FY1 1DA Blackpool
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Talbot. Region: North West.
Streets
- Church Street, Blackpool: 40 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Blackpool in 2026-27: Band D £2,513 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,675 | £1,955 | £2,234 | £2,513 | £3,072 | £3,630 | £4,189 | £5,026 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (83% of about 930 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Town Centre Conservation Area (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 4.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Article 4 Direction - C3 to C4 HMO.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- CHURCH OF ST JOHN, grade II
- GENERAL POST OFFICE (FRONT RANGE ONLY), grade II
- GROUP OF EIGHT K6 TELEPHONE KIOSKS OUTSIDE HEAD POST OFFICE, grade II
- K6 KIOSK, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 7-11 Alfred Street, Blackpool, FY1 4LH, permissioned (280 m)
- 7-11 Alfred Street, Blackpool, FY1 4LH: up to 14 homes, not permissioned (290 m)
- Former Revills Hotel, 190-194 Promenade, Blackpool, FY1 1RJ: up to 15 homes, not permissioned (330 m)
- Former Revills Hotel, 190-194 Promenade, Blackpool, FY1 1RJ: up to 15 homes, not permissioned (330 m)
- 37 Charles Street, Blackpool, FY1 3EY: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (420 m (0.3 miles))
- Blackpool Council Offices, South King Street, Blackpool, FY1 4PW: up to 47 homes, not permissioned (460 m (0.3 miles))
- 119-125 Buchanan Street & 230-234 Talbot Road, Blackpool, FY1 3BP: up to 23 homes, not permissioned (490 m (0.3 miles))
- 102-110 Hornby Road, Blackpool, FY1 4QS: up to 32 homes, not permissioned (580 m (0.4 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 40 addresses are between 19 m and 20 m above sea level (19 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 44%, ultrafast 42%, gigabit 42% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Blackpool North 2.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 360 m |
| Blackpool South 114,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) | |
| Layton (Lancs) 75,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Talbot Road (Blackpool Tramway) | 160 m |
| North Station (Blackpool Tramway) | 250 m | |
| North Pier (Blackpool Tramway) | 260 m | |
| Bus stops | 34 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 68 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Abingdon Street Blackpool Town Centre | 20 m |
| Bus or coach station | National Express Coach Facility Blackpool | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Fleetwood for Knott End Ferry Landing | 12.5 km (7.7 miles) |
| Car parks | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Talbot Road Multi-Storey Car Park | 180 m |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Apcoa Charging Station | 90 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 55.5 km (34 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest South King Street Medical Centre | 380 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Talbot Road Pharmacy | 80 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest King Street (Dental Surgery) | 210 m |
| Hospital | Spire Fylde Coast Hospital | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Police station | Lancashire Police | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | 13 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hot Stuff Cashzone | 140 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 330 m² | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Harold Larwood Park 1,770 m² | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | Claremont Park 3.9 ha | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Allotments | Layton Allotments 1.6 ha | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of the Sacred Heart, a listed building (Grade II*), 120 m north-west. 26 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of the Sacred Heart | Listed building, Grade II* | 120 m north-west |
| Grand Theatre | Listed building, Grade II* | 230 m south-west |
| The Winter Gardens | Listed building, Grade II* | 230 m south |
| Blackpool War Memorial | Listed building, Grade II* | 280 m west |
| Stanley Park, Blackpool | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Blackpool Central Beach | Beach | 830 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Blackpool North Beach | Beach | 1.6 km (1 mile) north |
| Sea Lion Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) east |
| Blackpool South Beach | Beach | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) south |
| Marton Mere | Lake or reservoir | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) east |
| Horseman's Hill | Hill | 4.9 km (3 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.8 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 2 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 6 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 7 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 24 | 40 |
16 of the postcode's 40 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Blackpool: see them on the Blackpool page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 14% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 14% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 85% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 39% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 28% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 7% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 14% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 12% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 10% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 37% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 31% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 91% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 31% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 83% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Church Street.