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 miles25.9 km
- Birkenhead 17.4 miles28 km
- Preston 15.2 miles24.4 km
- St. Helens 16.6 miles26.8 km
- Wigan 15.6 miles25.1 km
- Warrington 23.7 miles38.2 km
- Blackburn 22.2 miles35.8 km
- Blackpool 13.2 miles21.3 km
- Bolton 22.8 miles36.8 km
- Southport 0.6 miles0.9 km
- Runcorn 24 miles38.6 km
- Widnes 21.2 miles34.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Southport Built-up area 0.6 miles0.9 km
- Norwood Ward 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Duke's Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- Birkdale Ward 1.2 miles2 km
- Cambridge Ward 2 miles3.3 km
- Scarisbrick Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Meols Ward 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Halsall Parish 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Bescar Built-up area 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Ainsdale Ward 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Rural West Ward 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Drummersdale Built-up area 3.5 miles5.7 km
Example postcodes in Kew
PR8 6TL, PR8 5NH, PR8 5DD, PR8 6XU, PR8 5FJ, PR8 6NR, PR8 6UH, PR8 5AJ, PR9 7XE … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 21.5 miles34.6 km
- Manchester Airport 35.1 miles56.6 km
- Meols Cop Railway Station 1 mile1.7 km
- Birkdale Railway Station 1.1 miles1.7 km
Hotels near Kew Ad
- The New Talbot Hotel 1 mile1.7 km
- The Vincent Hotel 4 1.2 miles2 km
- Lynwood House Hotel 4 1.4 miles2.3 km
- The Lord Street Hotel 4 1.3 miles2.1 km
- The Bold Hotel 4 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Waterfront Southport Hotel 4 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Dukes Folly Hotel 3 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Anelli Hotel 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Prince of Wales Hotel 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Prime Suites Lytham 4 8.2 miles13.2 km
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 miles0.8 km
- Old Wood Forest 3.3 miles5.2 km
- Paddock Wood Forest 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Ainsdale Beach Beach 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Dam Wood Forest 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Such Hey Wood Forest 3.7 miles6 km
- Spring Wood Forest 3.7 miles6 km
- Meadow Hey Wood Forest 3.9 miles6.2 km
- Formby Beach Beach 6.5 miles10.4 km
- Cabin Hill National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 7.7 miles12.4 km
- St Anne's Beach Beach 8.1 miles13.1 km
- Lathom House Estate 8.4 miles13.6 km