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County or areaLancashire
Postcode districtFY5
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
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
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,795 residentsin the Thornton East & Carleton West census areaMedian age 52.73,942 households86% of homes owner-occupied52% owned outright2% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 3,903 in work, 36% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, public administration and defence 15%, retail and wholesale 12%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 63% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle75% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 100%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C990 mm of rain a year, 27 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October33 days of air frost, 5 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 20°CJAugust: 12 to 20°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksPeg's Poollake · 1.8 miCleveleys Beachbeach · 2.0 miBispham Beachbeach · 2.3 miHorseman's Hillhill · 1.2 miThe Headsheadland · 2.1 miStanah Cloughwetland · 1.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesWyre Estuary Country Parkpark · under a mile · 45 haKenyon Gardenspark · under a mileThe Towers Woodpark · 1.1 mi · 2 haKing George's Playing Fieldsplaying field · under a mile · 6 haPoulton Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 20 haFylde Sports Groundsports ground · under a mile · 4 haSource: 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 197627 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 7.0 · PM2.5 5.3 · PM10 7.9 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 broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,066 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation5 m16 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 3 to 17 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSpire Fylde Coast Hospital3.1 miGP surgeryBeechwood Surgery14 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyAllied Pharmacy Thornton16 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistDental Surgeryright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi25 schools18 primary, 3 secondary, 3 special, 1 otherPrimaryThornton Cleveleys Baines Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary Schoolages 4-11, 200 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryMillfield Schoolages 11-16, 877 pupilsunder a milePrimaryStanah Primary Schoolages 4-11, 369 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBlackpool and the Fylde College1.2 miUniversityUniversity of Lancaster13.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL38 miRailway stationPoulton-le-Fylde1.6 miTramCleveleys (Blackpool Tramway)1.6 miBus stationBus StationCleveleys1.8 miFerryFleetwood for Knott End Ferry Landing3.9 miBus stops116 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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