A guide to living in Lancashire

Lancashire is a county in the northwest of England, with a population of just over one million. It has been an economically important area since ancient times and was home to many major industries including cotton mills. In more recent years, Lancashire has developed into a tourist destination thanks to its natural beauty and culture. If you're looking for a place to live in the UK, then Lancashire might be just what you need. This guide will take a look at the county and outline some of its best features

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Best places to live in Lancashire

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Moorfield Park, FY6

By Jones Homes

4.5

4.50

(10 reviews)

Moorfield Park offers a range of 2, 3, 4 & 5 bedroom homes, built with modern living in mind and to traditionally high standards. The picturesque market town of Poulton-le-Fylde has much to offer with cafes, boutiques and a monthly farmers market.

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Ranked 1st out of 26 in Lancashire

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Simple Life at Brookfield Vale, BB2

By Simple Life Homes

4.43

(11 reviews)

Located in Blackburn, Brookfield Vale is situated on top of the largest hills in the area, offering desirable views of the Pennines and a good mix of urban & rural living.

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Ranked 2nd out of 26 in Lancashire

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Woodlark Chase, FY5

By Lovell Homes

4.39

(12 reviews)

Woodlark Chase is a collection of 2, 3 and 4 bedroom homes in Thornton Cleveleys. As well as being in a friendly neighbourhood, it is a 10 minute drive from Blackpool Pleasure Beach.

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Ranked 3rd out of 26 in Lancashire

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Waterside, PR4

By Story Homes

4.37

(26 reviews)

Waterside is a collection of 2, 3 & 4 bedroom homes. The kitchens are fitted with fully integrated AEG appliances along with many other features. Situated on the outskirts of Preston, Waterside offers rural living whilst only being three miles from the centre of Preston.

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Ranked 4th out of 26 in Lancashire

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Simple Life at Queen Victoria Place, BB2

By Simple Life Homes

4.33

(13 reviews)

Located just outside of Blackburn, Queen Victoria Place has something to offer everyone. Also, this well-connected new development benefits from excellent transport links, good schools and multiple nearby shopping outlets. This includes Blackburn's largest retail park "The Mall" only 1 mile away.

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Ranked 5th out of 26 in Lancashire

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Jemma I (Tenant)

Verified Resident

Lloyds Living at Keld, BB9

Jul 2025

Reviewer was offered an incentive for an honest review, regardless of rating

This is rated 4.00 out of 5.00.

Overall look and design of the house is very nice

Jemma I (Tenant)

Verified Resident

Lloyds Living at Keld, BB9

Jul 2025

Overall look and design of the house is very nice. The house layout works well for families with lots of storage, especially the utility room. Not having a draining board for dishes that cannot go in the dishwasher is a little impracticle. Garden is a good size and it is nice to have a planted area to the front. Letting application process with RentProfile had a few glitches but staff at Lloyds living were very helpful and in constant contact with us. Our requested move in date was a tight turnaround but staff did everything they could to support us and get us in the property as soon as possible. Handover process and key collection was easy. We did not find the inventory was very thourough and we produced a number of our own photos to submit. A little more care could have been taken over some of the finishing touches by the developers. Some information around how the solar works with the 2 electric metres would have been good. Pre installed internet with a free 28 day trial was fantastic, connected within 15 minutes and gave us one less thing to worry about straight away!

Please tell us about the good and bad aspects of living in your local area:

A choice of local bars & restaurants - one within walking distance. A short drive to a variety of supermarkets and other stores. Ofsted rated 'good' primary schools and college near by. Location is quiet (some nice during the day as this is still a working site) each house has driveway/allocated parking for a minimum of 2 cars. Approximately a 2minute drive to the M65.

How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:

Very quickly. The dishwasher has a fault, someone attended same day but could not repair and a technician was then quickly booked to attend a couple of days later. Good communication.

Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:

We do not feel there is anything we wished we had known. We made a big move from Cornwall to Lancashire so researched the area well before choosing this development. Be mindful that the development is not finished so there are building works during roughly 8am to 4pm but we were expecting this.

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Ella K (Tenant)

Bay Mill, LA3

Jul 2025

This is rated 5.00 out of 5.00.

Would recommend!

Ella K (Tenant)

Bay Mill, LA3

Jul 2025

The building is extremely modern. The rent is quite high for a one bedroom flat. However, the service that is provided is astronomical. Placefirst allow you to have your pets with you which is why I don’t mind paying the rent price! Dean is extremely friendly and approachable. I feel I am able to approach Dean with any issues I may have regarding the property. My neighbours are extremely friendly. Most of my neighbours have pets and it makes my day seeing all the dogs. I am able to do what I want with my garden making my flat feel more like home.

Please tell us about the good and bad aspects of living in your local area:

The location of the properties is amazing. My flat is not even a minute walk to the bus stops which is convenient for my work and social life. It is just outside of west end which is its only downside. However, the flats are in a gated community meaning you don’t experience the life of west end! When I open my back door, I don’t hear the commotion of the streets which is perfect for relaxing in the sun. The property is a couple of minutes walk to the sea front which is perfect for me and my dog.

How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:

When I first moved into the property, there were a few minor issues. After reporting these issues, maintenance was out the next day fixing everything.

Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:

The viewing I had of my flat was very informative. Dean showed me most things in the flat and explained certain aspects of Placefirst. Even before my viewing, the lady who contacted me with the date and time was extremely informative on how the viewing would go and answered all my questions I had.

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J (Tenant)

Verified Resident

Woodnook, BB5

Oct 2024

Reviewer was offered an incentive for an honest review, regardless of rating

This is rated 2.00 out of 5.00.

Woodnook is good maintenance was poor

J (Tenant)

Verified Resident

Woodnook, BB5

Oct 2024

Please tell us about the good and bad aspects of living in your local area:

Always rubbish in the back alleys, the property had consistent damp issues which took over a year to fix from raising a complaint

How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:

It took a year to resolve a damp request which was due to faulty leak in the back door with two kids in the property

Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:

You can hear quite easily through the walls so hear neighbours often and the alarm system in the properties are known to be faulty and beep intermittently ever 60 seconds and no action to resolve it

Manager response

Hi J, Thank you for sharing your feedback. We’re really sorry to hear about the maintenance issues and the concerns you've raised regarding the property and the area. We understand how frustrating that must be. We've shared your feedback with the team, and they are looking into it to make changes moving forward. Your input is really valuable to us as we continue to make improvements. Best regards, Holly Team Placefirst

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Holly, Team Placefirst

Nov 2024

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Angelica (Tenant)

Verified Resident

Simple Life at Brookfield Vale, BB2

Sept 2024

This is rated 4.00 out of 5.00.

New clean residential property with some aspect that could improve

Angelica (Tenant)

Verified Resident

Simple Life at Brookfield Vale, BB2

Sept 2024

Please tell us about the good and bad aspects of living in your local area:

Nearby convenient store, small park and hospital. Has got a bus stop nearby but rarely see bus coming over. Not near good public transport. Important of having own car. Still ongoing construction so can be bit noisy now and then.

How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:

They have got urgent, non urgent categories when dealing with problems. If problems can be individualized and more communicative that’ll be best. I needed up calling daily for couple of times just to get one issue sorting

Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:

In viewing the properties, staff who attended had not be very informative about the properties management process. He had attended merely just for opening up the door and let us have a look around. Wish staff will be more knowledgeable about their buildings

Manager response

Hi Angelica, Thank you for your review of Brookfield Vale! We're sorry to hear that you didn't have the best experience when moving in, due to an issue with your heating, and that the lettings team meeting you for a viewing didn't appear to be forthcoming with information. As we cannot identify you via your review, we would like to invite you to contact us at complaints@simplelifehomes.com, giving us identifiable information so we can look a little closer at the issues you faced. Your feedback is very important to us, and we would like to ensure that any feedback for the team is incorporated in to their training and development. Nonetheless, we are pleased to hear that you would still recommend Simple Life as your landlord and overall you are very happy with your home!

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Oct 2024

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Dale N (Owner)

Verified Resident

Keld, BB9

Apr 2024

This is rated 5.00 out of 5.00.

My family and I love everything about our new home at Keld

Dale N (Owner)

Verified Resident

Keld, BB9

Apr 2024

My family and I love everything about our new home at Keld. From the floor to ceiling triple glazed windows and open plan design to the intelligent lighting systems and beautiful kitchen. Raul from Northstone went above and beyond to make sure the buying process went as smoothly as possible for us, he's an absolute star! The entire Northstone team have gone out of their way to make sure everything about our new home exceeded our expectations. I can't recommend a Northstone home highly enough, after looking at many other new developments, the build quality of these houses was clearly superior, and the entire team have been superb from day one.

Please tell us about the good and bad aspects of living in your local area:

Great selection of shops, bars and restaurants on the doorstep. Perfectly placed for the motorway network. A quiet and peaceful development.

Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:

I didn't appreciate just how peaceful it was here until we moved in, it's perfect.

What is the best feature of your home:

The large for to ceiling triple glazed windows, high ceilings and beautiful kitchen

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