# FY5 3WA: area report for a postcode in Blackpool

FY5 3WA 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 FY5 3WA for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Blackpool](https://openindex.co.uk/blackpool) › [FY5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/fy5) › [FY5 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/fy5-3)

## Around this postcode

- **10 crimes within 500 m**: August, the same as July. Blackpool 001E: 44 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.0334,53.8655,FY53WA
- **Anchorsholme, 900 m**: About 11 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.0334,53.8655,FY53WA
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 430 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.0334,53.8655,FY53WA
- **No property in FY5 3WA 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=-3.0334,53.8655,FY53WA
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Blackpool 001E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-3.0334,53.8655,FY53WA
- **£137,386 average price**: For the whole of Blackpool, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.0334,53.8655,FY53WA
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.2 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.0334,53.8655,FY53WA
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 560 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.0334,53.8655,FY53WA
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at FY5 3WA**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.0334,53.8655,FY53WA
- **Moderate road and rail noise at FY5 3WA**: Road 61 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-3.0334,53.8655,FY53WA
- **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=-3.0334,53.8655,FY53WA
- **7.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.0334,53.8655,FY53WA

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Anchorsholme Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/anchorsholme-primary-academy-e140124) | Primary | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Norbreck Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/norbreck-primary-academy-e138739) | Primary | 650 m (8 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Blackpool and the Fylde College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/blackpool-and-the-fylde-college-e130739) | Sixth form and further education | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Teresa's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-teresas-catholic-primary-school-e149266) | Primary | 970 m (12 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Kincraig Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kincraig-primary-school-e131414) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Montgomery Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/montgomery-academy-e137973) | Secondary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | Attainment 8 of 40.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Westcliff Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westcliff-primary-academy-e137359) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, December 2022 | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St. Bernadette's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-bernadettes-catholic-primary-school-e151273) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2022 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2023 | £200,000 | Terraced, new build, freehold | 30 m |
| November 2025 | £300,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| June 2026 | £224,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| June 2026 | £163,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| January 2025 | £155,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| July 2025 | £148,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| May 2024 | £250,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| November 2025 | £155,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 220 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Anchorsholme (890 m, 11 minutes on foot); Little Bispham (920 m, 11 minutes on foot)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Blackpool - North Drive (560 m, The Co-operative Group); Asda Anchorsholme Express Petrol (960 m, Asda); Morrisons Cleveleys (970 m, Morrisons)

## 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 001E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 15.8** (2025). Blackpool 001E has a deprivation score of 15.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,249th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £195,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Blackpool 001E was £195,000 in 2025. Joint 6,070th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,453** (2021). Blackpool 001E had 1,453 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,732nd 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: 99.7%** (January 2026). In Blackpool 001E, 99.7% 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.

## FY5 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £175,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in FY5 was £175,000 in 2025. Joint 211th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 44,709** (2021). FY5 had 44,709 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 315th 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 FY5 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: 96.3%** (January 2026). In FY5, 96.3% 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: 53.8655, -3.0334

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

## Your MP

- [Blackpool North and Fleetwood](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/blackpool-north-and-fleetwood): Lorraine Beavers (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=-3.0334,53.8655,FY53WA

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