Fleetwood

17°COvercast

• Today: 18° / 16° · 59% rain
• Tomorrow: 18° / 15° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:41Sunset 19:33

12h 51m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

20US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Blackpool Marton, United Kingdom

180 reported road collisions (2024)

72 killed or seriously injured · 246 casualties · 16.1 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

235 food businesses within 2 miles

• 160 rated 4–5 ★ (120 top)
• 22 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• 3 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£193,024 average▲ 6% YoY

Across Wyre · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£737 average monthly rent▲ 6.6% YoY

• 1 bed £523
• 2 bed £711
• 3 bed £848

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

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

• Cheapest petrol: 154.9p · Esso (8.3 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 144.8p · AppleGreen (7.9 km)

7 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

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

• Sports centres2
• Gyms1
• Swimming pools1
• Sports pitches16
• Golf courses3
• Playgrounds7

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• Restrictions lifted on Lord Street following successful inspection· 11 Sept 2026
• Heritage Open Days 2026 invites residents and visitors to discover Wyre's rich history· 7 Sept 2026
• Dog fouling fine to increase to £250 across Wyre· 7 Sept 2026
• Entries Deadline Extended for the Wyre Business Awards 2026· 4 Sept 2026
• New Play Facilities Officially Open at Memorial Park· 3 Sept 2026

Source: Wyre Council

111,945 residents in Wyre · 397/km²

• Under 16: 16%
• 16–64: 57%
• 65+: 28%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Around the average in England

Ranked 147 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

14% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£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

57 schools · 14,449 pupils

41 primary · 7 secondary · 9 other

Ofsted: 18 of 22 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (82%)

52inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Wyre

1,255 CQC-registered services

• Care homes423
• GP practices184
• Dentists250
• Homecare agencies290
• Hospitals & hospices38

CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 7 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Lancashire

• In a conservation area (Fleetwood)
• Not in the Green Belt
• 39 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

136 applications decided

86.8% granted · 118 granted, 18 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Lorraine Beavers

Labour

Blackpool North and Fleetwood

Source: UK Parliament

Conservative majority

• Lab 15
• Con 27
• Ref 4
• Oth 4

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools4
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies6
• Supermarkets3
• Parks & greens15
• Restaurants & cafés63

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

4,515 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

139 jobs advertised · £36,303 avg

e.g. Staff Nurse - Outpatients Fixed Term, Care Assistant - Fleetwood, Shift Manager - Fleetwood

Source: Adzuna

£709 median full-time weekly pay

2.9% 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

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

78% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 40% · Wind 32% · Imports 12% · Gas 10%

45 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for North West England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 83.8 yrs women · 78.5 yrs men

74% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• 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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Blackpool North and Fleetwood:

• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office499 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases484 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s345 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership329 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth262 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

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  St Peter's Church, Fleetwood · 0.2 km

  St 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…

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  The Fielden Free Library · 0.2 km

  What 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…

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  Pharos Lighthouse, Fleetwood · 0.3 km

  The 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…

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  St Mary's Church, Fleetwood · 0.3 km

  St 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…

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  North Euston Hotel · 0.3 km

  The 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…

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  Fleetwood Museum · 0.3 km

  Fleetwood 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)