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Formby

Formby is a town in Lancashire, England, with a population of around 23,329. It has around 1 GP surgery, 2 pharmacies, 2 supermarkets, and around 18 restaurants and cafés, along with 9 bus stops and Freshfield railway station 2.2 km away. There were around 93 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 Formby area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the West Lancashire area is around the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 117,431 residents at roughly 339 people per km².

Council
West Lancashire
County
Lancashire
Constituency
West Lancashire
Police force
Lancashire
63/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 58th of 294 English council areas — better than 80% of them.

Low crime93
Home affordability67
Affordable rents79
Good schools37
Life expectancy53
Low deprivation56
Employment65
Low council tax44

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

17°COvercast

  • Today: 21° / 14° · 34% rain
  • Tomorrow: 18° / 14° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:42Sunset 19:33

12h 51m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

15US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Wirral Tranmere, United Kingdom

Crime

98 reported · July 2026 21% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences40
  • Shoplifting23
  • Anti-social behaviour12
  • Public order7

6 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Harington · Merseyside

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

156 reported road collisions (2024)

51 killed or seriously injured · 228 casualties · 13.3 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

123 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 113 rated 4–5 ★ (108 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Formby (0.5 km)
  • 57 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Formby (0.5 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£231,816 average 4.3% YoY

Across West Lancashire · to 2026-06

Detached£367,905
Semi-detached£226,057
Terraced£173,702
Flat£119,652

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£803 average monthly rent 6.4% YoY

  • 1 bed £587
  • 2 bed £729
  • 3 bed £842

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

Affordability

7.1× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 7.1 times median annual pay (6.4× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 162.9p · Asda (12 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 181.9p · Asda (12 km)

8 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

3 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 150 kW
  • Nearest: Grapes Hotel Formby (1.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Gyms1
  • Swimming pools1
  • Sports pitches17
  • Golf courses2
  • Playgrounds6

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

117,431 residents in West Lancashire · 339/km²

  • Under 16: 16%
  • 16–64: 62%
  • 65+: 22%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Around the average in England

Ranked 178 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

8% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,456 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (28% of 52,760)

A £1,637
B £1,910
C £2,183
D £2,456
E £3,002
F £3,548
G £4,094
H £4,912

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

Schools

73 schools · 16,020 pupils

55 primary · 6 secondary · 12 other

Ofsted: 23 of 27 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (85%)

68inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Burscough Priory AcademyGood
  • Lathom High School : A Technology CollegeGood
  • Ormskirk School
  • St Bede's Catholic High School
  • Tarleton Academy
  • Up Holland High School

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · West Lancashire

Care & health services

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

Heritage & planning

  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 29 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

Planning decisions

119 applications decided

81.5% granted · 97 granted, 22 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Bill Esterson

Labour

Sefton Central

Recent votes:

  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Conservative (minority)

  • Lab 13
  • Con 12
  • Ref 7
  • Oth 13

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools10
  • GPs & clinics4
  • Pharmacies5
  • Supermarkets3
  • Parks & greens7
  • Restaurants & cafés29

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

5,075 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

54 jobs advertised · £31,407 avg

e.g. Veterinary Surgeon, Become a Law Tutor in Formby – Flexible & Remote, Manager in Training

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£788 median full-time weekly pay

2.7% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£24,532 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Energy efficiency

44% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 53,300 certificates

11.4% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

Grid electricity

84% low-carbon electricity

Wind 53% · Nuclear 27% · Gas 11% · Imports 5%

47 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for North Wales & Merseyside · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 83.2 yrs women · 81.1 yrs men

71% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.5
  • Feeling worthwhile8.0
  • Happiness yesterday7.5
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.9

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Sefton Central:

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

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Formby?
Formby is a town in Lancashire, England, in the West Lancashire local authority.
What is the population of Formby?
Formby has an approximate settlement population of 23,329.
How deprived is Formby?
The West Lancashire local authority, which includes Formby, is around the average in England on the IoD2019.