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Thinking of living at FY5 4NW? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Thornton Cleveleys | Primary | 600 m | 60% met the expected standard |
| Thornton Primary School | Primary | 700 m | 45% met the expected standard |
| Thornton Cleveleys Baines Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Primary | 700 m | 52% met the expected standard |
| Thornton Cleveleys Royles Brook Primary School | Primary | 800 m | 36% met the expected standard |
| Stanah Primary School | Primary | 950 m | 85% met the expected standard |
| Millfield School | Secondary | 1.1 km | Attainment 8: 48.5 · 8.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Montgomery Academy | Secondary | 3.2 km | Attainment 8: 40 · 4.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Hodgson Academy | Secondary | 3.3 km | Attainment 8: 49.5 · 9.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Cardinal Allen Catholic High School, Fleetwood | Secondary | 3.7 km | Attainment 8: 43.5 · 3.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Blackpool Aspire Academy | Secondary | 4.4 km | Attainment 8: 36.7 · 5.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Rossall School | Independent | 3.3 km | 22.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Norman House Independent School | Independent | 4.2 km |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Gardeners Arms Hotel Crown Green Bowls Club | 490 m | 19 |
| Tennis | Thornton Lawn Tennis Club | 500 m | 11 |
| Football | Wyre Youth Football Club | 590 m | 6 |
| Swimming | Poulton Health And Fitness Centre | 2.8 km | 5 |
| Golf | Poulton le Fylde Golf Club | 2.4 km | 4 |
| Cricket | Thornton Cleveleys Cricket Club | 2.3 km | 3 |
| Rugby union | Blackpool RUFC | 2.6 km | 2 |
| Multi-sport | Norbreck Bowling & Tennis Club Crown Green Bowls Club | 3.0 km | 2 |
| Rugby | King Georges Playing Fields | 780 m | 1 |
| Squash | Thornton Health And Fitness Centre | 900 m | 1 |
| Sailing | Blackpool & Fleetwood Yacht Club | 2.2 km | 1 |
| Archery | Blackpool Bowmen Archery Club | 2.6 km | 1 |
| Yoga | Evolv | 3.4 km | 1 |
| Pilates | Tribe | 3.4 km | 1 |
| Skateboard | Moor Park Skate Park | 3.6 km | 1 |
| Fitness | Maxi Fitness | 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 West Drive tram stop, a short drive or bike ride (2.3 km). The nearest rail station is Poulton-le-Fylde, 3.2 km away, with 630k journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Bancroft Ave, 150 m away, with a bus about every 21 minutes on weekdays (routes 24, 74, 568); 20 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 46 minutes away by public transport (19 by car).
The nearest primary school is Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Thornton Cleveleys, about a 5-minute walk (600 m); 60% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Millfield School, 1.1 km away; Attainment 8: 48.5 · 8.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Spar Store, 150 m away; Candy Corner (Thornton) (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Beechwood Surgery (650 m), with Allied Pharmacy Fleetwood Road North the closest pharmacy (550 m).
For a haircut, Tangles Hair Design is 100 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Blackpool Victoria Hospital, 6.4 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: 11 restaurants and cafés, 7 pubs and bars.
Seniors At Marsh Mill is the closest café or restaurant (550 m), and Sandyforth Arms the nearest pub (350 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 95 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 11% flats and 16% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
It's growing: about 396 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Hawthorne Park, 900 m away; for exercise, YMCA Thornton Sports Centre (900 m).
The beach is on your doorstep: Cleveleys, 2.6 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 6.2 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Liverpool John Lennon is 61 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 76 km.
42 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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| Lancashire Alternative Provision | Independent | 4.7 km | – |
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Every primary near FY5 4NW, 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.
Most households own their home, 22% 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.