FY8 5PE Fylde
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Ansdell & Fairhaven. Region: North West.
Streets
- Church Drive, Lytham St Anne's: 11 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 D (30% of about 770 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 2.
- 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
- CHURCH LODGE TO LYTHAM HALL, grade II
- GATE PIERS AND QUADRANT WALLS ADJOINING TO CHURCH LODGE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Hole in One, Forest Drive, Lytham St Annes: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (370 m)
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 11 addresses are between 8 m and 9 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 | Ansdell and Fairhaven 49,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Lytham 128,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | |
| St Annes-On-The-Sea 148,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 28 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Eden Ave Lytham | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Lonsdale Coach Park Bloomfield | 8.9 km (5.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 45.7 km (28 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Ansdell Medical Centre | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Tomlinsons Chemist | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Station Square (Dental Surgery) | 920 m (0.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Clifton Hospital | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Police station | Lancashire Constabulary | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | ATM | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Lytham Green 20 ha | 310 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 450 m² | 380 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The William Pickles Sports Ground 2.8 ha | 160 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3.1 ha | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 26 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Parish Church of St Cuthbert, a listed building (Grade II*), 220 m east. 45 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Parish Church of St Cuthbert | Listed building, Grade II* | 220 m east |
| Lytham Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 690 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Fairhaven United Reformed Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 760 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Dovecote to North West of Lytham Hall (In Woods Behind Stables) | Listed building, Grade II* | 760 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Lytham Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Witch Wood | Wood | 310 m north-west |
| Millhill Wood | Wood | 310 m north-east |
| Curtains Pond | Lake or reservoir | 490 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Church Scar | Wetland | 730 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Hall Wood | Wood | 910 m (0.6 miles) north |
| Granny's Bay | Bay | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.6 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 10 | 11 |
1 of the postcode's 11 addresses is 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 | 63 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 46% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 91% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 65% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 37% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 57% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 36% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 68% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 15% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 46% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 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 9 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 Drive.