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Thinking of living at FY4 1SL? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roseacre Primary Academy | Primary | 950 m | 57% met the expected standard |
| Armfield Academy | Primary | 1.3 km | Attainment 8: 35.6 · 2.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Thames Primary Academy | Primary | 1.6 km | 62% met the expected standard |
| Hawes Side Academy | Primary | 2.0 km | 40% met the expected standard |
| Our Lady of The Assumption Catholic Primary School, Blackpool | Primary | 2.1 km | 61% met the expected standard |
| Armfield Academy | Secondary | 1.3 km | Attainment 8: 35.6 · 2.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Highfield Leadership Academy | Secondary | 2.1 km | Attainment 8: 30 · 4.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| South Shore Academy | Secondary | 2.1 km | – |
| Spen Brook School | Independent | 2.2 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| BFC School | Independent | 3.1 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Red Rose School | Independent | 3.1 km | Attainment 8: 1.9 |
Every primary near FY4 1SL, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | South Shore Crown Green Bowls Club | 1.1 km | 13 |
| Swimming | Sandcastle Waterworld | 1.8 km | 9 |
| Tennis | Just Padel (Blackpool) | 1.7 km | 8 |
| Golf | St Annes Old Links Golf Club | 1.9 km | 5 |
| Football | AFC Blackpool Football Club | 2.2 km | 5 |
| Squash | St Annes Lawn Tennis & Squash Club | 2.2 km | 5 |
| Cycling | Palatine Cycle Circuit | 2.0 km | 4 |
| Cricket | St Annes Cricket Club | 2.2 km | 3 |
| Skateboard | Ramp City | 3.6 km | 3 |
| Ten-pin bowling | tenpin | 3.5 km | 2 |
| Climbing | Clip and Climb | 4.2 km | 2 |
| Ice skating | Pleasure Beach Arena | 1.5 km | 1 |
| Karting | Go Kart Track | 1.9 km | 1 |
| Shooting | BRPC | 2.2 km | 1 |
| Billiards | Q's Snooker Club | 2.4 km | 1 |
| Horse riding | Midgeland Indor Riding School | 3.2 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 23. 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 Starr Gate tram stop, a few minutes' walk (200 m). The nearest rail station is Squires Gate, 200 m away, with 28k journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Starr Gate, 50 m away, with a bus about every 7 minutes on weekdays (routes 11, 68, 7, 18); 54 departures an hour from the 11 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 43 minutes away by public transport (17 by car).
The nearest primary school is Roseacre Primary Academy, about a 10-minute walk (950 m); 57% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Blackpool St Nicholas CofE Primary School (1.8 km).
The nearest secondary is Armfield Academy, 1.3 km away; Attainment 8: 35.6 · 2.9% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Go Local Extra, 950 m away, with Shop Local @ Star Gate closer still (50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Highfield Surgery (550 m), with Lytham Road Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (550 m).
For a haircut, Tracy Harrison is 50 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Blackpool Victoria Hospital, 4.5 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 6 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Zest of India is the closest café or restaurant (50 m), and Air Balloon the nearest pub (600 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 66 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 11% flats and 11% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 57% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Harrowside Solarium Park, 650 m away; for exercise, Sandcastle Waterworld (1.8 km).
A swim is a short trip away: Bispham, 7.4 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 5.5 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Liverpool John Lennon is 52 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 70 km.
20 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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Neighbours tend to stay put: 41% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 26% are 65 or over.
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.