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Thinking of living at FY5 1FD? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thornton Cleveleys Manor Beach Primary School | Primary | 200 m | 57% met the expected standard |
| Northfold Community Primary School | Primary | 950 m | 59% met the expected standard |
| St Teresa's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 1000 m | 43% met the expected standard |
| Anchorsholme Primary Academy | Primary | 1.7 km | 53% met the expected standard |
| Norbreck Primary Academy | Primary | 1.8 km | 47% met the expected standard |
| Cardinal Allen Catholic High School, Fleetwood | Secondary | 2.6 km | Attainment 8: 43.5 · 3.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Montgomery Academy | Secondary | 2.9 km | Attainment 8: 40 · 4.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Millfield School | Secondary | 3.3 km | Attainment 8: 48.5 · 8.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Fleetwood High School | Secondary | 3.4 km | Attainment 8: 35.8 · 3.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Blackpool Aspire Academy | Secondary | 5.2 km | Attainment 8: 36.7 · 5.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Rossall School | Independent | 1.5 km | 22.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Norman House Independent School | Independent | 5.0 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Cleveleys Working Mens Club & Institute Crown Green Bowls Club | 260 m | 15 |
| Tennis | Anchorsholme Park | 1.2 km | 10 |
| Golf | Tee Time Golf & Footgolf Centre | 2.2 km | 6 |
| Football | Wyre Youth Football Club | 2.2 km | 5 |
| Swimming | Rossall School | 1.6 km | 4 |
| Rugby union | Blackpool RUFC | 2.1 km | 2 |
| Multi-sport | Norbreck Bowling & Tennis Club Crown Green Bowls Club | 2.3 km | 2 |
| Cricket | Fleetwood Cricket Club | 2.7 km | 2 |
| Squash | Thornton Health And Fitness Centre | 2.0 km | 1 |
| Archery | Blackpool Bowmen Archery Club | 2.1 km | 1 |
| Rugby | King Georges Playing Fields | 2.1 km | 1 |
| Skateboard | Moor Park Skate Park | 4.0 km | 1 |
| Fitness | Maxi Fitness | 4.6 km | 1 |
| Sailing | Blackpool & Fleetwood Yacht Club | 4.8 km | 1 |
| Karting | Formulakart | 4.9 km | 1 |
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 Thornton Gate tram stop, a few minutes' walk (400 m). The nearest rail station is Poulton-le-Fylde, 5.1 km away, with 630k journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Vue Cinema, 150 m away, with a bus about every 32 minutes on weekdays (route 5); 30 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 50 minutes away by public transport (21 by car).
The nearest primary school is Thornton Cleveleys Manor Beach Primary School, a few minutes' walk (200 m); 57% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Cardinal Allen Catholic High School, Fleetwood, 2.6 km away; Attainment 8: 43.5 · 3.9% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Few families with young children: only 12% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Iceland, 450 m away, with Jenson's Convenience Store closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Cleveleys Group Practice (750 m), with Boots the closest pharmacy (450 m).
For a haircut, The Beauty Boutique is 550 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Blackpool Victoria Hospital, 7.0 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: 35 restaurants and cafés and 12 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
New Yorker Sundaes is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and Travellers Rest the nearest pub (150 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (24 of them).
Crime is around the national middle: about 123 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 21% flats and 11% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 44% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
Bungalow country: 25% of homes are bungalows.
The nearest park is Jubilee Gardens, 200 m away; for exercise, JD Gyms (150 m).
The beach is on your doorstep: Cleveleys, 600 m away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 5.1 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
48 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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Every primary near FY5 1FD, 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 62 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 77 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 43% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 32% 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.