FY5 3RD

Anchorsholme · Blackpool · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Thornton-Cleveleys
Local authority
Blackpool
Postcode district
FY5
Postcode sector
FY5 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
FY5 3RF 37 m
FY5 3QS 76 m
FY5 3RG 91 m
FY5 3RN 91 m
FY5 3RQ 97 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
FY5 3RD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
FY
Postcode district
FY5
Postcode sector
FY5 3
Latitude
53.868277
Longitude
-3.034050
British National Grid easting
332,101
British National Grid northing
441,835

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Blackpool · E06000009
Parish or community
E43000009
Output area
E00063840
Lower layer super output area
Blackpool 001C · E01012665
Middle layer super output area
Blackpool 001 · E02002633

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Property

At this postcode

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40 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
North Court, 302 - 304, Flat 1, North Drive, Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 3RD 13 June 2025 £62,500
321, North Drive, Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 3RD 24 May 2024 £120,000
308, North Drive, Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 3RD 20 May 2024 £150,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
47
Primary
28
Secondary
8
  1. Anchorsholme Primary Academy

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    286 m
  2. Norbreck Primary Academy

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    652 m
  3. St Teresa's Catholic Primary School

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    663 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,211
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 865
  • Anti social behaviour 430
  • Criminal damage and arson 177
  • Shoplifting 164
  • Other theft 152

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
47

24 female, 23 male

Postcode households
24
Residents per household
2.0
FY5 3 residents
10,953

Age bands in FY5 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.5%

1,480 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.1%

991 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.8%

2,165 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.7%

3,141 residents

Age 65 and over
28.9%

3,162 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider FY5 3 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
96.3%
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

  • CLEVELEYS GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81073

    945 m

  • THE CRESCENT SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81092

    945 m

  • THE THORNTON PRACTICE

    CHURCH ROAD, THORNTON-CLEVELEYS, FY5 2TZ

    ODS code P81079

    1.6 km

  • THE VILLAGE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81133

    1.6 km

  • BEECHWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81742

    1.7 km

  • GLENROYD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81072

    2.1 km

  • NORTH SHORE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81681

    2.1 km

  • LOCKWOOD GP SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81149

    3.5 km

  • QUEENSWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    QUEENSWAY, POULTON-LE-FYLDE, FY6 7ST

    ODS code P81191

    3.5 km

  • LAYTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    200 KINGSCOTE DRIVE, BLACKPOOL, FY3 7EN

    ODS code P81066

    4.6 km

  • ST PAULS MEDICAL CENTRE

    DICKSON ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY1 2HH

    ODS code P81063

    4.6 km

  • BROADWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81086

    4.9 km

  • FLEETWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81668

    4.9 km

  • NEWTON DRIVE HEALTH CENTRE

    NEWTON DRIVE, BLACKPOOL, FY3 8NX

    ODS code P81172

    5.0 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

  • All Saints Church

    BCT · Anchorsholme

    0.0 miles
  • All Saints Church

    BCT · Anchorsholme

    0.0 miles
  • Valeway Avenue

    BCT · Anchorsholme

    0.0 miles
  • Valeway Avenue

    BCT · Anchorsholme

    0.1 miles
  • Anchorsholme Library

    BCT · Anchorsholme

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Blackpool 001C, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

13,461 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
7 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
20
Medium risk addresses
3
Low risk addresses
2
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 £150,000 from 5 recorded sales in FY5 3RD. 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

47 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 8 secondary schools. Anchorsholme Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 286 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,211 published events cover 12 months, averaging 184.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 865 events.

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