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Coordinates & Location for FY4 1BB
Postcode
FY4 1BB
Coordinates
53.7943, -3.0573
Grid reference
SD304336
Easting
330,448
Northing
433,632
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5RQWVV+P3
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Blackpool
Travel to Work
Blackpool
ITL Region
Blackpool
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
2657
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 2657 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesDemographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.92.8%
Other White3.6%
+ other · 3.6%
Religion
Christian51.3%
No religion37.5%
Not answered9.8%
+ other · 1.3%
Age groups
50–6422.6%
35–4915.5%
25–3412.4%
65–7411.6%
75–848.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.2%
Households
Other29.9%
Any member 66+16.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.9%
All members 66+6.1%
Cohabiting couple family: No children5.8%
+ 7 other households · 33.3%
Administrative Information
Blackpool
Local Authority
Council AreaBlackpool South E14001105
Constituency
E14001105Lancashire
Police Force
England
Ward
Waterloo
Constituency code
E14001105
EU Electoral Region
North West
Parish
Blackpool, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Blackpool
Health & NHS
North West
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandLancashire and South Cumbria
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
North West
NHS Region
North West
Integrated Care Board
NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Blackpool
Sub ICB Location
NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB - 00R
Cancer Alliance
Lancashire and South Cumbria
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Blackpool 017C E01012752
E01012752MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Blackpool 017 E02002649
E02002649LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Blackpool 017C E01012752
E01012752MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Blackpool 017 E02002649
E02002649Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:50 AM
Sunrise
6:22 PM
Sunset
12 hours 32 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:50 AM
Sunset (today)
6:22 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 32 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode FY4 1BB introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 2657
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01012752 and MSOA E02002649 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode FY4 1BB is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near FY4 1BB
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 58%
RWM expected
62%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 3–16FSM 40%
Attainment 8
35.6
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 66%
Attainment 8
26.3
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 64%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 36%
RWM expected
66%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 69%
RWM expected
44%
SecondaryIndependentMixed · Ages 14–16FSM 0%
Attainment 8
0.7
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 44%
RWM expected
57%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 57%
RWM expected
70%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 61%
RWM expected
46%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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