FY1 6LA

Victoria · Blackpool · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Blackpool
Local authority
Blackpool
Constituency
Blackpool South
Postcode district
FY1
Postcode sector
FY1 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
FY1 6LB 56 m
FY1 6LL 77 m
FY1 6JT 106 m
FY1 6LG 127 m
FY1 6LN 131 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
FY1 6LA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
FY
Postcode district
FY1
Postcode sector
FY1 6
Latitude
53.800784
Longitude
-3.043429
British National Grid easting
331,374
British National Grid northing
434,335

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Blackpool · E06000009
Electoral ward
Victoria · E05015204
Parish or community
E43000009
Westminster constituency
Blackpool South · E14001105
Output area
E00064270
Lower layer super output area
Blackpool 015D · E01012745
Middle layer super output area
Blackpool 015 · E02002647

Postcode source versions

Explore FY1

19 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
380, Central Drive, Blackpool, FY1 6LA 10 July 2024 £152,000
368, Central Drive, Blackpool, FY1 6LA 28 February 2023 £127,500
362, Central Drive, Blackpool, FY1 6LA 21 May 2019 £156,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
44
Primary
25
Secondary
5
  1. Blackpool Gateway Academy

    Academy converter

    397 m
  2. St Cuthbert's Catholic Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    426 m
  3. Waterloo Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    502 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
8,409
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,611
  • Anti social behaviour 1,327
  • Criminal damage and arson 627
  • Other theft 527
  • Public order 522

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
37

18 female, 19 male

Postcode households
13
Residents per household
2.8
FY1 6 residents
8,391

Age bands in FY1 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18%

1,495 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.3%

940 residents

Age 25 to 44
26%

2,165 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.4%

2,276 residents

Age 65 and over
17.3%

1,441 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider FY1 6 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
86.7%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
86.7%
Gigabit-capable
86.7%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
100%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

13

within 5 km straight-line

  • WATERLOO MEDICAL CENTRE

    178 WATERLOO ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 3AD

    ODS code P81016

    171 m

  • BLOOMFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    118-120 BLOOMFIELD ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY1 6JW

    ODS code P81115

    406 m

  • ARNOLD MEDICAL CENTRE

    204 ST. ANNES ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 2EF

    ODS code P81081

    1.3 km

  • GP LED HEALTH CENTRE

    OPEN ACCESS GP SURGERY, WHITEGATE DRIVE, BLACKPOOL, FY3 9ES

    ODS code Y02854

    1.5 km

  • MARTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WHITEGATE HEALTH CENTRE, WHITEGATE DRIVE, BLACKPOOL, FY3 9ES

    ODS code P81054

    1.5 km

  • SOUTH KING STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE MEDICAL CENTRE, 25 SOUTH KING STREET, BLACKPOOL, FY1 4NF

    ODS code P81043

    1.8 km

  • ABBEY DALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    50 COMMON EDGE ROAD, MARTON, BLACKPOOL, FY4 5AU

    ODS code P81714

    1.9 km

  • HIGHFIELD SURGERY

    SOUTH SHORE PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, LYTHAM ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 1TJ

    ODS code P81074

    2.2 km

  • STONYHILL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SOUTH SHORE PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, LYTHAM ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 1TJ

    ODS code P81159

    2.2 km

  • ADELAIDE STREET SURGERY

    61 ELIZABETH STREET, BLACKPOOL, FY1 3JG

    ODS code P81042

    2.2 km

  • LAYTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    200 KINGSCOTE DRIVE, BLACKPOOL, FY3 7EN

    ODS code P81066

    3.2 km

  • ST PAULS MEDICAL CENTRE

    DICKSON ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY1 2HH

    ODS code P81063

    3.2 km

  • NEWTON DRIVE HEALTH CENTRE

    NEWTON DRIVE, BLACKPOOL, FY3 8NX

    ODS code P81172

    3.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Waterloo Hotel

    BCT · South Shore

    0.1 miles
  • Baron Road

    BCT · Bloomfield

    0.1 miles
  • Waterloo Hotel

    BCT · South Shore

    0.1 miles
  • Baron Road

    BCT · Bloomfield

    0.1 miles
  • Waterloo Hotel

    BCT · South Shore

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Blackpool 015D, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

2 of 10

Overall England rank

3,430 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
1 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £139,750 from 2 recorded sales in FY1 6LA. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Blackpool is £134,923 in June 2026, up 7.2% year on year.

Schools

44 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 5 secondary schools. Blackpool Gateway Academy is the nearest published school at 397 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

8,409 published events cover 12 months, averaging 700.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,611 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.