Kew is a ward on the eastern side of Southport, within the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in Merseyside. It functions largely as a suburban residential area with a mixture of Victorian terraced homes and later 20th‑century housing, served by local parades of shops, community facilities and schools, and with straightforward road and rail links into Southport town centre and onward to Liverpool.
The area shares much of Southport's history as a town that expanded in the Victorian and Edwardian eras, so you’ll find a quiet, settled neighbourhood character and an active community life rather than heavy industry. Local employment and the economy are tied to the wider seaside town - retail, hospitality and public services - while residents also commute to nearby urban centres; proximity to coastal amenities and green spaces is a notable local benefit.
Postcode districts covering Kew
Most populated places nearby
- Liverpool 16.1 miles
- Birkenhead 17.4 miles
- Preston 15.2 miles
- St. Helens 16.6 miles
- Wigan 15.6 miles
- Warrington 23.7 miles
- Blackburn 22.2 miles
- Blackpool 13.2 miles
- Bolton 22.8 miles
- Southport 0.6 miles
- Runcorn 24 miles
- Widnes 21.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Southport Built-up area 0.6 miles
- Norwood Ward 0.9 miles
- Duke's Ward 1 mile
- Birkdale Ward 1.2 miles
- Cambridge Ward 2 miles
- Scarisbrick Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Meols Ward 2.5 miles
- Halsall Parish 2.8 miles
- Bescar Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Ainsdale Ward 3.2 miles
- Rural West Ward 3.5 miles
- Drummersdale Built-up area 3.5 miles
Example postcodes in Kew
PR9 7GW, PR8 6PR, PR8 5BZ, PR8 4ZZ, PR8 6SE, PR8 6NJ, PR8 6XD, PR8 6QJ, PR8 5BE … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 21.5 miles
- Manchester Airport 35.1 miles
- Meols Cop Railway Station 1 mile
- Birkdale Railway Station 1.1 miles
Hotels near Kew Ad
- Anelli Hotel 1.4 miles
- The Vincent Hotel 4 1.2 miles
- The New Talbot Hotel 1 mile
- Lynwood House Hotel 4 1.4 miles
- The Lord Street Hotel 4 1.3 miles
- The Bold Hotel 4 1.3 miles
- Waterfront Southport Hotel 4 1.4 miles
- Dukes Folly Hotel 3 1.2 miles
- Prince of Wales Hotel 1.2 miles
- Prime Suites Lytham 4 8.2 miles
Schools in Kew
- Kew Woods Primary School Primary
- Meols Cop High School Secondary
- St Philip's C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Haig Avenue Stadium 0.5 miles
- Old Wood Forest 3.3 miles
- Paddock Wood Forest 3.3 miles
- Ainsdale Beach Beach 3.5 miles
- Dam Wood Forest 3.7 miles
- Such Hey Wood Forest 3.7 miles
- Spring Wood Forest 3.7 miles
- Meadow Hey Wood Forest 3.9 miles
- Formby Beach Beach 6.5 miles
- Cabin Hill National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 7.7 miles
- St Anne's Beach Beach 8.1 miles
- Lathom House Estate 8.4 miles