Measuring the distances…
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Thinking of living at FY4 1AD? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Cuthbert's Catholic Academy | Primary | 600 m | 66% met the expected standard |
| Blackpool Gateway Academy | Primary | 600 m | 44% met the expected standard |
| Thames Primary Academy | Primary | 750 m | 62% met the expected standard |
| South Shore Academy | Secondary | 600 m | – |
| Armfield Academy | Secondary | 1.1 km | Attainment 8: 35.6 · 2.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Highfield Leadership Academy | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 30 · 4.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| BFC School | Independent | 800 m | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Blackpool Skills Academy | Independent | 1.7 km | – |
| Spen Brook School | Independent | 1.8 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near FY4 1AD, 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 | Waterloo Hotel Crown Green Bowls Club | 560 m | 14 |
| Swimming | Sandcastle Water Park | 580 m | 8 |
| Tennis | Stanley Park (Blackpool) | 2.4 km | 8 |
| Squash | Blackpool Cricket Club | 2.3 km | 5 |
| Football | AFC Blackpool Football Club | 3.1 km | 5 |
| Cycling | Palatine Cycle Circuit | 620 m | 4 |
| Golf | Stanley Park Golf Course | 2.6 km | 4 |
| Cricket | Blackpool Cricket Club | 2.3 km | 3 |
| Skateboard | Stanley Park Skate Park | 2.5 km | 3 |
| Karting | Go Kart Track | 560 m | 2 |
| Ten-pin bowling | tenpin | 1.2 km | 2 |
| Climbing | Blackpool Sports Centre | 2.3 km | 2 |
| Billiards | Q's Snooker Club | 110 m | 1 |
| Ice skating | Pleasure Beach Arena | 840 m | 1 |
| Athletics | Blackpool Sports Centre | 2.2 km | 1 |
| Climbing adventure | Blackpool High Ropes | 2.3 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 25. 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 Blackpool South, a few minutes' walk (200 m), with 114k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Preston (Lancs).
The nearest bus stop is Byron Street, 50 m away, with a bus about every 55 minutes on weekdays (route 18); 96 departures an hour from the 25 stops within a 5-minute walk.
57% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is St Cuthbert's Catholic Academy, about a 5-minute walk (600 m); 66% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is South Shore Academy, 600 m away.
The nearest supermarket is Farmfoods, 350 m away, with Waterloo Convenience Store - Premier closer still (under 50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Waterloo Medical Centre (700 m), with F.Crossley (Chemists) the closest pharmacy (100 m).
For a haircut, Razor's Barabershop is 150 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Blackpool Victoria Hospital, 3.1 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: 56 restaurants and cafés and 18 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Smart Play is the closest café or restaurant (under 50 m), and Dog & Partridge the nearest pub (100 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (45 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 507 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
Homes are mostly flats (53%).
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 84% were built before 1919.
The nearest park is George Bancroft Park, 400 m away; for exercise, Sandcastle Waterworld (600 m).
A swim is a short trip away: Bispham, 5.2 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 5.6 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Liverpool John Lennon is 54 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 72 km.
Many neighbours rent: 59% of households rent privately and 9% socially.
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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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.