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On Palfrey Close, in Thornton East & Carleton West
What it's like at FY6 7FE: every home that has sold on Palfrey Close 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.
Sales and extensions on Palfrey Close; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 7 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, Palfrey CloseDetached | May 2026 | £325,000 | 104 m² | £3,125/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, Palfrey CloseDetached | Jul 1999 | £102,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 3, Palfrey CloseDetached | Aug 1999 | £104,210 | – | – | 1 |
| 4, Palfrey CloseDetached | Nov 1998 | £141,950 | – | – | 1 |
| 5, Palfrey CloseDetached | Dec 2008 | £280,000 | 158 m² | £1,772/m² | 3 |
| 6, Palfrey CloseDetached | Apr 2012 | £234,000 | 108 m² | £2,167/m² | 5 |
| 7, Palfrey CloseDetached | Sept 2021 | £320,000 | 75 m² | £4,267/m² | 3 |
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 short drive or bike ride (1.6 km), with 630k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Preston (Lancs).
The nearest bus stop is Arundel Drive, 50 m away, with a bus about every 7 minutes on weekdays (routes 14, 5, 24, 18); 37 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Carleton Green Community Primary School, a few minutes' walk (450 m); 75% 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.
Few families with young children: only 13% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is the Co-Operative, 1.5 km away, with Carleton News closer still (550 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Lockwood Gp Surgery (1.4 km), with Carleton Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (600 m).
For a haircut, Sarah Howarth Hair is 550 m 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.
Topiary Coffee Shop Burnside Garden Centre is the closest café or restaurant (400 m), and Albatross Bar And Food the nearest pub (1.4 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 Tithebarn Park, 1.1 km away; for exercise, Big Fish Little Fish Swim Pool (500 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.
22 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%.
35 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 FY6 7FE →
Neighbours tend to stay put: 52% of households own their home outright.
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.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Palfrey Close in the last 12 months.
National infrastructure projects and headline schemes only, not local planning applications. See them all on a map.
Nearest: Ingleton Outdoor Swimming Pool · about 56 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
| 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.