Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 7 min4:40 am – 9:47 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 24 min8:28 am – 3:52 pm
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People8,277 residentsin the Cleveleys West census areaMedian age 53.54,037 households68% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright5% social rented, 28% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting7.5% unemployment rate49% of adults are economically active, 3,237 in work, 36% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 16%, public administration and defence 11%Getting to work: 24% work from home, 59% go by car, 6% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle76% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages23% of adults hold a degree or higher25% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C964 mm of rain a year, 27 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October25 days of air frost, 3 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Parks and green spacesAnchorsholme Parkpark · under a mile · 9 haJubilee Gardenspark · under a mile · 3 haEastpines Parkpark · under a mileNorth Drive Parkplaying field · under a mileKing George's Playing Fieldsplaying field · 1.0 mi · 6 haThornton Health and Fitness Centresports ground · 1.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes128 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197628 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202622 mi away, Silverdale, LancashireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 5.3 · PM2.5 5.1 · PM10 7.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband95% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,354 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation4 m13 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -3 to 12 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSpire Fylde Coast Hospital3.6 miGP surgeryCleveleys Group Practice10 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyCleveleys Health Centre Pharmacy11 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistCleveleys Practice LTDunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi21 schools15 primary, 3 secondary, 1 independent, 2 specialPrimarySt Teresa's Catholic Primary Schoolages 3-11, 215 pupilsunder a milePrimaryThornton Cleveleys Manor Beach Primary Schoolages 4-11, 131 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryMontgomery Academyages 11-16, 1,192 pupils1.4 miCollegeBlackpool and the Fylde College1.3 miUniversityUniversity of Lancaster13.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL38 miRailway stationPoulton-le-Fylde2.8 miTramCleveleys (Blackpool Tramway)under a mileBus stationBus StationCleveleysunder a mileFerryFleetwood for Knott End Ferry Landing3.9 miBus stops146 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the FY5 postcode district.
