FY2 0HG Blackpool
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Ingthorpe. Region: North West.
Streets
- Munster Avenue, Blackpool: 41 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 B (61% of about 750 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 24 Low Moor Road, Blackpool, FY2 0PG: up to 7 homes, permissioned (770 m (0.5 miles))
- 176 Queens Promenade, Blackpool, FY2 9JS, permissioned (920 m (0.6 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 0 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 41 addresses are between 10 m and 11 m above sea level (11 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Layton (Lancs) 75,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Blackpool North 2.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) | |
| Poulton-Le-Fylde 630,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km (2 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Cavendish Road (Blackpool Tramway) | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Bispham (Blackpool Tramway) | 1 km (0.6 miles) | |
| Sandhurst Avenue (Blackpool Tramway) | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 42 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Moor Park Swimming Pool | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Cleveleys | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Fleetwood for Knott End Ferry Landing | 9.2 km (5.7 miles) |
| Car parks | Apcoa | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 58.4 km (36 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Glenroyd Medical Centre | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Cohens Chemist | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Moor Park Health And Leisure Cen | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Spire Fylde Coast Hospital | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Police station | Lancashire Police | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Santander | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6,520 m² | 80 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Moor Park 9.2 ha | 120 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 980 m² | 180 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 8,840 m² | 200 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3,450 m² | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 5 parks and gardens, 15 hectares in all.
Landmarks
2 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bispham Beach | Beach | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Horseman's Hill | Hill | 1.7 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Blackpool North Beach | Beach | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south-west |
| Sea Lion Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) south-east |
| Skippool Marsh | Wetland | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) east |
| Brockholes Wood | Wood | 4.4 km (2.8 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 8 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 33 | 41 |
8 of the postcode's 41 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 | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 62% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 32% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 24% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 42% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 12% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 11% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 17% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 66% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 78% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 23% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 26% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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 Munster Avenue.