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On Hornby Road, in Central Blackpool
What it's like at FY1 4HY: every home that has sold on Hornby Road since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
3 homes on the street extended (energy certificates). 8 homes have a new energy certificate in the last 6 months and no sale since: often a sign of a sale or let coming.
Sales and extensions on Hornby Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
59 of the 337 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 214, Hornby RoadDetached | Feb 1998 | £160,000 | 273 m² | £586/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 216, Hornby RoadOther | Nov 2021 | £260,000 | 44 m² | £5,909/m² | 6 |
| Flat 3, 216, Hornby RoadOther | Feb 2019 | £530,000 | 42 m² | £12,619/m² | 2 |
| Flat 2, 216, Hornby RoadOther | Feb 2019 | £530,000 | 42 m² | £12,619/m² | 2 |
| Flat 4, 216, Hornby RoadOther | Feb 2019 | £530,000 | 42 m² | £12,619/m² | 2 |
| Flat 1, 216, Hornby RoadOther | Feb 2019 | £530,000 | 59 m² | £8,983/m² | 2 |
| 218, Hornby RoadSemi-detached | Oct 2019 | £150,000 | 260 m² | £577/m² | 1 |
| Flat 6, 220, Hornby RoadTerraced | Aug 2005 | £280,000 | 60 m² | £4,667/m² | 1 |
| Flat 2, 220, Hornby RoadTerraced | Aug 2022 | £400,000 | 38 m² | £10,526/m² | 1 |
| 224, Hornby RoadOther · company-owned | Oct 2022 | £490,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 226, Hornby RoadTerraced · company-owned | Sept 2001 | £35,000 | 42 m² | £833/m² | 1 |
| 228, Hornby RoadTerraced | Mar 2003 | £160,000 | 22 m² | £7,273/m² | 1 |
| 230, Hornby RoadTerraced | Feb 2016 | £112,500 | 405 m² | £278/m² | 1 |
| 232, Hornby RoadTerraced · company-owned | May 2021 | £240,000 | 17 m² | £14,118/m² | 4 |
| 236, Hornby RoadOther · company-owned | Mar 2020 | £295,000 | 26 m² | £11,346/m² | 6 |
| Flat 2, 238, Hornby RoadSemi-detached | Mar 2003 | £75,000 | 39 m² | £1,923/m² | 1 |
| Flat 10, 238, Hornby RoadOther | Mar 2018 | £5,725,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Flat 1, 238, Hornby RoadOther | Nov 2022 | £258,000 | 50 m² | £5,160/m² | 1 |
| 240, Hornby RoadTerraced · company-owned | Feb 2006 | £149,950 | 48 m² | £3,124/m² | 1 |
| 242, Hornby RoadTerraced · company-owned | Feb 2023 | £277,500 | 48 m² | £5,781/m² | 4 |
| 244, Hornby RoadTerraced · company-owned | Nov 2022 | £240,000 | 28 m² | £8,571/m² | 2 |
| Flat 28, 250, Hornby RoadFlat | Jul 2007 | £65,000 | 33 m² | £1,970/m² | 1 |
| Flat 18, 250, Hornby RoadFlat | Nov 2007 | £70,000 | 45 m² | £1,556/m² | 1 |
| Flat 22, 250, Hornby RoadFlat | Jul 2007 | £81,000 | 43 m² | £1,884/m² | 1 |
| Flat 26, 250, Hornby RoadFlat · company-owned | Aug 2007 | £50,000 | 24 m² | £2,083/m² | 1 |
| Flat 25, 250, Hornby RoadFlat | Jul 2007 | £65,000 | 33 m² | £1,970/m² | 1 |
| Flat 24, 250, Hornby RoadFlat | Jul 2007 | £71,000 | 39 m² | £1,821/m² | 1 |
| Flat 19, 250, Hornby RoadFlat | Jul 2007 | £65,000 | 46 m² | £1,413/m² | 1 |
| Flat 21, 250, Hornby RoadFlat | Aug 2007 | £65,000 | 37 m² | £1,757/m² | 1 |
| Flat 20, 250, Hornby RoadFlat | Nov 2007 | £70,000 | 36 m² | £1,944/m² | 1 |
| Flat 30, 250, Hornby RoadFlat | Aug 2007 | £65,000 | 52 m² | £1,250/m² | 1 |
| Flat 23, 250, Hornby RoadFlat | Jul 2007 | £81,000 | 34 m² | £2,382/m² | 1 |
| Flat 29, 250, Hornby RoadFlat | Aug 2007 | £58,000 | 35 m² | £1,657/m² | 1 |
| Flat 27, 250, Hornby RoadFlat | Jul 2007 | £60,000 | 45 m² | £1,333/m² | 1 |
| 252, Hornby RoadSemi-detached · company-owned | Sept 2008 | £155,000 | 34 m² | £4,559/m² | 1 |
| 254, Hornby RoadSemi-detached · company-owned | Dec 2002 | £87,500 | 25 m² | £3,500/m² | 1 |
| 256, Hornby RoadSemi-detached · company-owned | Sept 2007 | £390,000 | 43 m² | £9,070/m² | 2 |
| 258, Hornby RoadSemi-detached · company-owned | Dec 2004 | £135,000 | 52 m² | £2,596/m² | 3 |
| Flat 1, 258, Hornby RoadFlat | Mar 2025 | £42,000 | 38 m² | £1,105/m² | 3 |
| Flat 4, 258, Hornby RoadFlat | Jan 2025 | £42,500 | 43 m² | £988/m² | 3 |
| Flat 5, 258, Hornby RoadFlat · company-owned | Sept 2022 | £42,000 | 39 m² | £1,077/m² | 3 |
| Flat 6, 258, Hornby RoadFlat | Dec 2006 | £125,000 | 43 m² | £2,907/m² | 2 |
| Flat 3, 258, Hornby RoadFlat | Dec 2006 | £125,000 | 56 m² | £2,232/m² | 2 |
| Flat 2, 258, Hornby RoadFlat | Dec 2016 | £30,000 | 39 m² | £769/m² | 4 |
| 260 - 262, Hornby RoadOther · company-owned | Apr 2019 | £485,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 262, Hornby RoadTerraced | Jun 2001 | £120,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 264, Hornby RoadTerraced · company-owned | Feb 2025 | £1,300,000 | 37 m² | £35,135/m² | 2 |
| 266, Hornby RoadTerraced · company-owned | Feb 2025 | £1,300,000 | 19 m² | £68,421/m² | 2 |
| 268, Hornby RoadTerraced | Oct 1995 | £50,000 | 19 m² | £2,632/m² | 1 |
| 270, Hornby RoadTerraced | Oct 2020 | £160,000 | 268 m² | £597/m² | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is North Station tram stop, about a 10-minute walk (900 m). The nearest rail station is Blackpool North, 900 m away, with 2.1m journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Devonshire Square, 150 m away, with a bus about every 13 minutes on weekdays (routes 4, 61, 18); 55 departures an hour from the 11 stops within a 5-minute walk.
59% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is St Kentigern's Catholic Primary School, a few minutes' walk (400 m); 42% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is St Mary's Catholic Academy, 1.7 km away; Attainment 8: 41.5 · 6.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 800 m away, with William Hill Bookmakers closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Marton Medical Practice (500 m), with Allied Pharmacy Whitegate Drive the closest pharmacy (200 m).
For a haircut, Alistair's is 700 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Blackpool Victoria Hospital, 2.2 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: 122 restaurants and cafés and 27 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Lucky B'S Hot Chicken is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and The Wainwright Club the nearest pub (50 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (57 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 701 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
Much of it is protected: 45% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (Town Centre, Raikes Hall).
There are 15 listed buildings.
Homes are mostly flats (53%).
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 80% were built before 1919.
The nearest park is Harold Larwood Park, 550 m away; for exercise, Talbot & Brunswick Sports Barn (600 m).
A swim is a short trip away: Bispham, 3.6 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 6.7 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Liverpool John Lennon is 55 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 73 km.
53 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.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Raikes Hall Hotel | II | 150 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
Blackpool South constituency: Chris Webb MP (Labour), since May 2024. 2024 general election: Lab gain from Con, majority 6,848 (19.5%), turnout 45%. Vote shares: Labour 48%, Reform UK 29%, Conservative 16%, Green Party 3%.
12 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near FY1 4HY →
Many neighbours rent: 60% of households rent privately and 10% socially.
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.
National infrastructure projects and headline schemes only, not local planning applications. See them all on a map.
On this street: 0 of 156 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 108 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.1% | 0.5% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.0% | 0.1% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 75.0% | 90.2% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 21.9% | 8.8% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 2.8% | 0.6% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
Nearest: Ingleton Outdoor Swimming Pool · about 59 min
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police.uk, 2025-09 to 2026-08. Crimes are mapped to the nearest of a set of anonymised points and labelled with that point's street, so busy roads and junctions collect crimes from nearby; the street has about 337 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.