Fairview Close Walmer Bridge, South Ribble
18 addresses across 1 postcode (PR4), about 130 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 36404072.
- Sales: 20 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £260,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 10 homes have an energy certificate (C: 3, D: 7).
- Flood: 9 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in South Ribble costs £2,443 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Croston, about 5.1 km (3.2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Longton Grove, is about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 8 to 10 m above sea level.
- Noise: 5 of its 18 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Beeches Medical Centre, about 1.5 km (0.9 miles) away.
- People: About 290 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 92% of households owned their home and 34% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 21 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often anti-social behaviour.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £260,000 | £260,000 | £260,000 |
| 2024 | 2 | £360,000 | £280,000 | £440,000 |
| 2020 | 3 | £259,950 | £250,000 | £390,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £367,500 | £367,500 | £367,500 |
| 2017 | 3 | £290,000 | £260,000 | £295,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £250,000 | £250,000 | £250,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £310,000 | £310,000 | £310,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £260,000 | £260,000 | £260,000 |
| 2005 | 1 | £205,000 | £205,000 | £205,000 |
| 2003 | 1 | £197,950 | £197,950 | £197,950 |
| 2000 | 1 | £114,000 | £114,000 | £114,000 |
| 1999 | 1 | £106,000 | £106,000 | £106,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2025 | 16 PR4 5RF | Detached | £260,000 | |
| 28 Nov 2024 | 1 PR4 5RF | Detached | £440,000 | |
| 30 Jan 2024 | 17 PR4 5RF | Detached | £280,000 | |
| 15 Dec 2020 | 14 PR4 5RF | Detached | £259,950 | |
| 12 Nov 2020 | 11 PR4 5RF | Detached | £250,000 | |
| 27 Aug 2020 | 7 PR4 5RF | Detached | £390,000 | |
| 8 Jan 2018 | 8 PR4 5RF | Detached | £367,500 | |
| 7 Aug 2017 | 10 PR4 5RF | Detached | £295,000 | |
| 5 Jun 2017 | 9 PR4 5RF | Detached | £290,000 | |
| 5 Apr 2017 | 17 PR4 5RF | Detached | £260,000 | |
| 19 Dec 2013 | 10 PR4 5RF | Detached | £250,000 | |
| 29 Jun 2007 | 3 PR4 5RF | Detached | £310,000 | |
| 7 Jul 2006 | 1 PR4 5RF | Detached | £260,000 | |
| 22 Aug 2005 | 17 PR4 5RF | Detached | £205,000 | |
| 3 Sep 2003 | 17 PR4 5RF | Detached | £197,950 | |
| 27 Sep 2000 | 16 PR4 5RF | Detached | £114,000 | |
| 26 Nov 1999 | 15 PR4 5RF | Detached | £106,000 | |
| 4 Aug 1997 | 5 PR4 5RF | Detached | £140,000 | |
| 1 Mar 1996 | 9 PR4 5RF | Detached | £98,000 | |
| 28 Feb 1995 | 14 PR4 5RF | Detached | £108,500 |
Energy performance certificates
10 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 116 m². Most common: House, detached (6); Bungalow, detached (4). Built: 1991-1995 (5); 1983-1990 (4); 1996-2002 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (8); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (4 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in South Ribble in 2026-27: Band D £2,443 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,628 | £1,900 | £2,171 | £2,443 | £2,985 | £3,528 | £4,071 | £4,885 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band C (40% of about 1,010 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Tusons Farm, Gill Lane, Walmer Bridge, permissioned (580 m (0.4 miles))
- Land adj Banks Farm, Station Road, Little Hoole, permissioned (710 m (0.4 miles))
- Springfield Farm: up to 5 homes, permissioned (760 m (0.5 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 5 addresses are in areas at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 3 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 16 homes the Environment Agency counts, 4 are in areas at high risk, 5 medium, 3 low and 0 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The street's 18 addresses are between 8 m and 10 m above sea level (9 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PR4 5RF | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Croston 56,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.1 km (3.2 miles) |
| Lostock Hall 24,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.1 km (4.4 miles) | |
| Leyland 451,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.1 km (4.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hall Carr Lane Walmer Bridge | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Preston City Centre | 8.3 km (5.2 miles) |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 42.2 km (26 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Beeches Medical Centre | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Facer Pharmacy | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Hospital | NHS Nightingale Hospital Preston | 7.8 km (4.9 miles) |
| Police station | Lancashire Constabulary | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Leyland, Leyland Cashzone | 4.4 km (2.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Longton Grove 1.3 ha | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,050 m² | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.6 ha | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
Landmarks
1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Rothwell's Wood | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south |
| One Acre Wood | Wood | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Little Hoole Marsh | Wetland | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) west |
| Clarks Wood | Wood | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) south-east |
| Becconsall Out Marsh | Wetland | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) west |
| Becconsall Marsh | Wetland | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.0 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 13 | 18 |
5 of the street's 18 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for South Ribble: see them on the South Ribble page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Hoole Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 440 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| Longton Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No overall grade (Jan 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Longton Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spar PR4 5GE | Retailers - other | 220 m | 5 Very good | 27 Mar 2017 |
| Walmer Bridge Day Nursery PR4 5GE | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 220 m | 5 Very good | 15 Oct 2025 |
| Walmer Bridge Inn PR4 5QE | Pub/bar/nightclub | 230 m | 5 Very good | 23 Sep 2026 |
| The Village Teapot PR4 5QA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 230 m | 5 Very good | 12 Nov 2025 |
| Walmer Bridge Spice PR4 5QA | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 230 m | 5 Very good | 7 Feb 2026 |
| Suthers ( Star Garage) Ltd PR4 5JS | Retailers - other | 230 m | 5 Very good | 17 Jun 2021 |
| Clayton Park Bakery PR4 5GE | Retailers - other | 230 m | 5 Very good | 29 Jun 2026 |
| Walmer Bridge Supper Bar PR4 5QE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 240 m | 5 Very good | 7 Mar 2024 |
| LCCS At Little Hoole Primary School PR4 5QL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 330 m | 5 Very good | 9 Jul 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 8 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 5 |
| Vehicle crime | 4 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Old Mill Court (8); On or near School Street (6); On or near Hall Carr Court (3); On or near Sea View (2); On or near Liverpool New Road (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 92% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 56% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 37% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 58% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 15% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 10% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 9 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- PR4 5RF: 18 addresses
Nearby streets
Nursery Gardens · Hall Carr Lane · Old Mill Court · School Street · Hall Carr Court · Sea View · Liverpool Road · Liverpool Old Road · Hunters Fold · Balmoral Close · Walmer Green · June's Walk
All the streets in PR4 and across South Ribble.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.