Heaton Close Thornton, Wyre
3 addresses across 2 postcodes (FY5), about 60 m long, classed as a restricted local access road. USRN 45606149.
- Sales: 2 recorded sales since 1995; in 2016 the median was £278,000 across 1 sale.
- Flood: 2 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 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 2.2 km (1.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 550 m (0.3 miles) away, and Kenyon Gardens (1.4 hectares) is about 710 m (0.4 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: It is about 5 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Beechwood Surgery, about 700 m (0.4 miles) away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 540 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 84% of households owned their home and 25% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 42 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | £278,000 | £278,000 | £278,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | £250,000 | £250,000 | £250,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Oct 2016 | 2 FY5 5HR | Detached | £278,000 | |
| 11 Jun 2009 | 2 FY5 5HR | Detached | £250,000 |
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 C (39% of about 770 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.
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, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 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 19 homes the Environment Agency counts, 2 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 17 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: at least one 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.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY5 5HR | zone 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| FY5 5HX | zone 3 | 2 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 5 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY5 5HR | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| FY5 5HX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Poulton-Le-Fylde 630,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Layton (Lancs) 75,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) | |
| Blackpool North 2.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6 km (3.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 17 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 39 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Belvedere Road Thornton | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Cleveleys | 3.1 km (2 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Fleetwood for Knott End Ferry Landing | 6.7 km (4.1 miles) |
| Car parks | Apcoa | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 60.1 km (37 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Beechwood Surgery | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Allied Pharmacy Thornton | 270 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Spire Fylde Coast Hospital | 4.8 km (3 miles) |
| Police station | Lancashire Constabulary | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cooperative Food Blackpool - Victoria Road East, Victoria Road East Cashzone | 310 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,130 m² | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Kenyon Gardens 1.4 ha | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 300 m |
| Playing field | King George's Playing Fields 6.4 ha | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Allotments | Sandringham Avenue Allotments 1,460 m² | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 1.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
2 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Skippool Marsh | Wetland | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-east |
| Horseman's Hill | Hill | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-west |
| Stanah Clough | Wetland | 2 km (1.3 miles) north-east |
| Bank Wood | Wood | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) east |
| Peg's Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) east |
| Cleveleys Beach | Beach | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) north-west |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 3 | 3 |
None of the street's 3 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millfield School | Secondary | 11–16 | 170 m | Good (Jul 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Thornton Cleveleys Baines Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 290 m | 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 |
| Stanah Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 730 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Carleton Green Community Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Thornton Cleveleys Royles Brook Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Thornton Cleveleys Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | 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 |
| Carleton St Hilda's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Thornton Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Anchorsholme Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 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 |
| Blackpool and the Fylde College | 16 plus | 14–99 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
| St John's Catholic Primary School, Poulton-Le-Fylde Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 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 |
| Poulton-le-Fylde the Breck Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 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 |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lancashire Catering(Millfield College) FY5 5DG | School/college/university | 80 m | 5 Very good | 10 Jan 2025 |
| Thornton Fisheries FY5 5HT | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 260 m | 5 Very good | 12 May 2026 |
| Bargain Booze FY5 5HT | Retailers - other | 260 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 14 Nov 2025 |
| Allied Pharmacy Thornton FY5 5HT | Retailers - other | 260 m | Exempt | |
| Mimmos FY5 5HT | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 260 m | 5 Very good | 19 Jun 2025 |
| Thornton Pre School Playgroup FY5 5BJ | School/college/university | 290 m | 5 Very good | 2 May 2024 |
| Lancashire Catering(Baines Endowed VC Primary School) FY5 5BJ | School/college/university | 290 m | 5 Very good | 14 Nov 2025 |
| THE CO-OPERATIVE FY5 5DX | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 310 m | 5 Very good | 3 Apr 2024 |
| The Clay Oven FY5 5DX | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 310 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 31 Mar 2026 |
| Freddys Chicken And Pizza FY5 5DX | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 310 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 4 Mar 2025 |
| Bowl & Beck FY5 5DX | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 310 m | 5 Very good | 10 Jul 2024 |
| Costello FY5 5BU | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 370 m | 5 Very good | 31 Jan 2025 |
| Albatross Bar And Food FY5 5BU | Pub/bar/nightclub | 370 m | 5 Very good | 27 Mar 2025 |
| Ralph's FY5 5BU | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 400 m (0.2 miles) | Awaiting inspection | |
| Glenthorne No 2 Care Home Ltd FY5 5HY | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 5 Dec 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 20 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 11 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 3 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Belvedere Road (23); On or near Balmoral Place (9); On or near Sandiways Close (2); On or near Elsby Avenue (2); On or near Heaton Close (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 60 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 42% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 84% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 60% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 45% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 45% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 24% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 66% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 80% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 25% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 10% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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
Elsby Avenue · Belvedere Road · Alexandra Road · Maple Avenue · Dorchester Close · Adelaide Avenue · School Road · Balmoral Place · Oak Avenue · Turnberry Avenue · Sandiways Close · Mayfair Drive
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.