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On Norbreck Road, in Norbreck & Bispham
What it's like at FY5 1RW: every home that has sold on Norbreck 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.
1 home on the street extended (energy certificates). 4 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 Norbreck Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
7 of the 183 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| Flat 5, Norbreck Court, 40, Norbreck RoadFlat | Jun 2021 | £65,000 | 42 m² | £1,548/m² | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat 6, Norbreck Court, 40, Norbreck RoadFlat | Jul 2006 | £86,500 | 37 m² | £2,338/m² | 2 |
| Flat 2, Norbreck Court, 40, Norbreck RoadFlat | Jul 2004 | £55,000 | 37 m² | £1,486/m² | 1 |
| Flat 3, Norbreck Court, 40, Norbreck RoadFlat | May 2011 | £72,000 | 33 m² | £2,182/m² | 2 |
| Flat 1, Norbreck Court, 40, Norbreck RoadFlat | Oct 2009 | £70,000 | 33 m² | £2,121/m² | 1 |
| Flat 4, Norbreck Court, 40, Norbreck RoadFlat | Mar 2016 | £61,500 | 40 m² | £1,538/m² | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Norbreck tram stop, a few minutes' walk (150 m). The nearest rail station is Layton (Lancs), 2.7 km away, with 75k journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Norbreck Shops, 100 m away, with a bus about every 32 minutes on weekdays (route 4); 40 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 43 minutes away by public transport (16 by car).
The nearest primary school is Westcliff Primary Academy, a few minutes' walk (350 m); 79% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Montgomery Academy, 700 m away; Attainment 8: 40 · 4.6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Few families with young children: only 14% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Morrisons Daily, 50 m away; A&G Stores - Premier (under 50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Glenroyd Medical Centre (1.3 km), with Norchem the closest pharmacy (50 m).
For a haircut, Rogers Barber Shop is under 50 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Blackpool Victoria Hospital, 4.0 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 15 restaurants and cafés, 2 pubs and bars.
The Fish Bar is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and Albion the nearest pub (750 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 69 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 21% flats and 12% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 45% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Old Bispham Library Gardens, 900 m away; for exercise, Spindles Health & Leisure Centre (100 m).
The beach is on your doorstep: Bispham, 600 m away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 5.3 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Liverpool John Lennon is 59 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 75 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 44% of households own their home outright.
24 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.
Blackpool North and Fleetwood constituency: Lorraine Beavers MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab gain from Con, majority 4,647 (11.1%), turnout 57%. Vote shares: Labour 40%, Conservative 29%, Reform UK 24%, Liberal Democrat 3%.
10 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 FY5 1RW →
It's an older community: 29% 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.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Norbreck Road in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 130 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 24 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.7% | 0.5% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 84.6% | 90.2% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 14.5% | 8.8% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.7% | 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 63 min
Nearest: Preston Castle, Lancashire · about 33 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
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