FY2 0LU Blackpool
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Ingthorpe. Region: North West.
Streets
- Winnipeg Place, Blackpool: 51 addresses
- Moor Park Avenue, Blackpool: 2 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 1.0 km
- 24 Low Moor Road, Blackpool, FY2 0PG: up to 7 homes, permissioned (510 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 16 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 53 addresses are between 8 m and 10 m above sea level (9 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 | 1.3 km |
| Poulton-Le-Fylde 630,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km | |
| Blackpool North 2.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Cavendish Road (Blackpool Tramway) | 1.3 km |
| Bispham (Blackpool Tramway) | 1.3 km | |
| Sandhurst Avenue (Blackpool Tramway) | 1.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 36 within 800 m; nearest Winnipeg Place Moor Park | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Cleveleys | 3.6 km |
| Ferry terminal | Fleetwood for Knott End Ferry Landing | 9.2 km |
| Car parks | Apcoa | 920 m |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 2.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 58.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Glenroyd Medical Centre | 300 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Cohens Chemist | 300 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Moor Park Health And Leisure Cen | 300 m |
| Hospital | Spire Fylde Coast Hospital | 2.5 km |
| Police station | Lancashire Police | 4.1 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Morrisons Daily - Blackpool Bispham Road | 680 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest Moor Park 9.2 ha | 90 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 980 m² | 130 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7.6 ha | 310 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3,450 m² | 1.4 km |
Within 800 m: 6 parks and gardens, 17 hectares in all.
Landmarks
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Horseman's Hill | Hill | 1.6 km north |
| Bispham Beach | Beach | 1.8 km north-west |
| Blackpool North Beach | Beach | 2.3 km south-west |
| Sea Lion Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.7 km south |
| Skippool Marsh | Wetland | 3.8 km east |
| Brockholes Wood | Wood | 4.1 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.1 | 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 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 49 | 53 |
4 of the postcode's 53 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 12% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 6% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 65% | 17% |
| Private rented | 20% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 38% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 15% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 15% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 23% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 14% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 16% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 85% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 16% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 30% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 90% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 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 Winnipeg Place.