Is Carleton a good place to live?

Living in Carleton, Lancashire: house prices, crime, schools and the practical details to check before you move.

On this page
  1. Carleton at a glance
  2. Location and population
  3. Sold prices
  4. Crime and safety
  5. Schools
  6. Flood mapping
  7. Broadband
  8. Energy performance
  9. Planning and heritage
  10. Air quality and deprivation
  11. Nearby towns
  12. Questions
  13. Data sources

Carleton at a glance

Carleton is in Lancashire, North West, England. Its recorded local authority is Wyre. The median recorded sold price was £240,000, based on 85 sales (12 months to July 2026). Gigabit-capable broadband was available to 97% of premises (January 2026). Whether it suits you comes down to the home and neighbourhood: compare the property you can afford, the schools relevant to your household and the checks needed at the exact address.

Median sold price
£240,000
85 recorded sales
Recorded incidents
43.6
per 1,000 residents
Gigabit availability
97.0%
of premises

Sources and periods vary by measure. See the source register · How we use the data

Where is Carleton, and who lives here?

Carleton is in Lancashire, North West, England. Its recorded local authority is Wyre.

Carleton: regional locator mapApproximate location of Carleton in Lancashire, using the stored town centroid and a generalised land outline. This is not a town-boundary or flood-risk map.Carleton
Approximate town location · not a boundary or flood mapMap sources
Location and geography
County / areaLancashire
RegionNorth West
Local authorityWyre
PopulationNo controlled Census result

Office for National Statistics · ONS BUA 2024 / LAD December 2025 / hierarchy April 2025. Source details

The controlled population release does not cover every built-up area. We do not present an older population estimate as a new Census result.

How much do homes sell for in Carleton?

The median recorded sold price in Carleton is £240,000, based on 85 transactions in the published 12-month window. This is not a current asking-price estimate or a measure of affordability relative to income.

For a nearby reference, Poulton-le-Fylde’s median was £230,000 across 223 sales—£10,000 below Carleton in the same source period. These are different mixes of homes, not a like-for-like valuation. See nearby comparisons

Median recorded sale
£240,000
Recorded sales in the period
85
Median sold price by property type
Detached£320,000
Semi-detached£207,500
Terraced
Flat / maisonette
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Changes in the recorded median, not like-for-like home values
One-year change-6.2%
Five-year change23.1%

A change in the mix of properties sold can move the median. These are nominal comparisons, not a forecast or an inflation-adjusted price index.

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Recent registered transactions
DateProperty typePostcodePrice
16 July 2026Semi-detachedFY6 7TP£160,000
3 July 2026DetachedFY6 7PZ£395,000
15 June 2026Semi-detachedFY6 7PN£260,000
12 June 2026DetachedFY6 7NR£285,000
10 June 2026DetachedFY6 7LP£325,000
29 May 2026DetachedFY6 7FE£325,000
8 May 2026Semi-detachedFY6 7QF£175,000
20 April 2026Semi-detachedFY6 7PH£210,000
17 April 2026Semi-detachedFY6 7TG£200,000
2 April 2026Semi-detachedFY6 7PP£180,000

Property-type samples may be smaller still. The mix of homes sold affects medians; these are not like-for-like valuations.

HM Land Registry · 12 months to July 2026. Source details

Is Carleton safe? What the crime data shows

Kerbside does not classify Carleton as safe or unsafe. The published 12-month Police.uk dataset records 43.6 incidents per 1,000 residents, including antisocial behaviour. Reporting, policing, visitor numbers and the source coverage all affect the figure.

Police-recorded incidents and antisocial behaviour
Total incidents in the period171
Incidents per 1,000 residents43.6
Population denominator3,922
Violence and sexual offences per 1,00015.3
Antisocial behaviour per 1,0009.9
Burglary per 1,0000.5
Vehicle crime per 1,0008.7
Robbery per 1,0000.0

The categories shown are a selection, not the whole total. The rate uses the recorded source denominator above, not the newer Census count. Town-wide rates hide differences between streets and neighbourhoods. The population denominator is below 5,000, so this town is not included in the national comparison.

Home Office / Police.uk · July 2025 to June 2026 · 12 months. Source details

How are schools rated in Carleton?

8 of 10 schools with a recorded overall grade have a Good or Outstanding grade (80%). These are historical grades from inspections between 2021 and 2024, not new inspections in the source-download year.

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Schools and their recorded historical overall grades
SchoolPhaseHistorical grade
Layton Primary SchoolCommunity school · FY3 7DXPrimaryAges 5–11Outstanding12 July 2024
Blackpool and the Fylde CollegeFurther education · FY2 0HBPost-16Ages 14–99Good12 November 2021
Bispham Endowed Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school · FY2 0HHPrimaryAges 3–11Good8 July 2021
Carleton Green Community Primary SchoolCommunity school · FY6 7TFPrimaryAges 2–11Good27 February 2024
Carleton St Hilda's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school · FY6 7PEPrimaryAges 5–11Good3 February 2023
Christ The King Catholic AcademyAcademy converter · FY3 7FGPrimaryAges 3–11Good7 December 2022
Kincraig Primary SchoolCommunity school · FY2 0HNPrimaryAges 2–11Good29 June 2022
St Mary's Catholic AcademyAcademy converter · FY3 7EQSecondaryAges 11–18Good10 May 2022
Blackpool Aspire AcademyAcademy sponsor led · FY3 7LSSecondaryAges 11–16Requires improvement5 June 2024
Unity Academy BlackpoolAcademy sponsor led · FY2 0TSSecondaryAges 2–16Requires improvement5 July 2022
Boundary Primary SchoolAcademy converter · FY3 7RWPrimaryAges 3–11No usable overall gradeDate not supplied
Holy Family Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter · FY1 2SDPrimaryAges 4–11No usable overall gradeDate not supplied
Moor Park Primary SchoolAcademy converter · FY2 0LYPrimaryAges 3–11No usable overall gradeDate not supplied
Highfurlong SchoolAcademy special converter · FY3 7LSAges 2–19No usable overall gradeDate not supplied

A historical grade does not establish catchment eligibility, available places or suitability for a particular child. Source extraction dates are not inspection dates.

Department for Education · Historical overall grades 2009–2024 · GIAS 2026-09-01 + Ofsted 2026-07-31. Source details

What flood risk is mapped in Carleton?

3.18% of Carleton’s mapped land is in Flood Zone 3. Flood Zone 2 excluding Zone 3 covers 2.39%. Separately, 7.42% has at least a 1% annual chance of surface-water flooding in the source model. These are land-area measures, not a property-level assessment; do not add the two models together.

River and sea planning zones

Share of mapped town land · Flood Map for Planning
Flood Zone 33.18%
Flood Zone 2, excluding Zone 32.39%

Environment Agency · Flood Map for Planning Flood Zones, revision 20 May 2026. Source details

Surface-water flooding

Share of mapped town land · present-day RoFSW model
High modelled likelihood4.21%
Medium modelled likelihood3.21%
Low modelled likelihood6.23%

Environment Agency · NaFRA2 RoFSW v202509. Source details

Land coverage is not the percentage of homes expected to flood. Areas outside mapped bands are not guaranteed flood-free. Check the actual address before a purchase.

What broadband is available?

97.0%

of premises have gigabit-capable broadband available.

Fixed broadband availability
Gigabit-capable97.0%
Full fibre95.1%
Superfast · 30 Mbps or more99.6%
Premises without decent broadband0.0%
Premises in the dataset2,432

Availability is not measured speed or a guarantee of a particular package. Ofcom’s “decent broadband” measure is at least 10 Mbps download and 1 Mbps upload.

Ofcom · January 2026. Source details

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How energy-efficient are homes in Carleton?

The dataset includes 994 domestic properties with a usable latest certificate. 50.4% are rated C or above.

Domestic EPC records
Mean energy-efficiency score69 · Band C
Rated C or above50.4%
Mean recorded CO₂ emissions3.6 tonnes / year
Properties represented994
View the EPC band distribution
Share of included properties by EPC band
Band A4.4%
Band B21.5%
Band C24.5%
Band D38.9%
Band E9.6%
Band F0.8%
Band G0.3%

The latest certificate per property within the source’s ten-year validity window is used. These are assessed properties, not every home. Emissions are estimates, not measured household use.

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · MHCLG domestic EPC register August 2026. Source details

Planning activity and local heritage

What do planning figures show?

The Wyre local planning authority received 526 applications in the published annual period. 83.3% of recorded decisions were approvals.

These are local-authority totals, not applications inside the town boundary. Approval rates use decisions as their denominator, not applications received. They do not predict approval for an individual proposal.

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · MHCLG PS1/PS2 year to Mar 2026. Source details

Listed buildings

There are 0 listed-building records mapped to the town.

Mapped Historic England records
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II0

For a particular property, check the official listing and the council’s conservation-area boundaries. A town count does not establish whether an address is designated.

Historic England · Listed buildings Sep 2026; conservation areas Jul 2025. Source details

Air quality and deprivation

What does the air-quality model show?

Area-weighted background concentrations · 2024
PM2.5 annual mean5.2 µg/m³
PM10 annual mean7.8 µg/m³
Nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) annual mean5.7 µg/m³

An annual background estimate is not today’s air quality or pollution beside a particular road. It cannot establish an individual’s exposure.

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Defra PCM 2024. Source details

How should deprivation data be read?

Small-area deprivation context
Population-weighted mean IMD decile9.0
Constituent areas in deciles 1–30.0%
Constituent areas in deciles 8–10100.0%

Lower deciles indicate greater relative deprivation. The town mean is not an official national town rank or a judgement about individual residents; conditions vary within each town.

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (corrected v2). Source details

Which towns are near Carleton?

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Nearby places · geographic distance, not travel time
TownDistanceMedian sold priceSales
Poulton-le-FyldeLancashire1.1 miles away1.1 miles£230,000223
Thornton (Wyre)Lancashire1.6 miles away1.6 miles£182,500306
CleveleysLancashire2.3 miles away2.3 miles£180,000185
Little SingletonLancashire2.4 miles away2.4 miles
StainingLancashire2.5 miles away2.5 miles
Hambleton (Wyre)Lancashire2.7 miles away2.7 miles£261,47552
Sower CarrLancashire3.2 miles away3.2 miles
StalmineLancashire3.9 miles away3.9 miles£249,95028
BlackpoolBlackpool3.9 miles away3.9 miles£143,5001,809
FleetwoodLancashire4.2 miles away4.2 miles£135,000280

Distances describe geographic proximity, not a road journey or a public-transport connection. Price comparisons use the same published source period and require at least 20 sales; a dash means no eligible comparison, not a zero price.

Office for National Statistics · ONS BUA 2024 / LAD December 2025 / hierarchy April 2025. Source details

More questions about living in Carleton

Is Carleton a good place to live?

Carleton is in Lancashire, North West, England. Its recorded local authority is Wyre. The median recorded sold price was £240,000, based on 85 sales (12 months to July 2026). Gigabit-capable broadband was available to 97% of premises (January 2026). Whether it suits you comes down to the home and neighbourhood: compare the property you can afford, the schools relevant to your household and the checks needed at the exact address.

Where is Carleton?

Carleton is in Lancashire, North West, England. Its recorded local authority is Wyre.

How much do homes sell for in Carleton?

The median recorded sold price in Carleton is £240,000, based on 85 transactions in the published 12-month window. This is not a current asking-price estimate or a measure of affordability relative to income.

Is Carleton safe?

Kerbside does not classify Carleton as safe or unsafe. The published 12-month Police.uk dataset records 43.6 incidents per 1,000 residents, including antisocial behaviour. Reporting, policing, visitor numbers and the source coverage all affect the figure.

How are schools rated in Carleton?

8 of 10 schools with a recorded overall grade have a Good or Outstanding grade (80%). These are historical grades from inspections between 2021 and 2024, not new inspections in the source-download year.

What broadband coverage is available in Carleton?

In Carleton, 97.00% of premises have gigabit-capable coverage and 95.09% have full-fibre coverage. Availability at an individual address and the package a provider will sell there may differ.

What do EPC records show for homes in Carleton?

Across 994 recorded domestic properties in Carleton, 50.40% are rated C or above. The source keeps the latest certificate per property within its ten-year window; this does not represent every home or certify current running costs.

What mapped flood risk is shown for Carleton?

3.18% of Carleton’s mapped land is in Flood Zone 3. Flood Zone 2 excluding Zone 3 covers 2.39%. Separately, 7.42% has at least a 1% annual chance of surface-water flooding in the source model. These are land-area measures, not a property-level assessment; do not add the two models together.

Where the data comes from

Dates below distinguish the period represented by the data from when the source was collected and published here. How we use these sources

Locator mapStored town centroid · Natural Earth land outline

The point uses the town location retained by the controlled base-geography publication, including its documented legacy-centroid fallbacks. It is approximate and does not delineate the statistical boundary, flood risk or individual properties. Base-geography source

Generalised land outline: Natural Earth 1:50m countries, simplified for display; public domain. The map does not load third-party tiles or tracking.

Built-up areas and administrative geographyOffice for National Statistics · ONS BUA 2024 / LAD December 2025 / hierarchy April 2025
Data version
ONS BUA 2024 / LAD December 2025 / hierarchy April 2025
Source published
29 April 2026
Retrieved by Kerbside
2 September 2026
Published on Kerbside
2 September 2026
Refresh cadence
annual
Towns with a published result
7,099

Open original source · Open Government Licence v3.0

Publication reference: 57acc0a8-b401-48c6-aab6-bbf71f0f8653. A published result is not a guarantee of complete local coverage.

Price Paid DataHM Land Registry · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data 2021-2026 through July 2026
Data version
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data 2021-2026 through July 2026
Source published
28 August 2026
Retrieved by Kerbside
1 September 2026
Published on Kerbside
1 September 2026
Refresh cadence
monthly
Towns with a published result
6,150

Open original source · Open Government Licence v3.0

Publication reference: b636c9b0-ad56-425a-864a-6c1c2b7b13ac. A published result is not a guarantee of complete local coverage.

Police.uk street-level crimeHome Office / Police.uk · 2026-06
Data version
2026-06
Source published
29 July 2026
Retrieved by Kerbside
1 September 2026
Published on Kerbside
1 September 2026
Refresh cadence
monthly
Towns with a published result
6,260

Open original source · Open Government Licence v3.0

Publication reference: 4d94afb3-682c-4003-9eef-f006b8451ce9. A published result is not a guarantee of complete local coverage.

Get Information About SchoolsDepartment for Education · GIAS 2026-09-01 + Ofsted 2026-07-31
Data version
GIAS 2026-09-01 + Ofsted 2026-07-31
Source published
1 September 2026
Retrieved by Kerbside
1 September 2026
Published on Kerbside
1 September 2026
Refresh cadence
monthly
Towns with a published result
5,070

Open original source · Open Government Licence v3.0

Publication reference: bfa454a5-2429-4fcf-9562-02ab8aec64e4. A published result is not a guarantee of complete local coverage.

Connected Nations fixed broadbandOfcom · Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026 (January 2026, v2)
Data version
Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026 (January 2026, v2)
Source published
7 July 2026
Retrieved by Kerbside
1 September 2026
Published on Kerbside
1 September 2026
Refresh cadence
annual
Towns with a published result
6,250

Open original source · Open Government Licence v3.0

Publication reference: 1de793a3-4b49-451e-b8e6-a53dabe9ff24. A published result is not a guarantee of complete local coverage.

Energy Performance CertificatesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · MHCLG domestic EPC register August 2026
Data version
MHCLG domestic EPC register August 2026
Source published
1 September 2026
Retrieved by Kerbside
2 September 2026
Published on Kerbside
2 September 2026
Refresh cadence
quarterly
Towns with a published result
6,336

Open original source · Open Government Licence v3.0

Publication reference: fbe075dd-3890-4075-adcc-1af0da0943e5. A published result is not a guarantee of complete local coverage.

Flood Map for Planning - Flood ZonesEnvironment Agency · Flood Map for Planning Flood Zones, revision 20 May 2026
Data version
Flood Map for Planning Flood Zones, revision 20 May 2026
Source published
20 May 2026
Retrieved by Kerbside
2 September 2026
Published on Kerbside
2 September 2026
Refresh cadence
as needed
Towns with a published result
6,807

Open original source · Open Government Licence v3.0

Publication reference: e315db85-8651-4532-b88f-b0f6233390a3. A published result is not a guarantee of complete local coverage.

Risk of Flooding from Surface WaterEnvironment Agency · NaFRA2 RoFSW v202509
Data version
NaFRA2 RoFSW v202509
Source published
17 September 2025
Retrieved by Kerbside
2 September 2026
Published on Kerbside
2 September 2026
Refresh cadence
as needed
Towns with a published result
6,807

Open original source · Open Government Licence v3.0

Publication reference: 5ebbae90-38ab-4f73-abc7-b515beec4ae8. A published result is not a guarantee of complete local coverage.

District planning application statisticsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · MHCLG PS1/PS2 year to Mar 2026
Data version
MHCLG PS1/PS2 year to Mar 2026
Source published
19 June 2026
Retrieved by Kerbside
2 September 2026
Published on Kerbside
2 September 2026
Refresh cadence
quarterly
Towns with a published result
7,094

Open original source · Open Government Licence v3.0

Publication reference: ef472acd-f430-4e09-a212-b3576567ee57. A published result is not a guarantee of complete local coverage.

Listed buildings and conservation areasHistoric England · Listed buildings Sep 2026; conservation areas Jul 2025
Data version
Listed buildings Sep 2026; conservation areas Jul 2025
Source published
2 September 2026
Retrieved by Kerbside
2 September 2026
Published on Kerbside
2 September 2026
Refresh cadence
monthly
Towns with a published result
6,807

Open original source · Open Government Licence v3.0

Publication reference: b6109497-cc70-4816-bd75-8bbd151d2bca. A published result is not a guarantee of complete local coverage.

Modelled background pollution dataDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Defra PCM 2024
Data version
Defra PCM 2024
Source published
30 September 2025
Retrieved by Kerbside
2 September 2026
Published on Kerbside
2 September 2026
Refresh cadence
annual
Towns with a published result
6,807

Open original source · Open Government Licence v3.0

Publication reference: a9cb6fbd-3b88-4fc0-90b9-e3f8d751e96e. A published result is not a guarantee of complete local coverage.

English Indices of DeprivationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (corrected v2)
Data version
English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (corrected v2)
Source published
17 November 2025
Retrieved by Kerbside
2 September 2026
Published on Kerbside
2 September 2026
Refresh cadence
approximately every five years
Towns with a published result
3,793

Open original source · Open Government Licence v3.0

Publication reference: b9817fd7-2109-4c23-937f-7b5bc28b0d53. A published result is not a guarantee of complete local coverage.