FY5 2WD

Marsh Mill · Wyre · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Thornton-Cleveleys
Local authority
Wyre
Postcode district
FY5
Postcode sector
FY5 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
FY5 2WE 51 m
FY5 2WB 73 m
FY5 2UU 95 m
FY5 2US 116 m
FY5 2TX 120 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
FY5 2WD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1995
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
FY
Postcode district
FY5
Postcode sector
FY5 2
Latitude
53.875892
Longitude
-3.019118
British National Grid easting
333,095
British National Grid northing
442,668

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Wyre · E07000128
Parish or community
E43000102
Output area
E00129800
Lower layer super output area
Wyre 011D · E01025576
Middle layer super output area
Wyre 011 · E02005329

Postcode source versions

Explore FY5

12 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
7, Chethams Close, Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 2WD 30 June 2021 £189,000
5, Chethams Close, Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 2WD 10 December 2013 £218,000
5, Chethams Close, Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 2WD 9 December 2011 £218,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
44
Primary
26
Secondary
7
  1. Thornton Cleveleys Royles Brook Primary School

    Community school

    257 m
  2. Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Thornton Cleveleys

    Academy converter

    863 m
  3. Great Arley School

    Community special school

    965 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,026
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 795
  • Anti social behaviour 406
  • Criminal damage and arson 165
  • Shoplifting 162
  • Other theft 139

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
17

9 female, 8 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
2.4
FY5 2 residents
11,847

Age bands in FY5 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.5%

1,478 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.7%

914 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.2%

2,157 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.2%

3,459 residents

Age 65 and over
32.4%

3,842 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider FY5 2 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
50%

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

11

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE THORNTON PRACTICE

    CHURCH ROAD, THORNTON-CLEVELEYS, FY5 2TZ

    ODS code P81079

    319 m

  • THE VILLAGE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81133

    319 m

  • BEECHWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81742

    818 m

  • CLEVELEYS GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81073

    1.5 km

  • THE CRESCENT SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81092

    1.5 km

  • GLENROYD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81072

    3.1 km

  • NORTH SHORE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81681

    3.1 km

  • LOCKWOOD GP SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81149

    3.4 km

  • QUEENSWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    QUEENSWAY, POULTON-LE-FYLDE, FY6 7ST

    ODS code P81191

    3.6 km

  • BROADWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    WEST VIEW HEALTH VILLAGE, BROADWAY, FLEETWOOD, FY7 8GU

    ODS code P81086

    4.2 km

  • FLEETWOOD SURGERY

    WEST VIEW HEALTH VILLAGE, BROADWAY, FLEETWOOD, FY7 8GU

    ODS code P81668

    4.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Exeter Drive

    BCT · Thornton

    0.1 miles
  • Exeter Drive

    BCT · Thornton

    0.1 miles
  • Meadows Avenue

    BCT · Thornton

    0.1 miles
  • Shrewsbury Drive

    BCT · Thornton

    0.1 miles
  • Meadows Avenue

    BCT · Thornton

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wyre 011D, 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

20,950 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
5 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

Schools

44 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 7 secondary schools. Thornton Cleveleys Royles Brook Primary School is the nearest published school at 257 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,026 published events cover 12 months, averaging 168.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 795 events.

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