# FY3 7LQ: area report for a postcode in Blackpool

FY3 7LQ 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 FY3 7LQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Blackpool](https://openindex.co.uk/blackpool) › [FY3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/fy3) › [FY3 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/fy3-7)

## Around this postcode

- **22 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 29% on July. Blackpool 004E: 117 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.0189,53.8358,FY37LQ
- **Layton (Lancs), 730 m**: About 9 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.0189,53.8358,FY37LQ
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 260 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.0189,53.8358,FY37LQ
- **No property in FY3 7LQ 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=-3.0189,53.8358,FY37LQ
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Blackpool 004E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-3.0189,53.8358,FY37LQ
- **£137,386 average price**: For the whole of Blackpool, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.0189,53.8358,FY37LQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.0189,53.8358,FY37LQ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 680 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.0189,53.8358,FY37LQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at FY3 7LQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.0189,53.8358,FY37LQ
- **Low road and rail noise at FY3 7LQ**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-3.0189,53.8358,FY37LQ
- **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=-3.0189,53.8358,FY37LQ
- **8.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.0189,53.8358,FY37LQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Highfurlong School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/highfurlong-school-e150609) | Special | 260 m (3 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Blackpool Aspire Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/blackpool-aspire-academy-e141132) | Secondary | 270 m (3 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), June 2024 | Attainment 8 of 37.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Norman House Independent School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/norman-house-independent-school-e151613) | Special | 390 m (5 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Lancashire Alternative Provision](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lancashire-alternative-provision-e149017) | Independent | 390 m (5 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [The Blackpool Sixth Form College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-blackpool-sixth-form-college-e150613) | Sixth form and further education | 500 m (6 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Boundary Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/boundary-primary-school-e150597) | Primary | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, October 2022 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Layton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/layton-primary-school-e119246) | Primary | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding (Concerns), next inspection graded, July 2024 | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Christ The King Catholic Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/christ-the-king-catholic-academy-e141288) | Primary | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, December 2022 | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2025 | £235,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| August 2026 | £182,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| June 2025 | £184,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| May 2026 | £149,200 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| March 2025 | £210,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| December 2025 | £160,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| January 2023 | £145,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| February 2026 | £240,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Layton (Lancs) (730 m, 9 minutes on foot)
- Pharmacies: GRANGE PHARMACY (790 m)
- Supermarkets: Aldi Holyoake Avenue (680 m, Aldi); Tesco Blackpool Westcliffe 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 004E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 23.3** (2025). Blackpool 004E has a deprivation score of 23.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 12,222nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £150,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Blackpool 004E was £150,000 in 2025. Joint 2,383rd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,369** (2021). Blackpool 004E had 1,369 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,895th least 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: 90.1%** (January 2026). In Blackpool 004E, 90.1% 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.

## FY3 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £137,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in FY3 was £137,500 in 2025. Joint 66th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 31,833** (2021). FY3 had 31,833 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 818th 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 FY3 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: 92.6%** (January 2026). In FY3, 92.6% 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: 53.8358, -3.0189

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=-3.0189,53.8358,FY37LQ

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