FY8 5EP Fylde
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Lytham West. Region: North West.
Streets
- Clifton Street, Lytham St Anne's: 56 addresses
- Bannister Street, Lytham St Anne's: 1 address
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 C (35% of about 950 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Lytham (Town Centre). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 7.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- 2, STATION ROAD, grade II
- 4-18, CLIFTON STREET, grade II
- ATTACHED WALLS, grade II
- FORMER SUNDAY SCHOOL TO LYTHAM UNITED REFORMED CHURCH, grade II
- LYTHAM POLICE STATION AND ATTACHED MAGISTRATES COURT, grade II
- LYTHAM UNITED REFORMED CHURCH, WITH ATTACHED GARDEN WALL AND GATE PIERS, grade II
- PUBLIC LIBRARY, LYTHAM INSTITUTE AND HEWITT LECTURE ROOM, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- AXA Data Centre, Westcliffe, Lytham: up to 65 homes, permissioned (210 m)
- Jubilee House, East Beach, Lytham: up to 20 homes, permissioned (670 m (0.4 miles))
- Ashtons Nursery, Mythop Road, Lytham: up to 12 homes, pending decision (760 m (0.5 miles))
- Land adj. Land Registry, Preston Road, Lytham: up to 14 homes, permissioned (800 m (0.5 miles))
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 7 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 98% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Lytham 128,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Ansdell and Fairhaven 49,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km (1.5 miles) | |
| Moss Side 4,780 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km (2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 27 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Station Rd Lytham | 10 m |
| Bus or coach station | Lonsdale Coach Park Bloomfield | 9.8 km (6.1 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 190 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 45.4 km (28 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Holland House Surgery | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 190 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 0 m |
| Hospital | Lytham Hospital | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Police station | Lancashire Constabulary | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | ATM | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Lytham Green 20 ha | 160 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,720 m² | 290 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6.7 ha | 290 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.1 ha | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 21 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St John, a listed building (Grade II*), 220 m east. 64 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St John | Listed building, Grade II* | 220 m east |
| Lytham Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Watch Wood | Wood | 700 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Green Drive Wood | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Millhill Wood | Wood | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Curtains Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Church Scar | Wetland | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) west |
| Ribble Estuary | Estuary | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 26 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 30 | 57 |
27 of the postcode's 57 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 Fylde: see them on the Fylde page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 59 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 39% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 75% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 54% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 22% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 43% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 41% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 42% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 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 | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 43% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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 Clifton Street.