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FY5 postcode area · Wyre

The FY5 postcode district spans 12 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Blackpool, Wyre. Area Scores range from 0 to 85 across them. Every full FY5 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the FY5 district: Thornton East & Carleton West scores 86 out of 100 (#965 of 6,856 nationally) while Central Blackpool sits at 0 — neighbours on the map, 86 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 7 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £90,000 in Central Blackpool to £225,000 in Thornton East & Carleton West — a 2.5× gap within the FY5 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Blackpool and Wyre — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£30,199a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime103per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)48
Owner-occupied69%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the FY5 district

£175,000median home sold over the past year · +19.7% over 5 years · +2.9% over the year · 866 sales
Detached£270,000
Semi-detached£173,000
Terraced£145,500
Flat£95,000
Wyre£199,000
North West£225,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
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NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Thornton East & Carleton WestWyre 96586 £225,000
Cleveleys EastWyre 1,75374 £203,125
Thornton WestWyre 3,86444 £158,000
Little Bispham & AnchorsholmeBlackpool 3,94742 £152,000
Norbreck & BisphamBlackpool 4,30337 £168,000
HoohillBlackpool 4,58433 £149,000
Cleveleys WestWyre 5,10526 £165,000
Warbreck & Bispham RoadBlackpool 5,36622 £142,000
ChurchtownBlackpool 5,52319 £156,500
Fleetwood South EastWyre 5,70117 £159,225
Fleetwood Rossall & ChatsworthWyre 5,97613 £180,000
Central BlackpoolBlackpool 6,8530 £90,000

People living in FY5 Census 2021

Residents92,391
Median age (est.)48
Density2,777per km²
No qualifications22%
Degree or above24%
No car or van25%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 9%25–44 21%45–64 28%65+ 26%

Tenure

Own outright: 40%Mortgage/shared: 29%Social rent: 8%Private rent: 23%
Own outright 40%Mortgage/shared 29%Social rent 8%Private rent 23%

Households

One person: 35%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 20%Lone parent: 11%Other: 17%
One person 35%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 20%Lone parent 11%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 15% · Administrative 13% · Caring & leisure 12%

All occupation groups
Professional15%
Administrative13%
Caring & leisure12%
Associate professional11%
Skilled trades11%
Managers & directors11%
Elementary10%
Sales & customer service9%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 2%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 97%Asian 2%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 55% · No religion 38% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 5%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in FY5

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the FY5 district.

Cleveleys Fleetwood Thornton

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around FY5.

FY6 FY2 FY7 FY3 FY1 FY4 FY8 FY0

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.