# FY1 6QW: area report for a postcode in Blackpool

FY1 6QW is a postcode in Blackpool.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Blackpool. Open the map at FY1 6QW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Blackpool](https://openindex.co.uk/blackpool) › [FY1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/fy1) › [FY1 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/fy1-6)

## Around this postcode

- **52 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 13% on July. Blackpool 012D: 139 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.0326,53.8071,FY16QW
- **Blackpool South, 1.4 km**: About 18 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.0326,53.8071,FY16QW
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 230 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.0326,53.8071,FY16QW
- **No property in FY1 6QW listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-3.0326,53.8071,FY16QW
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Blackpool 012D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-3.0326,53.8071,FY16QW
- **£137,386 average price**: For the whole of Blackpool, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.0326,53.8071,FY16QW
- **4 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 650 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.0326,53.8071,FY16QW
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 270 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.0326,53.8071,FY16QW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at FY1 6QW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.0326,53.8071,FY16QW
- **Low road and rail noise at FY1 6QW**: Road 45 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-3.0326,53.8071,FY16QW
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-3.0326,53.8071,FY16QW
- **9.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.0326,53.8071,FY16QW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Educational Diversity](https://openindex.co.uk/school/educational-diversity-e151982) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 230 m (3 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2023 | – |
| [St John Vianney's Catholic Primary School, Blackpool](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-john-vianneys-catholic-primary-school-blackpool-e150825) | Primary | 320 m (4 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023, before the school changed | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Park Community Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/park-community-academy-e140143) | Special | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, October 2023 | – |
| [Woodlands School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodlands-school-e119871) | Special | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2024 | – |
| [Revoe Learning Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/revoe-learning-academy-e140673) | Primary | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2024 | 46% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Waterloo Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/waterloo-primary-academy-e138300) | Primary | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Baines' Endowed Church of England Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/baines-endowed-church-of-england-primary-academy-e141611) | Primary | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [BFC School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bfc-school-e148646) | Independent | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2025 | £128,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| May 2026 | £92,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 40 m |
| February 2025 | £49,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| February 2026 | £174,950 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| March 2026 | £155,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| September 2025 | £155,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| August 2025 | £190,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| April 2026 | £140,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: MARTON MEDICAL PRACTICE (650 m); GP LED HEALTH CENTRE (650 m); BLOOMFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE (780 m); WATERLOO MEDICAL CENTRE (1 km)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (300 m); COHENS CHEMIST (410 m); WHITEGATE PHARMACY (650 m); ALLIED PHARMACY BLOOMFIELD LIMITED (750 m); ALLIED PHARMACY WATERLOO ROAD (840 m)
- Dental practices: WHITEGATE DRIVE CENTRE (650 m); WHITEGATE DRIVE (DENTAL SURGERY) (710 m); FYLDE COAST MEDICAL SERVICES LTD (910 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Blackpool Marton Express (270 m, Tesco); Aldi Park Road Marton Blackpool (530 m, Aldi); Tesco Blackpool Ansdell Rd Express (580 m, Tesco); Lidl Marton Blackpool (660 m, Lidl); Tesco Blackpool Whitegate Dr Express (870 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £137,386** (July 2026). Blackpool’s average house price was £137,386 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 6.8% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £31,858** (2025). Full-time workers living in Blackpool earned a median of £31,858 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 7th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 4.3×** (2025). A home in Blackpool costs 4.3 times local full-time pay. Joint 19th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 43.5** (2025). Blackpool has a deprivation score of 43.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Blackpool 012D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 28.4** (2025). Blackpool 012D has a deprivation score of 28.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,073rd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £126,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Blackpool 012D was £126,500 in 2025. Joint 1,161st cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,506** (2021). Blackpool 012D had 1,506 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 23,210th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 89.1%** (January 2026). In Blackpool 012D, 89.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## FY1 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £102,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in FY1 was £102,500 in 2025. 11th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 34,266** (2021). FY1 had 34,266 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 691st most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in FY1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 91.2%** (January 2026). In FY1, 91.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Blackpool](https://openindex.co.uk/blackpool)
- Centre: 53.8071, -3.0326

Council: [Blackpool](https://openindex.co.uk/blackpool) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Blackpool South](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/blackpool-south): Chris Webb (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-3.0326,53.8071,FY16QW

## How to cite

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