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On River Road, in Thornton East & Carleton West
What it's like at FY5 5LR: every home that has sold on River 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 River Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
2 of the 18 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 14, River RoadDetached | Sept 2001 | £195,000 | – | – | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16, River RoadDetached | Mar 2018 | £200,000 | 139 m² | £1,439/m² | 2 |
| 18, River RoadSemi-detached | Jul 2016 | £122,500 | 50 m² | £2,450/m² | 2 |
| 20, River RoadSemi-detached | Aug 2012 | £111,000 | 70 m² | £1,586/m² | 2 |
| 22, River RoadSemi-detached | Nov 2023 | £114,000 | 38 m² | £3,000/m² | 1 |
| 24, River RoadSemi-detached · company-owned | Jan 2023 | £118,500 | 34 m² | £3,485/m² | 2 |
| 26, River RoadSemi-detached | Jul 1997 | £24,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 28, River RoadSemi-detached · company-owned | Jun 2014 | £90,000 | 32 m² | £2,813/m² | 2 |
| 30, River RoadSemi-detached | Dec 2019 | £100,000 | 42 m² | £2,381/m² | 2 |
| 32, River RoadSemi-detached | Sept 2019 | £116,000 | 53 m² | £2,189/m² | 1 |
| 34, River RoadSemi-detached | Oct 2004 | £120,000 | – | – | 4 |
| 36, River RoadSemi-detached | Apr 1997 | £43,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Clifton Dene, River RoadSemi-detached | Aug 2014 | £205,000 | 123 m² | £1,667/m² | 2 |
| Crosslands, River RoadDetached | Aug 2021 | £300,000 | 193 m² | £1,554/m² | 1 |
| Ingledene, River RoadDetached | Feb 2012 | £200,000 | 230 m² | £870/m² | 1 |
| Kneps Farm, River RoadOther | Jun 2022 | £2,851,997 | 79 m² | £36,101/m² | 1 |
| Rivermead, River RoadDetached | Jun 1998 | £129,950 | – | – | 1 |
| Wyreside, River RoadSemi-detached | Oct 2024 | £365,000 | 218 m² | £1,674/m² | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Poulton-le-Fylde, a drive away (3.4 km), with 630k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Preston (Lancs).
The nearest bus stop is Oxendale Road, 600 m away, with a bus about every 33 minutes on weekdays (route 24).
The nearest primary school is Stanah Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (900 m); 85% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Millfield School, 1.7 km away; Attainment 8: 48.5 · 8.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Few families with young children: only 13% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Central Coop Thornton Cleveleys, 1.1 km away, with Waters Edge Country Park closer still (50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Beechwood Surgery (1.8 km), with Allied Pharmacy Thornton the closest pharmacy (1.4 km).
For a haircut, Tangles Hair Design is 1.3 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Blackpool Victoria Hospital, 5.3 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: 7 restaurants and cafés, 4 pubs and bars.
Wyreside Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (under 50 m), and The Bay Horse the nearest pub (1.2 km).
It's a low-crime area: about 44 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 3% flats and 38% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
Bungalow country: 37% of homes are bungalows.
It's growing: about 253 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Wyre Estuary Country Park, 250 m away; for exercise, Jason Medd Swim Pool (450 m).
A swim is a short trip away: Cleveleys, 3.7 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 5.9 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Liverpool John Lennon is 60 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 74 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 52% of households own their home outright.
5 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%.
14 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 5LR →
It's an older community: 30% 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.
On this street: 1 of 13 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 | 0.9% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 0.4% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 97.2% | 91.0% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.3% | 2.2% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 2.4% | 6.1% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.0% | 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 56 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 18 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
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