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Thinking of living at FY4 4SW? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mereside Primary Academy | Primary | 650 m | 18% met the expected standard |
| Stanley Primary School | Primary | 1.3 km | 54% met the expected standard |
| Marton Primary Academy and Nursery | Primary | 2.0 km | 59% met the expected standard |
| Staining Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Primary | 2.1 km | 71% met the expected standard |
| Baines' Endowed Church of England Primary Academy | Primary | 2.2 km | 65% met the expected standard |
| St George's School A Church of England Academy | Secondary | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 55.5 · 17.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Highfield Leadership Academy | Secondary | 2.6 km | Attainment 8: 30 · 4.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| South Shore Academy | Secondary | 3.4 km | – |
| St Mary's Catholic Academy | Secondary | 3.6 km | Attainment 8: 41.5 · 6.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Armfield Academy | Secondary | 3.8 km | Attainment 8: 35.6 · 2.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Spen Brook School | Independent | 2.6 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| BFC School | Independent | 3.8 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Marton Mere Caravan Park Crown Green Bowls Club | 960 m | 14 |
| Swimming | Village Gym (Blackpool) | 1.9 km | 7 |
| Tennis | South Shore Lawn Tennis Club | 2.2 km | 6 |
| Football | Squires Gate Football Club | 2.7 km | 5 |
| Cycling | Mereside Park | 290 m | 4 |
| Golf | Staining Lodge Golf Course | 1.9 km | 4 |
| Squash | Village Gym (Blackpool) | 1.9 km | 4 |
| Skateboard | Ramp City | 1.5 km | 3 |
| Cricket | Blackpool Cricket Club | 3.0 km | 3 |
| Climbing | Clip and Climb | 1.4 km | 2 |
| Ten-pin bowling | tenpin | 3.9 km | 2 |
| Racquet | Fylde Sports UK | 1.2 km | 1 |
| Horse riding | Midgeland Indor Riding School | 2.5 km | 1 |
| Netball | Blackpool Sports Cente Netball | 2.6 km | 1 |
| Exercise | Blackpool Sports Centre | 2.8 km | 1 |
| Gymnastics | Blackpool Sports Centre | 2.8 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 drive away (3.7 km), with 114k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Preston (Lancs).
The nearest bus stop is Windmill, 50 m away, with a bus about every 9 minutes on weekdays (routes 6, 4, 3); 64 departures an hour from the 16 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 41 minutes away by public transport (15 by car).
The nearest primary school is Mereside Primary Academy, about a 10-minute walk (650 m); 18% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is St George's School A Church of England Academy, 1.5 km away; Attainment 8: 55.5 · 17.3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco Extra, 400 m away, with Holland & Barrett closer still (300 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Harris Medical Centre (350 m), with Everest Pharmacy - Langdale the closest pharmacy (300 m).
For a haircut, Salon White is 1.6 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Blackpool Victoria Hospital, 2.4 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 15 restaurants and cafés, 0 pubs and bars.
Northwest Division HQ Police Canteen is the closest café or restaurant (400 m), and Plum Tree Farm the nearest pub (1.2 km).
Takeaways are plentiful (14 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 234 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
It's a mix of homes: 16% flats and 12% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
It's growing: about 214 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Mereside Park, 250 m away; for exercise, Ascent Trampoline Park (1.2 km).
A swim is a short trip away: Bispham, 6.3 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 6.9 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
19 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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| Tower Learning Centre Independent School | Independent | 3.9 km | 1.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
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Every primary near FY4 4SW, 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.
For holidays, Liverpool John Lennon is 53 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 69 km.
Most households own their home, 19% rent privately.
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.