FY5 postcode area guide — Blackpool
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the FY5 postcode district in Blackpool — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in FY5
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
98.7%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
87.2%
Gigabit-capable
87.2%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the FY5 postcode district (Blackpool) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 1,166 postcodes Ofcom measures in FY5, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98.7% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 87.2%.
Around 0% of premises in FY5 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in FY5
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| FY5 1AB | 100% | 0% |
| FY5 1AD | 92.9% | 50% |
| FY5 1AE | 100% | 0% |
| FY5 1AG | 97.7% | 62.8% |
| FY5 1AJ | 77.8% | 40.7% |
| FY5 1AN | 100% | 0% |
| FY5 1AP | 70.4% | 70.4% |
| FY5 1AR | 100% | 0% |
| FY5 1AY | 0% | 0% |
| FY5 1AZ | 100% | 0% |
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Mobile signal around Blackpool
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Blackpool district (79,901 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
95.8%
4G outdoors — all networks
100%
5G outdoors — all networks
85.2%
Voice indoors — all networks
97.3%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in FY5
Police recorded 220 incidents within about a mile of the centre of FY5 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 70 | 31.8% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 37 | 16.8% |
| Shoplifting | 30 | 13.6% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 20 | 9.1% |
| Other theft | 20 | 9.1% |
| Public order | 15 | 6.8% |
| Vehicle crime | 15 | 6.8% |
| Drugs | 5 | 2.3% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in FY5
Based on 735 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in FY5 is £172,000, up 2.4% on the previous year (£168,000).
Detached
£269,950
138 sales
Semi-detached
£170,000
434 sales
Terraced
£140,000
93 sales
Flat / maisonette
£93,500
55 sales
Latest recorded sales in FY5
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £146,000 | Semi-detached | Neville Avenue | FY5 3BG |
| 22 May 2026 | £190,000 | Semi-detached | Beechwood Drive | FY5 5EH |
| 22 May 2026 | £145,000 | Semi-detached | Croasdale Drive | FY5 2AG |
| 19 May 2026 | £135,000 | Semi-detached | Eversleigh Avenue | FY5 2EN |
| 18 May 2026 | £172,500 | Semi-detached | Westmorland Avenue | FY5 2LX |
| 14 May 2026 | £408,000 | Detached | Ash Drive | FY5 4DF |
| 11 May 2026 | £185,000 | Semi-detached | Sheringham Avenue | FY5 3AD |
| 11 May 2026 | £192,500 | Detached | North Drive | FY5 2HR |
| 11 May 2026 | £381,000 | Other | West Drive West | FY5 1EB |
| 11 May 2026 | £295,000 | Detached | Bleasdale Place | FY5 3UR |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Blackpool demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Blackpool district (141,036 residents, 64,783 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17.5% |
| 15–29 | 22.2% |
| 30–44 | 17.6% |
| 45–64 | 21.9% |
| 65+ | 20.7% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 57.5% |
| Private rented | 31.9% |
| Social rented | 4.3% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around FY5
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millfield Science & Performing Arts College | Secondary | 11–16 | 877 | FY5 5DG |
| Anchorsholme Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 595 | FY5 3RX |
| Norbreck Primary Academy | Primary | 5–11 | 593 | FY5 1PD |
| Stanah Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 369 | FY5 5JR |
| Thornton Cleveleys Royles Brook Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 286 | FY5 2TY |
| St Teresa's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 215 | FY5 3JW |
| Northfold Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 209 | FY5 2NL |
| Thornton Cleveleys Baines Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 200 | FY5 5HY |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in FY5
261 rated food businesses operate in FY5. 158 hold the top rating of 5, 37 are rated 4, and 16 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 2 Peckish, @ Street Eatery, Abbeyfield(B'Pool)Soc Ltd, AJ Premier Convenience Store, Albatross Bar And Food.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in FY5
From a sample of 176 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 FY5 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 53% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
9%
Band C
44%
Band D
37%
Band E
8%
Band F
2%
Band G
1%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Blackpool
Landlines around FY5 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.