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Thinking of living at FY4 3PQ? 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.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station is further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawes Side Academy | Primary | 450 m | 40% met the expected standard |
| Our Lady of The Assumption Catholic Primary School, Blackpool | Primary | 500 m | 61% met the expected standard |
| Roseacre Primary Academy | Primary | 800 m | 57% met the expected standard |
| Marton Primary Academy and Nursery | Primary | 1000 m | 59% met the expected standard |
| Highfield Leadership Academy | Secondary | 350 m | Attainment 8: 30 · 4.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Armfield Academy | Secondary | 1.2 km | Attainment 8: 35.6 · 2.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| South Shore Academy | Secondary | 1.5 km | – |
| St George's School A Church of England Academy | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 55.5 · 17.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Spen Brook School | Independent | 550 m | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| BFC School | Independent | 2.5 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Blackpool Skills Academy | Independent | 3.3 km | – |
Every primary near FY4 3PQ, 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 | Highfield Park/Highfield Ladies (Back Ash St) Crown Green Bowls Club | 830 m | 16 |
| Swimming | Olympian Swimming School | 580 m | 10 |
| Tennis | Just Padel (Blackpool) | 620 m | 8 |
| Golf | St Annes Old Links Golf Club | 2.6 km | 7 |
| Football | AFC Blackpool Football Club | 1.0 km | 5 |
| Squash | South Shore Cricket and Squash Club | 1.4 km | 5 |
| Cycling | Palatine Leisure Centre | 1.3 km | 4 |
| Cricket | South Shore Cricket Club | 1.4 km | 3 |
| Skateboard | Ramp City | 2.0 km | 3 |
| Climbing | Clip and Climb | 2.5 km | 2 |
| Ten-pin bowling | tenpin | 2.8 km | 2 |
| Shooting | BRPC | 1.1 km | 1 |
| Ice skating | Pleasure Beach Arena | 1.7 km | 1 |
| Horse riding | Midgeland Indor Riding School | 1.9 km | 1 |
| Billiards | Q's Snooker Club | 2.0 km | 1 |
| Karting | Go Kart Track | 2.1 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 Pleasure Beach, a short drive or bike ride (1.6 km), with 119k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Preston (Lancs).
The nearest bus stop is Highfield High School, 300 m away, with a bus about every 32 minutes on weekdays (routes 18, 5b); 18 departures an hour from the 5 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 Hawes Side Academy, a few minutes' walk (450 m); 40% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Blackpool St Nicholas CofE Primary School (1.8 km).
The nearest secondary is Highfield Leadership Academy, 350 m away; Attainment 8: 30 · 4.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Aldi, 650 m away, with Highfield Stores Ltd - Premier closer still (300 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Abbey Dale Medical Centre (500 m), with Blackpool Express Chemist - Common Edge the closest pharmacy (450 m).
For a haircut, David Peters is 450 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.
Lunchbox is the closest café or restaurant (450 m), and Highfield Hotel the nearest pub (450 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 Highfield Road Park, 800 m away; for exercise, Olympian Swimming School (600 m).
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.
36 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.