# FY4 4XU: area report for a postcode in Blackpool

FY4 4XU 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 FY4 4XU for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Blackpool](https://openindex.co.uk/blackpool) › [FY4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/fy4) › [FY4 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/fy4-4)

## Around this postcode

- **19 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 14% on July. Blackpool 016D: 89 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.0243,53.7938,FY44XU
- **Blackpool South, 1.7 km**: About 21 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.0243,53.7938,FY44XU
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 390 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.0243,53.7938,FY44XU
- **No property in FY4 4XU 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=-3.0243,53.7938,FY44XU
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Blackpool 016D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-3.0243,53.7938,FY44XU
- **£137,386 average price**: For the whole of Blackpool, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.0243,53.7938,FY44XU
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 630 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.0243,53.7938,FY44XU
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 490 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.0243,53.7938,FY44XU
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at FY4 4XU**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.0243,53.7938,FY44XU
- **Low road and rail noise at FY4 4XU**: Road 50 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-3.0243,53.7938,FY44XU
- **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=-3.0243,53.7938,FY44XU
- **8.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.0243,53.7938,FY44XU

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Spen Brook School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/spen-brook-school-e130902) | Special | 390 m (5 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Marton Primary Academy and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/marton-primary-academy-and-nursery-e141867) | Primary | 410 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2023 | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hawes Side Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hawes-side-academy-e138538) | Primary | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met, special measures | 40% 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 | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Highfield Leadership Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/highfield-leadership-academy-e142469) | Secondary | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), March 2024 | Attainment 8 of 35.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St George's School A Church of England Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-georges-school-a-church-of-england-academy-e140759) | Secondary | 770 m (10 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, February 2025 | Attainment 8 of 55.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Waterloo Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/waterloo-primary-academy-e138300) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Our Lady of The Assumption Catholic Primary School, Blackpool](https://openindex.co.uk/school/our-lady-of-the-assumption-catholic-primary-school-blackpool-e150866) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2023 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2024 | £120,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 30 m |
| December 2023 | £168,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| June 2026 | £128,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| June 2025 | £145,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| October 2025 | £159,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| July 2026 | £157,500 | Detached, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| August 2025 | £127,500 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 180 m |
| October 2025 | £115,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: ABBEY DALE MEDICAL CENTRE (630 m)
- Pharmacies: WELL (570 m); BLACKPOOL EXPRESS CHEMIST - COMMON EDGE (680 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (680 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Highfield Road Blackpool (490 m, The Co-operative Group); Asda Blackpool Welbeck Avenue Supermarket (540 m, Asda); Asda Blackpool Superstore (570 m, Asda); Iceland Blackpool Vic Lane (580 m, Iceland); Tesco Marton Dr Blckpool Express (930 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 016D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 36.0** (2025). Blackpool 016D has a deprivation score of 36.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5,778th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £127,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Blackpool 016D was £127,500 in 2025. Joint 1,190th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,260** (2021). Blackpool 016D had 1,260 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 13,665th 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: 98.4%** (January 2026). In Blackpool 016D, 98.4% 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.

## FY4 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £145,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in FY4 was £145,000 in 2025. Joint 88th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 44,103** (2021). FY4 had 44,103 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 333rd 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 FY4 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: 91.8%** (January 2026). In FY4, 91.8% 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: 53.7938, -3.0243

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=-3.0243,53.7938,FY44XU

## How to cite

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