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FY5 1QL

Norbreck · Blackpool · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Thornton-Cleveleys
Ward
Norbreck
Local authority
Blackpool
Constituency
Blackpool North and Fleetwood
Postcode district
FY5
Postcode sector
FY5 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
FY5 1QJ 34 m
FY5 1QR 69 m
FY5 1QN 73 m
FY5 1QW 107 m
FY5 1QT 152 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
FY5 1QL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
FY
Postcode district
FY5
Postcode sector
FY5 1
Latitude
53.860483
Longitude
-3.046585
British National Grid easting
331,264
British National Grid northing
440,980

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Blackpool · E06000009
Electoral ward
Norbreck · E05015198
Parish or community
E43000009
Westminster constituency
Blackpool North and Fleetwood · E14001104
Output area
E00064121
Lower layer super output area
Blackpool 003E · E01012718
Middle layer super output area
Blackpool 003 · E02002635

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Property

At this postcode

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60 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
145, Kirkstone Drive, Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 1QL 14 July 2026 £219,500
5, Kirkstone Drive, Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 1QL 30 October 2023 £160,000
129, Kirkstone Drive, Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 1QL 11 August 2023 £174,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
49
Primary
30
Secondary
7

  1. Westcliff Primary Academy

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    519 m

  2. Norbreck Primary Academy

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    662 m

  3. Montgomery Academy

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    799 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,722
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 728
  • Anti social behaviour 344
  • Criminal damage and arson 149
  • Vehicle crime 110
  • Other theft 98

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
40

20 female, 20 male

Postcode households
25
Residents per household
1.6
FY5 1 residents
7,912

Age bands in FY5 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12%

932 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.3%

641 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.2%

1,412 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.3%

2,121 residents

Age 65 and over
34.2%

2,650 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider FY5 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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
73.5%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

14

within 5 km

  • GLENROYD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81072

    1.5 km

  • NORTH SHORE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81681

    1.5 km

  • CLEVELEYS GROUP PRACTICE

    THE HEALTH CENTRE, KELSO AVENUE, THORNTON-CLEVELEYS, FY5 3LF

    ODS code P81073

    1.7 km

  • THE CRESCENT SURGERY

    CLEVELEYS HEALTH CENTRE, KELSO AVENUE, THORNTON-CLEVELEYS, FY5 3LF

    ODS code P81092

    1.7 km

  • BEECHWOOD SURGERY

    OLD BANK MEDICAL CENTRE, 155 VICTORIA ROAD EAST, THORNTON-CLEVELEYS, FY5 5HH

    ODS code P81742

    2.8 km

  • THE THORNTON PRACTICE

    CHURCH ROAD, THORNTON-CLEVELEYS, FY5 2TZ

    ODS code P81079

    2.8 km

  • THE VILLAGE PRACTICE

    THORNTON MEDICAL CENTRE, CHURCH ROAD, THORNTON-CLEVELEYS, FY5 2TZ

    ODS code P81133

    2.8 km

  • ST PAULS MEDICAL CENTRE

    DICKSON ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY1 2HH

    ODS code P81063

    3.6 km

  • QUEENSWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    QUEENSWAY, POULTON-LE-FYLDE, FY6 7ST

    ODS code P81191

    3.7 km

  • LOCKWOOD GP SURGERY

    WYRE CIVIC CENTRE, BRECK ROAD, POULTON-LE-FYLDE, FY6 7PU

    ODS code P81149

    3.9 km

  • LAYTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    200 KINGSCOTE DRIVE, BLACKPOOL, FY3 7EN

    ODS code P81066

    3.9 km

  • ADELAIDE STREET SURGERY

    61 ELIZABETH STREET, BLACKPOOL, FY1 3JG

    ODS code P81042

    4.4 km

  • NEWTON DRIVE HEALTH CENTRE

    NEWTON DRIVE, BLACKPOOL, FY3 8NX

    ODS code P81172

    4.5 km

  • SOUTH KING STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81043

    4.9 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Norbreck North (Blackpool Tramway)

    PLT · Norbreck

    0.1 miles

  • Norbreck North (Blackpool Tramway)

    MET · Norbreck

    0.1 miles

  • Guildford Avenue

    BCT · Norbreck

    0.1 miles

  • Norbreck North

    BCT · Norbreck

    0.1 miles

  • Norbreck North (Blackpool Tramway)

    PLT · Norbreck

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Blackpool 003E, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

23,120 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
6 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
1
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
3
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £165,000 from 10 recorded sales in FY5 1QL. 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

Published establishments

49 open schools are in scope, including 30 primary and 7 secondary schools. Westcliff Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 519 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,722 published events cover 12 months, averaging 143.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 728 events.

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