FY3 9BU

Talbot · Blackpool · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Blackpool
Ward
Talbot
Local authority
Blackpool
Constituency
Blackpool South
Postcode district
FY3
Postcode sector
FY3 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
FY3 9BX 55 m
FY3 9XH 57 m
FY3 9ES 78 m
FY3 9BY 101 m
FY1 4EH 110 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
FY3 9BU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
FY
Postcode district
FY3
Postcode sector
FY3 9
Latitude
53.813275
Longitude
-3.035461
British National Grid easting
331,919
British National Grid northing
435,717

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Blackpool · E06000009
Electoral ward
Talbot · E05015202
Parish or community
E43000009
Westminster constituency
Blackpool South · E14001105
Output area
E00064229
Lower layer super output area
Blackpool 011C · E01012734
Middle layer super output area
Blackpool 011 · E02002643

Postcode source versions

Explore FY3

10 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
135, Whitegate Drive, Blackpool, FY3 9BU 5 April 2024 £585,000
129, Whitegate Drive, Blackpool, FY3 9BU 9 June 2017 £140,000
127, Whitegate Drive, Blackpool, FY3 9BU 3 March 2008 £75,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
52
Primary
31
Secondary
7
  1. Woodlands School

    Community special school

    256 m
  2. Park Community Academy

    Academy special converter

    292 m
  3. St Kentigern's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    612 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
12,145
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5,495
  • Anti social behaviour 1,607
  • Public order 851
  • Criminal damage and arson 817
  • Other theft 815

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
7

1 female, 6 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
2.3
FY3 9 residents
9,694

Age bands in FY3 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.3%

1,490 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.3%

1,000 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.1%

2,444 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.6%

2,879 residents

Age 65 and over
19.7%

1,920 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider FY3 9 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
60%

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

16

within 5 km

  • GP LED HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02854

    78 m

  • MARTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81054

    78 m

  • SOUTH KING STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81043

    905 m

  • ADELAIDE STREET SURGERY

    61 ELIZABETH STREET, BLACKPOOL, FY1 3JG

    ODS code P81042

    1.0 km

  • BLOOMFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    118-120 BLOOMFIELD ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY1 6JW

    ODS code P81115

    1.1 km

  • WATERLOO MEDICAL CENTRE

    178 WATERLOO ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 3AD

    ODS code P81016

    1.6 km

  • LAYTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    200 KINGSCOTE DRIVE, BLACKPOOL, FY3 7EN

    ODS code P81066

    1.7 km

  • NEWTON DRIVE HEALTH CENTRE

    NEWTON DRIVE, BLACKPOOL, FY3 8NX

    ODS code P81172

    1.9 km

  • ST PAULS MEDICAL CENTRE

    DICKSON ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY1 2HH

    ODS code P81063

    2.1 km

  • ARNOLD MEDICAL CENTRE

    204 ST. ANNES ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 2EF

    ODS code P81081

    2.6 km

  • ABBEY DALE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81714

    2.9 km

  • HIGHFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81074

    3.6 km

  • STONYHILL MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81159

    3.6 km

  • GLENROYD MEDICAL CENTRE

    MOOR PARK HEALTH & LEISURE CENTRE, BRISTOL AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY2 0JG

    ODS code P81072

    4.0 km

  • NORTH SHORE SURGERY

    MOOR PARK HEALTH & LEISURE, BRISTOL AVENUE, BISPHAM, BLACKPOOL, FY2 0JG

    ODS code P81681

    4.0 km

  • QUEENSWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    QUEENSWAY, POULTON-LE-FYLDE, FY6 7ST

    ODS code P81191

    4.6 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Gloucester Avenue

    BCT · Stanley Park

    0.0 miles
  • Gloucester Avenue

    BCT · Stanley Park

    0.0 miles
  • Health Centre

    BCT · Stanley Park

    0.1 miles
  • Palatine Road

    BCT · Stanley Park

    0.1 miles
  • Health Centre

    BCT · Stanley Park

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Blackpool 011C, 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

5,634 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
8 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 £585,000 from 1 recorded sale in FY3 9BU. 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

52 open schools are in scope, including 31 primary and 7 secondary schools. Woodlands School is the nearest published school at 256 m.

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

Recorded crime

12,145 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,012.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5,495 events.

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