FY5 5FA postcode in Thornton, Lancashire

FY5 5FA is a postcode in Thornton, in the Stanah ward of Wyre. It is in the Blackpool North and Fleetwood parliamentary constituency and the Lancashire police force area, and has been in use since March 2021.

Flooding High flood risk 1 of 10 homes and businesses at high risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 56% of homes and businesses can get it. Wyre: 92% Typical price £207,000 Homes sold in FY5 5, last 12 months. ▲ 15% on the year before Nearest station Poulton-le-Fylde 3.5 km in a straight line

Where FY5 5FA is, and what is near it

Map of FY5 5FA and what is near it Map of FY5 5FA: its centre point, with the 189 other postcodes in the FY5 5 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 2 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. FY5 5AA: also in FY5 5FY5 5AF: also in FY5 5FY5 5AG: also in FY5 5FY5 5BF: also in FY5 5FY5 5BS: also in FY5 5FY5 5BT: also in FY5 5FY5 5BU: also in FY5 5FY5 5BW: also in FY5 5FY5 5DX: also in FY5 5FY5 5DY: also in FY5 5FY5 5EF: also in FY5 5FY5 5FB: also in FY5 5FY5 5FD: also in FY5 5FY5 5FF: also in FY5 5FY5 5FL: also in FY5 5FY5 5FN: also in FY5 5FY5 5HB: also in FY5 5FY5 5HE: also in FY5 5FY5 5HH: also in FY5 5FY5 5HJ: also in FY5 5FY5 5HQ: also in FY5 5FY5 5HS: also in FY5 5FY5 5HT: also in FY5 5FY5 5HY: also in FY5 5FY5 5HZ: also in FY5 5FY5 5JA: also in FY5 5FY5 5JB: also in FY5 5FY5 5JD: also in FY5 5FY5 5JE: also in FY5 5FY5 5JF: also in FY5 5FY5 5JG: also in FY5 5FY5 5JH: also in FY5 5FY5 5JJ: also in FY5 5FY5 5JL: also in FY5 5FY5 5JN: also in FY5 5FY5 5JP: also in FY5 5FY5 5JQ: also in FY5 5FY5 5JR: also in FY5 5FY5 5JS: also in FY5 5FY5 5JT: also in FY5 5FY5 5JU: also in FY5 5FY5 5JW: also in FY5 5FY5 5LJ: also in FY5 5FY5 5LL: also in FY5 5FY5 5LN: also in FY5 5FY5 5LP: also in FY5 5FY5 5LR: also in FY5 5FY5 5LS: also in FY5 5FY5 5LT: also in FY5 5FY5 5LW: also in FY5 5FY5 5NG: also in FY5 5FY5 5NT: also in FY5 5FY5 5NW: also in FY5 5FY5 5NY: also in FY5 5FY5 5NZ: also in FY5 5FY5 5QA: also in FY5 5FY5 5QB: also in FY5 5FY5 5QD: also in FY5 5 2 GP practices, 2.0 kmStanah FY5 5FA Map of FY5 5FA and what is near it Map of FY5 5FA: its centre point, with the 189 other postcodes in the FY5 5 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 2 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. Poulton-le-Fylde station 3.5 kmStanah FY5 5FA
  • FY5 5FA
  • Other postcodes in FY5 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 2 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 53.8794, longitude -2.9837)

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 FY5 5FA?

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. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at FY5 5FA?

Every home and business at FY5 5FA can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 56% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)56% can get it

Wyre: 92%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Wyre: 99%

The line marks the figure across Wyre.

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 FY5 5FA?

BinDayBuddy has not read Wyre Council's days for FY5 5FA today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for FY5 5FA 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 FY5 5FA at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

High risk

The Environment Agency counts 10 homes and businesses at FY5 5FA. 1 is in an area at high risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.

10 homes and businesses at FY5 5FA High: 1Not in an area at risk: 9

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

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 Wyre

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for FY5 5FA: 1,202 properties in Wyre are at high risk (1.7% of all its properties). All the figures for Wyre

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 FY5 5FA 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 FY5 5FA?

Homes in FY5 5 sold for a typical £207,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 91 sales, up 15% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£207,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£180,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 15% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £300,000 29 sales
  • Semi-detached £187,250 52 sales
  • Terraced £175,500 6 sales
  • Flat or maisonette Not enough sales to price (4)

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

Across the whole FY5 district: a typical £180,000 from 710 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 FY5 5FA

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in FY5 5FA from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 18 October 2024. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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

What council tax band are homes near FY5 5FA?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,100 homes in the neighbourhood around FY5 5FA. The largest share of them, 22%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 2000 to 2009 than in any other period (34%). 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 FY5 5FA

Band D in Wyre for 2026‑27: £2,461. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,640 (band A) to £4,101 (band G); band B, the most common, is £1,914.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 120 (11%)£1,640
Band Babout 240 (22%)£1,914
Band Cabout 210 (19%)£2,187
Band Dabout 240 (22%)£2,461
Band Eabout 230 (21%)£3,007
Band Fabout 50 (5%)£3,554
Band Gabout 10 (1%)£4,101
Band Hfewer than 5£4,921

When the homes were built

  1. 2% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 7% 1919 to 1939
  4. 4% 1945 to 1964
  5. 23% 1965 to 1982
  6. 8% 1983 to 1999
  7. 34% 2000 to 2009
  8. 5% 2010 to 2019
  9. 17% 2020 or later

Averages for Wyre 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 FY5 5FA is in (ONS area E01025596), 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 FY5 5FA?

The nearest open schools to FY5 5FA, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near FY5 5FA, 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 FY5 5FA?

The nearest railway station to the centre of FY5 5FA is Poulton-le-Fylde Rail Station, 3.5 km away in a straight line.

  • Poulton-le-Fylde Rail Station Railway station 3.5 kmCycle
  • Layton (Lancs) Rail Station Railway station 5.8 kmDrive

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

2 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Car Park, 118 m away.

More stations near FY5 5FA, 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 FY5 5FA?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of FY5 5FA, 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 FY5 5FA?

0 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of FY5 5FA, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Hambleton Village Hall Charging point · 1 charger · Type 2 · up to 7 kW 2.2 kmCycle
  • Hambleton Village Hall Charging point · 1 charger · Type 2 · up to 7 kW 2.2 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 FY5 5FA?

The nearest to the centre of FY5 5FA, 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 FY5 5FA?

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 FY5 5FA?

The nearest care homes to the centre of FY5 5FA, 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 FY5 5FA?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of FY5 5FA, 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 FY5 5FA?

The nearest vets to the centre of FY5 5FA 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 FY5 5FA in a conservation area?

The centre of FY5 5FA is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

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 FY5 5FA?

Police.uk records 49 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of FY5 5FA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences25 reports
Anti-social behaviour8 reports
Criminal damage and arson5 reports
Shoplifting4 reports
Vehicle crime3 reports
Public order2 reports

Also: burglary 1, other theft 1.

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 FY5 5FA

Ward
Stanah
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Thornton
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
March 2021

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

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

FY5 5LR100 mFY5 5BF140 mFY5 5LW230 mFY5 5LP250 mFY5 5LJ310 mFY5 5JG320 m
All of FY5

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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