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The town, home to 12,792 people, lies in Lancashire, North West.
Where it does best is schools: primary results beat just over nine in ten towns in England; secondary results beat 66% of towns in England. Taken together, its subjects give Poulton-le-Fylde a B− overall, better than just over half of UK towns. That places it #22 of 65 in Lancashire. Buying in is costly (C−): a typical home costs £237,995 and rent runs £745 a month. It lags on hazard risk as well — 3.1% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. Its other grades sit near the middle: B for health, B for jobs & income and B− for walkability.
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · flood risk, Environment Agency · life expectancy and income, ONS · claimants, DWP · commuting, Census 2021.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Poulton-le-Fylde is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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The 3 things Poulton-le-Fylde does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists 16 buildings inside Poulton-le-Fylde’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade II*.
9% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →16 listed buildings in Poulton-le-Fylde.
Former Chapel of St John and Attached Priest's House: Photo: Belovedfreak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · End Cottage Old Farm: Photo: Belovedfreak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Market Cross: Photo: Belovedfreak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · 25, 27, 29 and 31, Market Place: Photo: Belovedfreak · CC BY-SA 3.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Poulton-le-Fylde.
36% of adults hold a degree, above Lancashire’s towns (29%) and England’s towns (34%) alike. The share of residents under 15 is 14%. Ages in Poulton-le-Fylde split evenly at 50.9: half are older, half younger. Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 8.2% of the town.
51% women, 49% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Poulton-le-Fylde | Lancashire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 29% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.5% | 6.3% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 36% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Lancashire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Poulton-le-Fylde the Breck Primary School’s results beat 98% of schools in England like it. Below are three of its 8 schools, each with why it was picked. Its four primaries and two secondaries have 2,563 pupils between them.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poulton-le-Fylde the Breck Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 279 | A+ |
| Hodgson AcademyLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 1,121 | B+ |
| St John's Catholic Primary School, Poulton-Le-FyldeTop results in townPrimary | Primary | – | A− |
The private rented sector houses 16% of households. Social housing holds 6% of households, below Lancashire’s towns (13%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. From September 2023 to August 2026, 755 homes sold inside Poulton-le-Fylde’s built-up area at standard prices; the middle one went for £237,995.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £344,500 | 260 |
| Semi-detached | £220,000 | 299 |
| Terraced | £174,000 | 110 |
| Flat or maisonette | £113,000 | 86 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Before 1919: that is when nearly one in ten homes were built. Grade II* covers 1 of them. Per 10,000 residents, Poulton-le-Fylde counts 13 listed buildings.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 18.1 reports per 1,000, near Lancashire’s towns (17.2) and higher than England’s towns (7.8). Poulton-le-Fylde logged 916 reported offences in a year (to August 2026), plus 181 complaints of anti-social conduct. Violence and sexual offences made up 44% of the total.
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.
2 GP practices serve the town; 79% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. Disability touches 19% of Poulton-le-Fylde’s population. The nearest A&E to Poulton-le-Fylde is Blackpool Victoria Hospital, 1.9 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Poulton-le-Fylde | Lancashire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 81% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.9% | 6.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 19% | 20% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Read these answers with age in mind: they aren’t adjusted, so younger places do better. The Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them.
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.
52% of commuters travelled under 5 km, above both Lancashire’s towns (49%) and England’s towns (45%). At the census, 83% of commuters went by car. Also worth knowing: a household here earns £47K a year before tax, on average.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Poulton-le-Fylde. Best known first.
AttractionBlackpool Tower4.1 km outside town, to the southwest
ZooBlackpool Zoo1.9 km outside town, to the southwest
Art galleryGrundy Art Gallery3.6 km outside town, to the southwest
PierCentral Pier4.5 km outside town, to the southwest
PierNorth Pier4.1 km outside town, to the southwest
AquariumSEA LIFE Blackpool4.2 km outside town, to the southwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
5 notable people were born in Poulton-le-Fylde.
Andy Summers: Rob Bogaerts for Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl · Edward Bamber: Royal English College in Valladolid, CC BY-SA 4.0
Town in Lancashire, England
Poulton-le-Fylde is a built-up area of 12,792 people, in the Wyre 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
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poulton-le-Fylde | 12,792 | — | B− | C− | C | B |
| Carleton | 4,793 | 1.1 | B | D | A− | B |
| Staining | 1,622 | 1.8 | — | C | B | C+ |
| Blackpool | 149,087 | 2.4 | D− | C− | D− | D− |
| Thornton | 19,263 | 2.5 | C | B− | C+ | C |
| Hambleton | 2,428 | 2.7 | — | C− | B | C |
| Cleveleys | 11,121 | 3.4 | C− | B− | C | C− |
| Stalmine | 1,193 | 4.2 | — | D | A− | C |
Staining, Hambleton and Stalmine 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.
Primary schools stand out: Key Stage 2 results beat 91% of towns in England. Secondary results are closer to the middle, beating 66%.
About the middle for its size: 42% of the 645 UK towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people report less crime per resident. Against all UK towns, most of them smaller, it grades C.
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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