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On Briar Road, in Thornton West
What it's like at FY5 4NA: every home that has sold on Briar 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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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.
2 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Briar Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
2 of the 34 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 2, Briar RoadDetached | Sept 2021 | £260,000 | 141 m² | £1,844/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8, Briar RoadSemi-detached | Jul 2005 | £148,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 11, Briar RoadDetached | Oct 2000 | £80,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 14, Briar RoadSemi-detached | Mar 2021 | £127,000 | 88 m² | £1,443/m² | 1 |
| 15, Briar RoadSemi-detached | Apr 2006 | £145,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 16, Briar RoadSemi-detached | Mar 2020 | £124,000 | 70 m² | £1,771/m² | 1 |
| 17, Briar RoadSemi-detached | Apr 1999 | £55,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 18, Briar RoadSemi-detached | May 2000 | £54,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 19, Briar RoadSemi-detached | Dec 2014 | £143,000 | 97 m² | £1,474/m² | 3 |
| 20, Briar RoadSemi-detached · company-owned | Nov 2009 | £134,500 | 84 m² | £1,601/m² | 1 |
| 23, Briar RoadSemi-detached | Jun 2007 | £148,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 26, Briar RoadSemi-detached | May 2023 | £150,000 | 70 m² | £2,143/m² | 1 |
| 28, Briar RoadSemi-detached | Jul 2026 | £175,000 | 85 m² | £2,059/m² | 4 |
| 30, Briar RoadSemi-detached | Feb 2000 | £60,500 | 70 m² | £864/m² | 1 |
| 32, Briar RoadSemi-detached | May 2019 | £136,000 | 91 m² | £1,495/m² | 1 |
| 34, Briar RoadSemi-detached | Mar 2021 | £135,000 | 81 m² | £1,667/m² | 2 |
| 40, Briar RoadSemi-detached | Jan 2025 | £150,000 | 80 m² | £1,875/m² | 3 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Cleveleys tram stop, a short drive or bike ride (2.3 km). The nearest rail station is Poulton-le-Fylde, 2.8 km away, with 630k journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Lime Grove, 150 m away, with a bus about every 21 minutes on weekdays (routes 5, 75); 41 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 46 minutes away by public transport (19 by car).
The nearest primary school is Thornton Cleveleys Baines Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary School, about a 5-minute walk (500 m); 52% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Millfield School, 650 m away; Attainment 8: 48.5 · 8.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is the Co-Operative, 350 m away, with One Stop closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Beechwood Surgery (250 m), with Allied Pharmacy Thornton the closest pharmacy (400 m).
For a haircut, Mr D is 350 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.
Ralph's is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and the Ashley Club the nearest pub (200 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, 400 m away; for exercise, YMCA Thornton Sports Centre (800 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.
Most households own their home, 22% rent privately.
47 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%.
25 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 4NA →
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" Briar Road in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 22 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 0 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.6% | 1.2% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 0.4% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 92.0% | 91.0% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 2.2% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 7.9% | 6.0% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.1% | 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 57 min
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