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Thinking of living at FY1 2BY? 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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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackpool St John's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 750 m | 77% met the expected standard |
| Westminster Primary Academy | Primary | 750 m | 60% met the expected standard |
| Devonshire Primary Academy | Primary | 1.0 km | 47% met the expected standard |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School | Primary | 1.2 km | 73% met the expected standard |
| St Kentigern's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 1.2 km | 42% met the expected standard |
| Unity Academy Blackpool | Secondary | 1.6 km | Attainment 8: 29.3 · 1.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Mary's Catholic Academy | Secondary | 2.1 km | Attainment 8: 41.5 · 6.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Blackpool Aspire Academy | Secondary | 2.9 km | Attainment 8: 36.7 · 5.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| South Shore Academy | Secondary | 3.1 km | – |
| Montgomery Academy | Secondary | 3.7 km | Attainment 8: 40 · 4.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Tower Learning Centre Independent School | Independent | 1000 m | 1.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Blackpool Skills Academy | Independent | 1.1 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Claremont Conservative Crown Green Bowls Club | 800 m | 19 |
| Swimming | Spindles Health & Leisure (Grand Hotel Blackpool) | 720 m | 10 |
| Golf | Stanley Park Golf Course | 1.8 km | 6 |
| Tennis | Claremont Park | 1.1 km | 5 |
| Cycling | Stanley Park (Blackpool) | 2.2 km | 4 |
| Ten-pin bowling | MFA Bowl | 660 m | 2 |
| Karting | Formulakart | 1.7 km | 2 |
| Squash | Blackpool Cricket Club | 1.8 km | 2 |
| Skateboard | Stanley Park Skate Park | 2.3 km | 2 |
| Multi-sport | Moor Park Health and Leisure Centre | 3.0 km | 2 |
| Martial arts | Unique Training Centre | 560 m | 1 |
| Rugby league | Kingscote Park Rugby Field | 1.7 km | 1 |
| Cricket | Blackpool Cricket Club | 1.9 km | 1 |
| Climbing adventure | Blackpool High Ropes | 2.0 km | 1 |
| Athletics | Blackpool Sports Centre | 2.0 km | 1 |
| Climbing | Blackpool Sports Centre | 2.1 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 27. 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 Pleasant Street tram stop, a few minutes' walk (250 m). The nearest rail station is Blackpool North, 300 m away, with 2.1m journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Mount Street, 100 m away, with a bus about every 16 minutes on weekdays (routes 3, 4); 85 departures an hour from the 19 stops within a 5-minute walk.
53% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Blackpool St John's Church of England Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (750 m); 77% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Layton Primary School (1.7 km).
The nearest secondary is Unity Academy Blackpool, 1.6 km away; Attainment 8: 29.3 · 1.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Few families with young children: only 14% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Vicky's Afro Caribbean Superstore, 100 m away; Europa (50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is St Pauls Medical Centre (600 m), with Talbot Road Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (400 m).
For a haircut, Hugos Barbers is under 50 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Blackpool Victoria Hospital, 2.5 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 50% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 59% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 15 weeks).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 26 restaurants and cafés and 21 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Promenade Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and New Mount Pleasant the nearest pub (100 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (24 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 476 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
There are 15 listed buildings.
Homes are mostly flats (56%).
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 81% were built before 1919.
The nearest park is Harold Larwood Park, 800 m away; for exercise, The Gym (400 m).
The beach is on your doorstep: Bispham, 2.2 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 5.7 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Liverpool John Lennon is 57 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 74 km.
43 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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| BFC School | Independent | 2.0 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
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Every primary near FY1 2BY, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
Many neighbours rent: 57% of households rent privately and 8% socially.
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.