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Poulton-le-Fylde

Town · 12,260 residents

Affordability: 75/100Safety: 68/100Transport: 62/100Schools: 52/100Health: 46/100Food & drink: 49/100Environment: 67/100Infrastructure: 70/100Property market: 64/100
63Good

Good · better than 4 in 10 towns

Check Local Score out of 100 · 60 is typical for the country

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What’s good

  • Affordability scores 75, well above the typical 60
  • 92% of homes can get full-fibre broadband

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  • Flood risk: 14% of the area is in the highest flood zone, so check the street
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The essentials

Everyday life

The area

Around Poulton-le-Fylde

Little Poulton63The Breck84Lower Green59Carleton68Little Carleton59Normoss63Thornton64Grange Park Estate37SkippoolLittle ThorntonHardhorn Village
About Poulton-le-Fylde ↓

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Is Poulton-le-Fylde a good place to live?

Poulton-le-Fylde scores 63/100 overall, which the scorecard rates as good — 60 is typical for the country.

It stands out for affordability (75) and infrastructure (70).

Scores come from official data on safety, schools, transport, prices, health, food & drink and the local environment, for Poulton-le-Fylde in North West, each measured against the national average.

Summary of Poulton-le-Fylde›

The summary for Poulton-le-Fylde is written when the report is first opened.

Data last updated: 19 October 2026

Places in and around Poulton-le-Fylde›

Transport

1 place
  1. 1
Poulton-le-FyldeRail station

Schools

6 places
  1. 1Hodgson AcademySecondary · Good
  2. 2Blackpool Aspire AcademySecondary · Requires improvement
  3. 3Baines SchoolSecondary
  4. 4Stanah Primary SchoolPrimary · Good
  5. 5Carleton Green Community Primary SchoolPrimary · Good
  6. 6Poulton-le-Fylde the Breck Primary SchoolPrimary

Health

5 places
  1. 1Lockwood GP SurgeryGP practice
  2. 2Queensway Medical CentreGP practice
  3. 3Allied Pharmacy Teanlowe CentrePharmacy
  4. 4Apex Rx LtdPharmacy
  5. 5Dental SurgeryDentist

Food & drink

6 places
  1. 1Aldi Poulton-le-Fylde PoultonAldi · supermarket
  2. 2Lidl Poulton-le-Fylde PoultonLidl · supermarket
  3. 3Morrisons Daily Blackpool StrainingMorrisons · convenience store
  4. 4EG SkippoolSpar · convenience store
  5. 5Spar - PoultonSpar · convenience store
  6. 6Tesco Poulton Le Fylde ExpressTesco · convenience store

Environment

6 places
  1. 1Wyre Estuary Country ParkPublic park · 45 ha
  2. 2Memorial Park Jean StansfieldPublic park · 2.5 ha
  3. 3Boundary ParkPlaying field · 8.3 ha
  4. 4Cottam Hall Playing FieldsPlaying field · 7.0 ha
  5. 5Derek Slack AllotmentsAllotments · 2.1 ha
  6. 6Cottam Hall AllotmentsAllotments · 0.1 ha
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Areas within Poulton-le-Fylde

  • Little Poulton
  • The Breck
  • Lower Green

Areas near Poulton-le-Fylde

  • Carleton
  • Little Carleton
  • Normoss
  • Thornton
  • Grange Park Estate
  • Skippool
  • Little Thornton
  • Hardhorn Village

Postcodes in Poulton-le-Fylde

  • FY6
  • FY3
  • FY5
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