FY8 postcode area guide — Fylde

Where is FY8?

Broadband & internet speeds in FY8

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the FY8 postcode district (Fylde) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 1,214 postcodes Ofcom measures in FY8, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 84.9%.

Around 0% of premises in FY8 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 FY8

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Mobile signal around Fylde

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Fylde district (38,869 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in FY8

Police recorded 96 incidents within about a mile of the centre of FY8 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

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 FY8

Based on 665 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in FY8 is £250,000, up 3.3% on the previous year (£242,000).

Latest recorded sales in FY8

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Who lives here? Fylde demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider Fylde district (81,374 residents, 37,606 households):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around FY8

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 FY8

422 rated food businesses operate in FY8. 318 hold the top rating of 5, 49 are rated 4, and 4 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: #Nofilter Coffeehouse, 1909 Cafe and Bar, Abbeyfield Society Ltd, Abbeyfield Society Ltd, ABM Catering @ Adlington The Sidings.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in FY8

From a sample of 97 Energy Performance Certificates across 9 FY8 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 25% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

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 Fylde

Landlines around FY8 typically use:

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What's it like living in FY8?

Postcodes in FY8

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

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.