Fleetwood
Fleetwood is a town in Lancashire, England, with a population of around 26,232. It has 2 pharmacies, 15 restaurants & cafés, 1 bus stop, and Poulton-le-Fylde railway station 7.5 km away, with the average sold house price is around £197,370. There were around 226 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly Violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Fleetwood area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Wyre area is around the average in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 111,945 residents at roughly 397 people per km².
- Council
- Wyre
- County
- Lancashire
- Constituency
- Lancaster and Fleetwood
- Police force
- Lancashire
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 111th of 294 English council areas — better than 62% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
9°CPartly Cloudy
- Today: 12° / 9° · 31% rain
- Tomorrow: 12° / 9° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:18Sunset 16:32
9h 14m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
18US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Blackpool Marton, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 5.2 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 3.9% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
162 reported · August 2026▼ 18% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences69
- Anti-social behaviour36
- Public order15
- Other theft9
3 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: Pharos · Lancashire
Local policing priorities
- A top priority identified by Pharos ward residents through Lancashire Talking is currently: Drug dealing
- ASB is another priority you have also raised to us through Lancashire Talking.
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
196 reported road collisions (2025)
65 killed or seriously injured · 262 casualties · 17.5 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
231 food businesses within 2 miles
- 156 rated 4–5 ★ (117 top)
- 22 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- 3 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Poulton-Le-Fylde (8.7 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£188,833 average▲ 1.8% YoY
Across Wyre · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£743 average monthly rent▲ 6.9% YoY
- 1 bed £527
- 2 bed £717
- 3 bed £854
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
6.3× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 6.3 times median annual pay (5.8× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
1,855 property sales in the last 12 months
12 months to May 2026
A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.
Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 154.9p · Esso (8.3 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 144.8p · AppleGreen (7.9 km)
6 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
15 charging locations within ~8 km
- 6 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 60 kW
- Nearest: Custom House Lane (0.3 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres2
- Gyms1
- Swimming pools1
- Sports pitches16
- Golf courses3
- Playgrounds7
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local news
- Remembrance services to take place across Wyre· 2 Nov 2026
- Wyre communities celebrate outstanding In Bloom Awards success· 30 Oct 2026
- Government confirms timetable for Local Government Reorganisation review in Lancashire· 29 Oct 2026
- Allotment sites formally determined as contaminated land· 23 Oct 2026
- Free family Halloween theatre returns to Wyre this half term· 20 Oct 2026
Source: Wyre Council
Population
111,945 residents in Wyre · 397/km²
- Under 16: 16%
- 16–64: 57%
- 65+: 28%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK8,175
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK5,619
- Net moves+2,556
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Around the average in England
Ranked 150 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
13% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,461 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band C (24% of 55,960)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
56 schools · 14,179 pupils
40 primary · 7 secondary · 9 other
Ofsted: 18 of 21 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (86%)
51 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Fleetwood High SchoolGood
- Hodgson AcademyGood
- Millfield SchoolGood
- Baines SchoolRequires improvement
- Garstang Community AcademyRequires improvement
- Cardinal Allen Catholic High School, Fleetwood
- Saint Aidan's Church of England High School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Wyre
Care & health services
1,255 CQC-registered services
- Care homes424
- GP practices184
- Dentists248
- Homecare agencies288
- Hospitals & hospices38
CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 9 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Lancashire
Heritage & planning
- In a conservation area (Fleetwood)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 39 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
125 applications decided
92% granted · 115 granted, 10 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Lorraine Beavers
Labour
Blackpool North and Fleetwood
Recent votes:
- AyeBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
- AyeBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty
- AyeBudget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging)
- AyeBudget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Conservative majority
- Lab 15
- Con 27
- Ref 4
- Oth 4
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools4
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies6
- Supermarkets3
- Parks & greens15
- Restaurants & cafés63
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
4,640 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
126 jobs advertised · £40,701 avg
e.g. Domiciliary care worker - Part time, Shift Manager - Fleetwood, Bank Care Practitioner (Nights)
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£709 median full-time weekly pay
3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£23,839 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
38% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 56,701 certificates
11.5% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
74% low-carbon electricity
Nuclear 42% · Wind 32% · Gas 17% · Imports 9%
68 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity
Latest estimate for North West England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 83.8 yrs women · 78.5 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Lancashire): 60.3 women · 59.3 men
74% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.8
- Feeling worthwhile8.0
- Happiness yesterday7.5
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.0
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
6 GP surgeries · 6 pharmacies in FY7
- Broadway Medical Centre
- The Mount View Practice
- Fleetwood Surgery
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Blackpool North and Fleetwood:
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases486 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth265 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK183 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately137 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
- Fund a medical cannabis trial for children left without NHS access since 2018103 local signatures · 6,235 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
St Peter's Church, Fleetwood · 0.2 kmSt Peter's Church is in the seaside town of Fleetwood, Lancashire, England, situated on the Fylde coast. It is an active Anglican parish church in the Diocese of Blackburn. It was completed in 1841, to a design by Dec…
The Fielden Free Library · 0.2 kmWhat became the Fielden Free Library started life as the Whitworth Institute, built in the Venetian Gothic style in 1863. It was bought by Samuel Fielden in 1887 and offered to the town as a public library. It remaine…
Pharos Lighthouse, Fleetwood · 0.3 kmThe Pharos Lighthouse is a 93-foot (28 m) tall Runcorn red sandstone lighthouse situated in Fleetwood, Lancashire, England. It was designed in 1839 by Decimus Burton and Capt H.M. Denham. Burton has been commissioned…
St Mary's Church, Fleetwood · 0.3 kmSt Mary's is a Roman Catholic church in Fleetwood, Lancashire, England. Designed by E. W. Pugin, it was built in 1866–67. It is an active church in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lancaster. It has been designated a Gra…
North Euston Hotel · 0.3 kmThe North Euston Hotel is a hotel in Fleetwood, Lancashire, England. It was built between 1840 and 1841, to a design by Decimus Burton. During the second half of the 19th century, the building was used by the War Depa…
Fleetwood Museum · 0.3 kmFleetwood Museum is a local history and maritime museum in the English seaside town of Fleetwood, Lancashire. The museum was originally the town's Customs House and, completed in 1836, was one of the first buildings c…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Fleetwood?
- Fleetwood is a town in Lancashire, England, in the Wyre local authority.
- What is the population of Fleetwood?
- Fleetwood has an approximate settlement population of 26,232.
- How deprived is Fleetwood?
- The Wyre local authority, which includes Fleetwood, is around the average in England on the IoD2025.