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Postcode area

Postcode area named after Blackpool, with 8 districts.

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: the outline joins its districts’ outlines, each made of the census output areas that hold most of the district’s postcodes.

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Gigabit coverage by postcode area

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In FY, 94.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Median sale price
£170,000
4th cheapest of 104
Worked out by Open Index
Population
279,571
21st least populated of 120
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
94.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How FY compares

Each dot is a postcode area. The black line marks the middle one.

FYMiddle
Median sale price104 postcode areas, England and Wales · 2025
Median sale price: every postcode area in England and Wales104 areas from £145,000 to £821,250. The middle area is £296,475. FY is £170,000.
£170,000joint 4th cheapest
Population120 postcode areas, UK · 2021
Population: every postcode area in UK120 areas from 22,985 to 2,027,347. The middle area is 503,090. FY is 279,571.
279,57121st least populated
Gigabit broadband coverage120 postcode areas, UK · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode area in UK120 areas from 12.0% to 98.0%. The middle area is 88.0%. FY is 94.3%.
94.3%joint 8th highest
Claimant rate120 postcode areas, UK · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode area in UK120 areas from 1.4% to 7.7%. The middle area is 3.4%. FY is 4.5%.
4.5%joint 23rd highest

Every postcode area ranked: median sale price, population, gigabit broadband coverage and claimant rate.

Is FY safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in FY at a rate of 133.1 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 3,367 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in FY.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (15,809), anti-social behaviour (8,113) and other crime (6,013).

A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in FY was 152.5 per 1,000 people.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Postcode districts in FY

NamePeople (census)Median sale priceRecorded crime per 1,000
FY1Blackpool, Revoe34,266£102,500369.2 per 1,000
FY2Blackpool, Bispham24,601£152,00097.5 per 1,000
FY3Blackpool, Great Marton31,833£137,500129.3 per 1,000
FY4Blackpool, South Shore44,103£145,000139.4 per 1,000
FY5Anchorsholme, Cleveleys44,709£175,00073.5 per 1,000
FY6Poulton-le-Fylde, Little Poulton28,803£240,00061.2 per 1,000
FY7Fleetwood, Larkholme26,224£135,000126.6 per 1,000
FY8Lytham St Anne's, Hey Houses45,032£260,00076.2 per 1,000
FY in brief

The FY postcode area, named after Blackpool, has 8 postcode districts.

The median price paid for a home in FY was £170,000 in 2025.

FY had 279,571 usual residents at the census.

In FY, 94.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In FY, 4.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.