Around average
IMD England
Low · 2.9 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£160,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
North West
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for FY5 2RU
Postcode
FY5 2RU
Coordinates
53.8827, -3.0138
Grid reference
SD334434
Easting
333,458
Northing
443,423
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5RVXMP+3F
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Thornton (Wyre)
Travel to Work
Blackpool
ITL Region
Wyre
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.
17180
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 17180 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 & WalesProperty sales · FY5 2RU
HM Land Registry · Wyre
Average price
£160,000
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £160,000
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Police Recorded Crime near FY5 2RU
England & WalesCrime trends · near FY5 2RU
Counts are for Marsh Mill electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
19
YoY +58%
19124
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
5
YoY —
21111
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
4
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
2
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.95.7%
+ other · 4.3%
Religion
Christian47.5%
No religion47.0%
Not answered4.5%
+ other · 1.0%
Age groups
50–6419.0%
25–3418.9%
35–4918.8%
≤48.2%
10–158.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.2%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.0%
Other16.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.9%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children9.3%
Cohabiting couple family: No children8.7%
+ 7 other households · 36.4%
Administrative Information
Wyre
Local Authority
Council AreaBlackpool North and Fleetwood E14001104
Constituency
E14001104Lancashire
Police Force
England
Ward
Marsh Mill
Constituency code
E14001104
EU Electoral Region
North West
Parish
Wyre, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Wyre
Health & NHS
North West
Health Authority
Serving Lancashire
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
North Lancashire Teaching
Sub ICB Location
NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB - 02M
Cancer Alliance
Lancashire and South Cumbria
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Wyre 011A E01025541
E01025541MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Wyre 011 E02005329
E02005329LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Wyre 011A E01025541
E01025541MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Wyre 011 E02005329
E02005329Urban: 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
5:53 AM
Sunrise
6:17 PM
Sunset
12 hours 24 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:53 AM
Sunset (today)
6:17 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 24 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 FY5 2RU 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: 17180
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01025541 and MSOA E02005329 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode FY5 2RU 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 FY5 2RU
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 16%
RWM expected
62%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 21%
RWM expected
60%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 33%
RWM expected
45%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 20%
RWM expected
36%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 4–16FSM 57%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 2–19FSM 55%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 19%
RWM expected
59%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 15%
RWM expected
52%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 18%
RWM expected
53%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 59%
RWM expected
57%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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