Galway Close Thornton, Wyre
4 addresses across 2 postcodes (FY5), about 150 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 45606550.
- Sales: 8 recorded sales since 1995; in 2021 the median was £238,175 across 8 sales.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Wyre cost £188,833 in August 2026 (+1.8% on a year); private rents averaged £747 a month.
- Energy: 3 homes have an energy certificate (B: 3).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Landfill: 1 historic landfill site within 500 m (0.3 miles) of its postcodes; the nearest, Limebrest Farm, is 140 m away.
- Coastal erosion: The nearest projected coastal erosion zone is 690 m (0.4 miles) from its postcodes.
- Energy projects: 1 renewable energy project nearby is planned or being built; the nearest, Hillhouse Business Park - Thornton Energy Recovery Centre, is 1.8 km (1.1 miles) away.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in Wyre costs £2,461 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Poulton-Le-Fylde, about 2.3 km (1.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 280 m away, and Wyre Estuary Country Park (45 hectares) is about 790 m (0.5 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 11 to 13 m above sea level.
- Noise: 3 of its 4 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Beechwood Surgery, about 1.2 km (0.8 miles) away.
- People: About 280 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 90% of households owned their home and 35% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 52 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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House sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 8 | £238,175 | £184,950 | £387,950 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jun 2021 | 1 FY5 5PT | Detached | £387,950 | New build. |
| 5 Feb 2021 | 2 FY5 5PT | Detached | £204,950 | New build. |
| 5 Feb 2021 | 3 FY5 5PT | Detached | £254,950 | New build. |
| 16 Apr 2021 | 4 FY5 5PT | Semi-detached | £184,950 | New build. |
| 16 Apr 2021 | 5 FY5 5PT | Semi-detached | £184,950 | New build. |
| 30 Apr 2021 | 6 FY5 5PT | Semi-detached | £224,400 | New build. |
| 19 Aug 2021 | 7 FY5 5PT | Detached | £257,950 | New build. |
| 26 Mar 2021 | 8 FY5 5PT | Detached | £251,950 | New build. |
House prices and rents in Wyre
A typical home in Wyre cost £188,833 in August 2026, 1.8% more than a year before. That is 13% more than five years earlier and 37% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £303,233 |
| Semi-detached | £187,648 |
| Terraced | £148,404 |
| Flat or maisonette | £95,212 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £163,890 |
Private renters in Wyre paid £747 a month on average in September 2026, 7.2% more than a year before. That is 29% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £530 |
| Two bedrooms | £721 |
| Three bedrooms | £860 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,249 |
Energy performance certificates
3 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 103 m². Most common: House, detached (2); House, semi-detached (1). Built: 2021 (3).
Each home's certificates and sales (3 addresses)
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 7,746 kWh of it on average in 2024, 29% less than the district's 10,861 kWh, and 2,615 kWh of electricity, 14% less than the district's 3,047 kWh. There are gas meters for about 100% of the homes.
| Postcode | Electricity meters | Typical electricity | Gas meters | Typical gas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY5 5PT | 6 | 2,569 kWh | 8 | 6,661 kWh |
| FY5 5PR | 12 | 2,203 kWh | 12 | 8,014 kWh |
These are all the homes on each postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is FY5.
Council tax
What each band costs in Wyre in 2026-27: Band D £2,461 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,640 | £1,914 | £2,187 | £2,461 | £3,007 | £3,554 | £4,101 | £4,921 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band B (22% of about 1,100 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)
- Land At Stanah Gardens, Thornton Cleveleys, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
Energy projects nearby
4 energy projects near the street's postcodes, 1 of them not yet operating.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thornton Power Station | Biomass | 9 MW | Operational Jun 2002 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Hillhouse Business Park - Thornton Energy Recovery Centre Wyre LCC/2023/0003 | Energy from waste (incinerator) | 9.3 MW | Planning application made Feb 2023 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Thornton Waste Recovery Park (Waste AD) Wyre 02/08/1133 | Anaerobic digestion | 1.9 MW | Operational May 2010 | 3.3 km (2 miles) |
| Jameson Road Wyre 03/00709/LCC | Landfill Gas | 4.3 MW | Operational Jul 2006 | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
Planned projects can change or not go ahead; search the planning authority's applications by the reference shown for the plans, conditions and any objections. Construction brings traffic for some months; once built, solar farms and batteries are usually quiet, while turbines and waste plants can be seen or heard further away.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
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: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of any of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
The nearest projected erosion zone is 690 m (0.4 miles) from the street's postcodes (by 2105, with the shoreline management plan carried out).
| Projection | Policy for the frontage | Erosion | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| By 2055, with the shoreline management plan carried out | Managed realignment Great Ormes Head to Scotland | up to 1 m | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| By 2105, with the shoreline management plan carried out | Managed realignment Great Ormes Head to Scotland | up to 3 m | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| By 2105, if defences are not maintained or built | No intervention Great Ormes Head to Scotland | up to 3 m | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
Each shoreline management plan sets a policy for each stretch of coast: hold the line (keep defences where they are), managed realignment (let the shore move back in a controlled way), advance the line, or no active intervention. Erosion is the distance the shore may move back, counted from today, for the higher central climate change allowance. The maps are guidance from national modelling, not a survey of any one home; the council's coastal team can say more.
Storm overflows
No storm overflow outlet is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Coal mining
No postcode centre on the street is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
Every 1 km square the street's postcodes are in is in the lowest band of radon potential: fewer than 1 home in 100 is estimated to be at or above the Action Level. It is not a radon Affected Area.
Historic landfill
1 historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes, the nearest 140 m away.
| Site | Waste went in | Waste | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limebrest Farm Limebrest Avenue, Thornton, Lancashire | 1965 to 1973 | Inert | 140 m |
Closed tips can give off gas (methane and carbon dioxide) and leak into the ground for years. An environmental search, which conveyancers usually order, looks at landfill and contaminated land around the home; the council keeps a register of land it has found to be contaminated.
Height above sea level
The street's 4 addresses are between 11 m and 13 m above sea level (12 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY5 5PR | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| FY5 5PT | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Poulton-Le-Fylde 630,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Layton (Lancs) 75,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) | |
| Blackpool North 2.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6.5 km (4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 29 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Herdwick Avenue Little Thornton | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Cleveleys | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Fleetwood for Knott End Ferry Landing | 6.6 km (4.1 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 60.1 km (37 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practice within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Beechwood Surgery Good May 2018 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacy within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Allied Pharmacy Thornton | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practice within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 900 m (0.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Spire Fylde Coast Hospital Good Oct 2026 | 5.1 km (3.2 miles) |
| Care homes | 5 homes within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Glenthorne No2 Care Home Limited Good Feb 2019 | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| Police station | Lancashire Constabulary | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machine within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cooperative Food Blackpool - Victoria Road East, Victoria Road East Cashzone | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,130 m² | 280 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Wyre Estuary Country Park 45 ha | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 1.4 ha | 920 m (0.6 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.5 ha | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | Sandringham Avenue Allotments 1,460 m² | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 47 hectares in all.
Landmarks
1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Skippool Marsh | Wetland | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Stanah Clough | Wetland | 1.6 km (1 mile) north |
| Bank Wood | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) east |
| Peg's Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) east |
| Horseman's Hill | Hill | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) west |
| The Heads | Headland | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.9 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 4 |
3 of the street's 4 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 Wyre: see them on the Wyre page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanah Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 370 m | No published inspection | 85% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 13% at the higher standard (2025; 72% in 2024 and 73% in 2023) |
| Thornton Cleveleys Baines Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 520 m (0.3 miles) | No overall grade (Mar 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good | 52% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 0% at the higher standard (2025; 63% in 2024 and 77% in 2023) |
| Millfield School | Secondary | 11–16 | 710 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Jul 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | GCSE 2026 (provisional): Attainment 8 47.5 (48.5 in 2025 and 45.6 in 2024); 47.7% grade 5+ in English and maths |
| Carleton Green Community Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 75% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 0% at the higher standard (2025; 69% in 2024 and 72% in 2023) |
| Poulton-le-Fylde the Breck Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | No overall grade (Mar 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding | 94% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 8% at the higher standard (2025; 91% in 2024 and 79% in 2023) |
| St John's Catholic Primary School, Poulton-Le-Fylde Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No overall grade (Dec 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvement | None published |
| Thornton Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 45% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 20% at the higher standard (2025; 79% in 2024 and 43% in 2023) |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Thornton Cleveleys Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Report card (Feb 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met | 60% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 10% at the higher standard (2025; 57% in 2024 and 62% in 2023) |
Exam results are from the Department for Education's school performance tables (Explore Education Statistics, Open Government Licence), for all pupils at each school. The middle school in England had 63% at the expected standard at the end of primary school (2025), Attainment 8 of 46.0 at GCSE (2026) and an A level average of C+ (2025). Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades in eight GCSEs, with English and maths counted twice (90 is the most), averaged over the school's pupils. Progress 8 compares pupils with others who had the same results at the end of primary school; it is not published for GCSEs in 2025 and 2026, as those pupils sat no primary tests during the pandemic. Small year groups swing from year to year, and figures for very small ones are withheld.
Nurseries and childcare
4 nurseries, pre-schools and clubs within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 360 m from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Tree Nursery School Stanah FY5 5JR | Full day care | 36 | Jan 2026: Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 5 | 360 m |
| Thornton Pre-School Playgroup FY5 5BJ | Full day care | 26 | Good (Oct 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| MiChild Little Thornton FY5 5HQ | Full day care | 56 | Not inspected yet | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Marmalade Nursery FY5 4PW | Full day care | 63 | Good (Apr 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
Ofsted also registers 428 childminders and 26 home childcarers (nannies) in Lancashire. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Coop Thornton Cleveleys FY5 5FJ | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 150 m | 5 Very good | 18 Sep 2025 |
| Lancashire Catering (Stanah Primary School) FY5 5JR | School/college/university | 370 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 22 Sep 2026 |
| Stanah Clubs (Oaktree Nursey School Fleetwood Ltd) FY5 5JR | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 370 m | Exempt | |
| Tarnway Stores FY5 5BA | Retailers - other | 380 m | 5 Very good | 23 Apr 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 22 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 10 |
| Shoplifting | 5 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5 |
| Public order | 4 |
| Other theft | 3 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Lambs Road (38); On or near Birkdale Close (6); On or near Furlong Green (4); On or near Wensleydale Close (2); On or near Southdown Drive (1).
Road safety
No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025.
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
No traffic count point is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes. The Department for Transport counts every motorway and A road and only a sample of minor roads, so a quiet residential street usually has none.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 90% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 30% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 69% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 19% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 63% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 76% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 8 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
Nearby streets
Drysdale Avenue · Herdwick Avenue · Hebridian Drive · Merino Court · Southdown Drive · Romney Close · Blackberry Drive · Cotswold Court · Wensleydale Close · Birkdale Close · Shetland Court · Troon Avenue
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; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- 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.