FY8 2DA Fylde
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Ashton. Region: North West.
Streets
- Sandhurst Avenue, Lytham St Anne's: 13 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Fylde in 2026-27: Band D £2,484 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,656 | £1,932 | £2,208 | £2,484 | £3,036 | £3,588 | £4,140 | £4,968 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (45% of about 1,190 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): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- 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)
- Land adj Keenans Mill, Lord Street, St Annes: up to 26 homes, permissioned (150 m)
- Annes Petros House, St Andrew Road North, St. Annes: up to 35 homes, permissioned (150 m)
- St Leonards Bridge Garage, St Leonards Road East,: up to 38 homes, pending decision (400 m (0.2 miles))
- 314 Clifton Drive North, Lytham St Annes: up to 7 homes, permissioned (530 m (0.3 miles))
- Lytham St Annes 37-39 St Andrews Road South, St.Annes: up to 9 homes, permissioned (550 m (0.3 miles))
- Westmoreland House, 29-31 Orchard Road, Lytham St.: up to 25 homes, permissioned (620 m (0.4 miles))
- CMVU Depot, Heeley Road, St Annes: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (650 m (0.4 miles))
- Annes 34-36 Orchard Road, Lytham St Annes: up to 14 homes, permissioned (650 m (0.4 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 5 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 addresses are about 9 m above sea level.
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 | St Annes-On-The-Sea 148,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 320 m |
| Squires Gate 28,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) | |
| Ansdell and Fairhaven 49,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3 km (1.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 57 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Sandhurst Avenue St Annes | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Lonsdale Coach Park Bloomfield | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Wood Street Car Park | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 48.3 km (30 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Poplar House Surgery | 110 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Cohens Pharmacy | 110 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest St Anne's Health Centre | 110 m |
| Hospital | Clifton Hospital | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Police station | Lancashire Constabulary | 130 m |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Yorkshire Bank | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Ashton Gardens 4.7 ha | 190 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,150 m² | 250 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest King George's Field 9,760 m² | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,050 m² | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 5.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Ashton Gardens, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 290 m south-west. 17 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ashton Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 290 m south-west |
| Promenade Gardens, Lytham St Anne's | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 930 m (0.6 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| St Anne's North Beach | Beach | 1.6 km (1 mile) west |
| North Hollow | Beach | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) west |
| Salter's Bank | Beach | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south |
| Fairhaven Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) south-east |
| Big Wood | Wood | 3.2 km (2 miles) east |
| Church Scar | Wetland | 4 km (2.5 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 13 | 13 |
None of the postcode's 13 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 64 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 2% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 49% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 58% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 44% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 37% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 38% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 50% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 43% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 43% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 65% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 25% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 10% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 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 Sandhurst Avenue.