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A town of 4,478 in Lancashire, North West. 13% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport.
Freckleton grades C+ overall against UK towns: better than 41% of UK towns, and #27 of 65 in Lancashire. Its weakest is hazard risk (C−): 2.3% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.
The 3 things Freckleton does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Freckleton is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 2 buildings inside Freckleton’s built-up area.
12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Freckleton.
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 8.4% of residents, lower than both Lancashire’s towns (12%) and England’s towns (12%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 32% of residents. Freckleton has a median age of 54.6 years.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Freckleton | Lancashire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.4% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 32% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 8.3% | 6.3% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 29% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Lancashire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
63% of pupils at the 8 primary schools within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Its one school is below. Attainment 8 at the one secondary school within 3 km averages 41.3, and 27% of pupils get grade 5 or above in English and maths.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freckleton Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 193 | B+ |
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
12% of homes date from before 1919. Per 10,000 residents, Freckleton counts 4 listed buildings.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
78% of Freckleton’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, lower than both Lancashire’s towns (80%) and England’s towns (82%). Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 6.8% of the town. There is no GP practice locally: the nearest is 2.2 miles off. Also worth knowing: life expectancy here is 82.4 for women and 79.5 for men (2019–23).
| Census 2021 | Freckleton | Lancashire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 78% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6.8% | 6.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 22% | 20% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Young towns look healthier on these answers, which aren’t adjusted for age; the Health Grade uses measures that are, such as life expectancy and early deaths.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 31% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
A household here earns £46K a year before tax, on average. 85% of commuters drove, above both Lancashire’s towns (78%) and England’s towns (70%). About 6% of its commuters stay in Freckleton for work. The town counts 0.4 jobs per working resident.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Renting privately is how 14% of households live. Social housing holds 3% of households, below both Lancashire’s towns (13%) and England’s towns (18%). 212 standard sales inside Freckleton’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 put the median at £200,500.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £303,500 | 40 |
| Semi-detached | £204,000 | 120 |
| Terraced | £177,500 | 41 |
| Flat or maisonette | £85,000 | 11 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
A year of reports to August 2026 adds up to 179 offences in Freckleton and 68 cases of nuisance behaviour. Violence and sexual offences were 54% of the crimes. There were 15.6 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), lower than Lancashire’s towns (17.3) yet higher than England’s towns (7.8).
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freckleton | 4,478 | — | C+ | B− | B− | C |
| Warton (Fylde) | 4,180 | 1 | D | C+ | C− | C |
| Newton-with-Scales | 1,510 | 1.8 | — | D | B− | B+ |
| Kirkham | 8,939 | 2.1 | C | B− | C− | C |
| Wrea Green | 1,899 | 2.4 | — | D | A− | C+ |
| Clifton | 1,022 | 2.5 | — | C+ | C+ | B |
| Wesham | 4,474 | 2.8 | C+ | B | C+ | C− |
| Longton | 10,912 | 3.9 | A+ | B+ | A− | B+ |
Newton-with-Scales, Wrea Green and Clifton have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
GCSE results trail 91% of towns in England, and primary results beat 58% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Lancashire council.
Homes cost less than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £200,500, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £85,000, terraced houses £177,500, semi-detached houses £204,000 and detached houses £303,500.
Town in Lancashire, England
Freckleton is a built-up area of 4,478 people, in the Fylde council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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