FY4 2JA postcode in Blackpool, England

FY4 2JA is a postcode in Blackpool, in the Squires Gate ward. It is in the Blackpool South parliamentary constituency and the Lancashire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 86% of homes and businesses at FY4 2JA can get it Across Blackpool: 94% Typical price £159,500 Homes sold in FY4 2, last 12 months. ▼ 3.9% on the year before Nearest station Blackpool Pleasure Beach 600 m in a straight line

Where FY4 2JA is, and what is near it

Map of FY4 2JA and what is near it Map of FY4 2JA: its centre point, with the 196 other postcodes in the FY4 2 sector, 3 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices and 11 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. FY4 2BQ: also in FY4 2FY4 2DT: also in FY4 2FY4 2DU: also in FY4 2FY4 2DX: also in FY4 2FY4 2DY: also in FY4 2FY4 2DZ: also in FY4 2FY4 2EA: also in FY4 2FY4 2EB: also in FY4 2FY4 2ED: also in FY4 2FY4 2EE: also in FY4 2FY4 2EF: also in FY4 2FY4 2EG: also in FY4 2FY4 2EH: also in FY4 2FY4 2EJ: also in FY4 2FY4 2EL: also in FY4 2FY4 2EN: also in FY4 2FY4 2EP: also in FY4 2FY4 2EQ: also in FY4 2FY4 2ER: also in FY4 2FY4 2ES: also in FY4 2FY4 2ET: also in FY4 2FY4 2EU: also in FY4 2FY4 2EW: also in FY4 2FY4 2EX: also in FY4 2FY4 2EY: also in FY4 2FY4 2FH: also in FY4 2FY4 2HF: also in FY4 2FY4 2HG: also in FY4 2FY4 2HH: also in FY4 2FY4 2HN: also in FY4 2FY4 2HP: also in FY4 2FY4 2HQ: also in FY4 2FY4 2HR: also in FY4 2FY4 2HS: also in FY4 2FY4 2HW: also in FY4 2FY4 2HY: also in FY4 2FY4 2HZ: also in FY4 2FY4 2JD: also in FY4 2FY4 2JE: also in FY4 2FY4 2JF: also in FY4 2FY4 2JG: also in FY4 2FY4 2JH: also in FY4 2FY4 2JJ: also in FY4 2FY4 2JL: also in FY4 2FY4 2JN: also in FY4 2FY4 2JP: also in FY4 2FY4 2JQ: also in FY4 2FY4 2JR: also in FY4 2FY4 2JT: also in FY4 2FY4 2JU: also in FY4 2FY4 2JW: also in FY4 2FY4 2JX: also in FY4 2FY4 2JY: also in FY4 2FY4 2JZ: also in FY4 2FY4 2LA: also in FY4 2FY4 2LB: also in FY4 2FY4 2LF: also in FY4 2FY4 2LG: also in FY4 2FY4 2LH: also in FY4 2FY4 2LJ: also in FY4 2FY4 2LL: also in FY4 2FY4 2LN: also in FY4 2FY4 2LP: also in FY4 2FY4 2LQ: also in FY4 2FY4 2LR: also in FY4 2FY4 2LS: also in FY4 2FY4 2LT: also in FY4 2FY4 2LU: also in FY4 2FY4 2LW: also in FY4 2FY4 2LX: also in FY4 2FY4 2LY: also in FY4 2FY4 2LZ: also in FY4 2FY4 2NA: also in FY4 2FY4 2NB: also in FY4 2FY4 2ND: also in FY4 2FY4 2NE: also in FY4 2FY4 2NF: also in FY4 2FY4 2NG: also in FY4 2FY4 2NJ: also in FY4 2FY4 2NP: also in FY4 2FY4 2NQ: also in FY4 2FY4 2NR: also in FY4 2FY4 2NS: also in FY4 2FY4 2NT: also in FY4 2FY4 2NX: also in FY4 2FY4 2NY: also in FY4 2FY4 2PA: also in FY4 2FY4 2PB: also in FY4 2FY4 2PD: also in FY4 2FY4 2PE: also in FY4 2FY4 2PF: also in FY4 2FY4 2PG: also in FY4 2FY4 2PH: also in FY4 2FY4 2PJ: also in FY4 2FY4 2PL: also in FY4 2FY4 2PN: also in FY4 2FY4 2PP: also in FY4 2FY4 2PQ: also in FY4 2FY4 2PR: also in FY4 2FY4 2PW: also in FY4 2FY4 2PY: also in FY4 2FY4 2PZ: also in FY4 2FY4 2QA: also in FY4 2FY4 2QB: also in FY4 2FY4 2QE: also in FY4 2FY4 2QF: also in FY4 2FY4 2QH: also in FY4 2FY4 2QJ: also in FY4 2FY4 2QL: also in FY4 2FY4 2QN: also in FY4 2FY4 2QP: also in FY4 2FY4 2QR: also in FY4 2FY4 2QW: also in FY4 2FY4 2RB: also in FY4 2FY4 2RD: also in FY4 2 South Shore Academy 1.2 kmSquires Gate FY4 2JA Map of FY4 2JA and what is near it Map of FY4 2JA: its centre point, with the 196 other postcodes in the FY4 2 sector, 3 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices and 11 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Squires Gate station 1.0 kmSouth Shore Academy 1.2 kmSquires Gate FY4 2JA
  • FY4 2JA
  • Other postcodes in FY4 2: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 11 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.7857, longitude -3.0457)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after FY4 2JA?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at FY4 2JA?

Every home and business at FY4 2JA can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 86% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

FY4 2JA 86% Blackpool 94%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

FY4 2JA 100% Blackpool 99%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at FY4 2JA?

Blackpool Borough Council gives bin days for each home rather than each postcode. BinDayBuddy finds yours from your house number, from the council's own system.

Find the bin days for your home on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is FY4 2JA at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include FY4 2JA.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Blackpool

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for FY4 2JA: 2,701 properties in Blackpool are at high risk (3.1% of all its properties). All the figures for Blackpool

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of FY4 2JA is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near FY4 2JA?

Homes in FY4 2 sold for a typical £159,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 100 sales, down 3.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£159,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£166,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 3.9% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £228,000 5 sales
  • Semi-detached £186,000 60 sales
  • Terraced £128,000 29 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £103,500 6 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole FY4 district: a typical £150,000 from 544 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in FY4 2JA

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in FY4 2JA from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Food hygiene ratings at FY4 2JA

The Food Standards Agency lists 2 food businesses at FY4 2JA. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near FY4 2JA?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 760 homes in the neighbourhood around FY4 2JA. The largest share of them, 43%, are in council tax band A. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (42%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around FY4 2JA

Band D in Blackpool for 2026‑27: £2,513. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,675 (band A) to £3,072 (band E); band A, the most common, is £1,675.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 330 (43%)£1,675
Band Babout 280 (37%)£1,955
Band Cabout 90 (12%)£2,234
Band Dabout 50 (7%)£2,513
Band Eabout 10 (1%)£3,072
Band Fwithheld£3,630
Band Gwithheld£4,189
Band Hwithheld£5,026

When the homes were built

  1. 26% Before 1900
  2. 22% 1900 to 1918
  3. 42% 1919 to 1939
  4. 4% 1945 to 1964
  5. 1% 1965 to 1982
  6. 5% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2000 to 2009, 2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Blackpool before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of FY4 2JA is in (ONS area E01012728), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near FY4 2JA?

The nearest open schools to FY4 2JA, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near FY4 2JA, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to FY4 2JA?

The nearest railway station to the centre of FY4 2JA is Blackpool Pleasure Beach Rail Station, 600 metres away in a straight line.

  • Blackpool Pleasure Beach Rail Station Railway station 600 mWalk
  • Squires Gate Rail Station Railway station 1.0 kmWalk
  • Burlington Road West (Blackpool Tramway) Underground, metro or tram 850 mWalk

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

11 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Orchard Avenue, 45 m away.

More stations near FY4 2JA, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near FY4 2JA?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of FY4 2JA, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near FY4 2JA?

0 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of FY4 2JA, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.2 kmCycle
  • Nissan Charging point · No details mapped 3.0 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near FY4 2JA?

The nearest to the centre of FY4 2JA, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to FY4 2JA?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near FY4 2JA?

The nearest care homes to the centre of FY4 2JA, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near FY4 2JA?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of FY4 2JA, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near FY4 2JA?

The nearest vets to the centre of FY4 2JA on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is FY4 2JA in a conservation area?

The centre of FY4 2JA is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near FY4 2JA?

Police.uk records 339 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of FY4 2JA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences134 reports
Anti-social behaviour64 reports
Other theft27 reports
Public order26 reports
Criminal damage and arson22 reports
Vehicle crime18 reports

Also: shoplifting 18, burglary 9, other crime 9, drugs 7, bicycle theft 3, robbery 2.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for FY4 2JA

Ward
Squires Gate
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Blackpool
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

Around FY4 2JA

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

FY4 2JD40 mFY4 2HY60 mFY4 2HZ70 mFY4 2JQ90 mFY4 1RF90 mFY4 2JJ90 m
All of FY4

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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