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Thinking of living at FY1 4QP? 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 | 400 m | 77% met the expected standard |
| Revoe Learning Academy | Primary | 900 m | 46% met the expected standard |
| St Kentigern's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 900 m | 42% met the expected standard |
| Devonshire Primary Academy | Primary | 1.1 km | 47% met the expected standard |
| South Shore Academy | Secondary | 2.0 km | – |
| St Mary's Catholic Academy | Secondary | 2.2 km | Attainment 8: 41.5 · 6.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St George's School A Church of England Academy | Secondary | 2.8 km | Attainment 8: 55.5 · 17.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Blackpool Skills Academy | Independent | 50 m | – |
| Tower Learning Centre Independent School | Independent | 650 m | 1.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| BFC School | Independent | 1000 m | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near FY1 4QP, 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 | Raikes Hall Hotel Crown Green Bowls Club | 540 m | 18 |
| Swimming | Bannatyne Health Club (Blackpool) | 650 m | 10 |
| Tennis | Stanley Park Tennis Courts | 1.5 km | 6 |
| Golf | Stanley Park Golf Course | 1.3 km | 5 |
| Football | AFC Blackpool Football Club | 4.4 km | 5 |
| Squash | Blackpool Cricket Club | 1.1 km | 4 |
| Cycling | Stanley Park (Blackpool) | 1.5 km | 4 |
| Skateboard | Stanley Park Skate Park | 1.6 km | 4 |
| Ten-pin bowling | tenpin | 610 m | 2 |
| Cricket | Blackpool Cricket Club | 1.2 km | 2 |
| Climbing | Blackpool Sports Centre | 1.3 km | 2 |
| Karting | Go Kart Track | 2.3 km | 2 |
| Martial arts | Unique Training Centre | 1.1 km | 1 |
| Climbing adventure | Blackpool High Ropes | 1.2 km | 1 |
| Athletics | Blackpool Sports Centre | 1.3 km | 1 |
| Exercise | Blackpool Sports Centre | 1.3 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 26. 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 Tower tram stop, about a 5-minute walk (600 m). The nearest rail station is Blackpool North, 850 m away, with 2.1m journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Palatine Road, 200 m away, with a bus about every 32 minutes on weekdays (route 3); 61 departures an hour from the 13 stops within a 5-minute walk.
59% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Blackpool St John's Church of England Primary School, a few minutes' walk (400 m); 77% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is South Shore Academy, 2.0 km away.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 300 m away, with Morrisons Daily closer still (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is South King Street Medical Centre (250 m), with Everest Pharmacy - South King Street the closest pharmacy (300 m).
For a haircut, Havana is 250 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Blackpool Victoria Hospital, 2.2 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: 122 restaurants and cafés and 27 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Dales Diner is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and Mecca Bingo the nearest pub (150 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (57 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 701 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
Much of it is protected: 45% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (Town Centre, Raikes Hall).
There are 15 listed buildings.
Homes are mostly flats (53%).
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 80% were built before 1919.
The nearest park is Harold Larwood Park, 800 m away; for exercise, Bannatynes Health Club (650 m).
A swim is a short trip away: Bispham, 3.6 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 6.7 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Liverpool John Lennon is 55 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 73 km.
55 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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Many neighbours rent: 60% of households rent privately and 10% 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.