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FY8 9 area guide

Who lives in FY8 9, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council
Fylde
Region
North West
Population
1,609 (2024)
At a glance

What FY8 9 is like

The FY8 9 postcode sector in Fylde covers 57 live postcodes and is home to about 1,609 people in 861 households. 57.8% of households own their home, 37.4% rent privately and 4.4% are in social housing. The largest age group is 85+, and 38.4% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is broadly in line with the England and Wales average.

Scores

How FY8 9 compares

Headline figures for FY8 9, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore
4.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore
7/ 10

Around the middle: 34.4 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

TransportMore
5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 36 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
1

1 school in FY8 9. None has a published inspection grade.

Household incomeMore
£38,406

Average annual income before tax, higher than 7% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where FY8 9 differs most from the national average.

  1. 01
    A big private rental marketPositive

    37.4% of households rent privately, against 20.5% across England. Tenant demand is established here.

  2. 02
    An older population

    41.9% of residents are 65 or over, against 18.4% across England.

Questions

FY8 9 FAQs

01
Is FY8 9 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 4.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 34.4 per 1,000 people a year, band 7 of 10 nationally. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).
02
Is FY8 9 safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.4 offences per 1,000 people a year around FY8 9, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 7 of 10.
03
Who lives in FY8 9?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 85+, at 10.3% of residents. 57.8% of households own their home. The most common property type is purpose-built flat (45.5%).
04
Which council covers FY8 9?

The local authority for FY8 9 is Fylde.

FY8 9 comes under Fylde in the North West. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
05
How well connected is FY8 9?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 36 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is St Annes-on-the-Sea Rail Station, 0.3 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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