Leek Tennis Club | 920 m | 3 |
| Shooting | 50Metre Range | 4.4 km | 3 |
| Football | Harrison Park | 300 m | 2 |
| Golf | Westwood Golf Club | 1.2 km | 2 |
| Hockey | Leek Hockey Club | 490 m | 1 |
| Cricket | Leek Cricket Club | 830 m | 1 |
| Swimming | Myactive Leek | 1.2 km | 1 |
| Athletics | Birchall Playing Fields | 1.9 km | 1 |
| Multi-sport | Leek Rugby Club | 3.1 km | 1 |
| Horse riding | eq | 3.7 km | 1 |
| Canoe | Tittesworth Watersports | 3.8 km | 1 |
| Sailing | Rudyard Lake Sailing Club | 4.1 km | 1 |
| Shooting range | Leek & District Shooting Centre | 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 Congleton, a drive away (12 km), with 324k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Piccadilly.
The nearest bus stop is Oakwood Road, 300 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 165); 2 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 53 minutes away by public transport (28 by car).
The nearest primary school is Westwood First School, a few minutes' walk (200 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is St Edward's Church of England Academy, 400 m away.
Few families with young children: only 14% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Sainsburys, 550 m away, with Bridge End Filling Station closer still (400 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Park Medical Centre (1.3 km), with Boots the closest pharmacy (1.0 km).
For a haircut, The Salon is 450 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Stoke University Hospital, 15 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 45% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 60% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 14 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 9 restaurants and cafés, 10 pubs and bars.
Bridge End Coffee Shop is the closest café or restaurant (400 m), and Dyers Arms the nearest pub (350 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 40 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 82 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 46% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Westwood Recreation Ground, 300 m away; for exercise, Genetix Gym (750 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.0 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 34 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 51% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 27% are 65 or over.
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.
32 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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