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FY8 5LX

Lytham West · Fylde · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Lytham West
Local authority
Fylde
Constituency
Fylde
Postcode district
FY8
Postcode sector
FY8 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
FY8 5JA 58 m
FY8 5LU 62 m
FY8 5JE 72 m
FY8 5FL 75 m
FY8 5NF 76 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
FY8 5LX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1998
Postcode area
FY
Postcode district
FY8
Postcode sector
FY8 5
Latitude
53.738162
Longitude
-2.962890
British National Grid easting
336,584
British National Grid northing
427,293

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Fylde · E07000119
Electoral ward
Lytham West · E05014547
Parish or community
E04013480
Westminster constituency
Fylde · E14001242
Output area
E00126854
Lower layer super output area
Fylde 009B · E01024991
Middle layer super output area
Fylde 009 · E02005211

Postcode source versions

Explore FY8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
14
Primary
9
Secondary
2

  1. Lytham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    710 m

  2. Lytham Hall Park Primary School

    Community school

    726 m

  3. St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham

    Voluntary aided school

    820 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
518
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 209
  • Anti social behaviour 106
  • Criminal damage and arson 38
  • Shoplifting 32
  • Burglary 27

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
FY8 5 residents
6,008

Age bands in FY8 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
11.9%

702 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.8%

459 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.2%

1,071 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.6%

1,857 residents

Age 65 and over
30.5%

1,794 residents

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.

GP practices

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • FERNBANK SURGERY

    LYTHAM PCC, VICTORIA STREET, LYTHAM ST ANNES, FY8 5DZ

    ODS code P81157

    841 m

  • HOLLAND HOUSE SURGERY

    LYTHAM PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, VICTORIA STREET, LYTHAM ST ANNES, FY8 5DZ

    ODS code P81077

    841 m

  • ANSDELL MEDICAL CENTRE

    ALBANY ROAD, LYTHAM ST. ANNES, FY8 4GW

    ODS code P81037

    2.6 km

  • PARCLIFFE MEDICAL CENTRE

    ST ANNES HEALTH CENTRE, DURHAM AVENUE, LYTHAM ST. ANNES, FY8 2EP

    ODS code P81150

    4.8 km

  • POPLAR HOUSE SURGERY

    DURHAM AVENUE, LYTHAM ST. ANNES, FY8 2EP

    ODS code P81031

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Square

    BCT · Lytham

    0.1 miles

  • Lytham Rail Station

    RSE · Lytham

    0.1 miles

  • Square

    BCT · Lytham

    0.1 miles

  • Square

    BCT · Lytham

    0.1 miles

  • Lytham Rail Station

    RLY · Lytham

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Fylde 009B, 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

21,655 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
6 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

14 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 2 secondary schools. Lytham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is the nearest published school at 710 m.

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

Recorded crime

518 published events cover 12 months, averaging 43.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 209 events.

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