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Kirkham

Kirkham is a town in Lancashire, England, with a population of around 7,883. It has 1 GP & clinic, 4 pharmacies, 1 supermarket, and 21 restaurants and cafés, 3 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Kirkham and Wesham, 1.3 km away. There were around 85 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 Kirkham area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Fylde area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 81,374 residents at roughly 491 people per km².

Council
Fylde
County
Lancashire
Constituency
Fylde
Police force
Lancashire
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My Area Score

Good

Ranked 71st of 294 English council areas — better than 76% of them.

Low crime86
Home affordability90
Affordable rents98
Good schools19
Life expectancy41
Low deprivation62
Employment65
Low council tax37

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 06:41Sunset 19:32

12h 51m 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

Crime

70 reported · July 2026 29% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences38
  • Anti-social behaviour12
  • Criminal damage & arson8
  • Other theft4

Neighbourhood team: Kirkham · Lancashire

Local policing priorities

  • Anti-social Behaviour, SFSS (Shoplifting), Road safety

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

Road safety

135 reported road collisions (2024)

40 killed or seriously injured · 196 casualties · 16.6 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

104 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 84 rated 4–5 ★ (65 top)
  • 3 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Kirkham and Wesham (0.9 km)
  • 6 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Kirkham & Wesham (0.9 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£233,647 average 8.7% YoY

Across Fylde · to 2026-06

Detached£387,661
Semi-detached£251,649
Terraced£199,811
Flat£135,104

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£866 average monthly rent 5.5% YoY

  • 1 bed £608
  • 2 bed £783
  • 3 bed £940

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

Affordability

5.4× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 5.4 times median annual pay (5.5× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 138.8p · AppleGreen (6.2 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 142.8p · AppleGreen (6.2 km)

12 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

13 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 8 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 60 kW
  • Nearest: Morrisons (0.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Swimming pools1
  • Sports pitches13
  • Playgrounds8

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local news

Population

81,374 residents in Fylde · 491/km²

  • Under 16: 15%
  • 16–64: 57%
  • 65+: 28%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 198 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

4% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,484 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (23% of 41,660)

A £1,656
B £1,932
C £2,208
D £2,484
E £3,036
F £3,588
G £4,140
H £4,968

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

Schools

37 schools · 9,381 pupils

25 primary · 3 secondary · 9 other

Ofsted: 8 of 10 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (80%)

29inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Carr Hill High SchoolRequires improvement
  • Lytham St Annes High School
  • St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Fylde

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
  • 23 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

Planning decisions

95 applications decided

97.9% granted · 93 granted, 2 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Mr Andrew Snowden

Conservative

Fylde

Recent votes:

  • NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • NoClosure motion
  • AyeSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • NoDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Conservative majority

  • Lab 2
  • Con 22
  • LD 2
  • Oth 11

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools10
  • GPs & clinics2
  • Pharmacies5
  • Supermarkets2
  • Parks & greens7
  • Restaurants & cafés21

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

3,940 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

48 jobs advertised · £33,916 avg

e.g. Plumber, Care Assistant, Be Your Own Boss - Deliver with Uber Eats

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£839 median full-time weekly pay

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

£28,058 disposable income per head (2024)

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

Energy efficiency

40% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 46,631 certificates

10.9% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

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

Grid electricity

79% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 41% · Wind 35% · Gas 11% · Imports 10%

47 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for North West England · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 84.9 yrs women · 78.3 yrs men

67% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.8
  • Feeling worthwhile7.8
  • Happiness yesterday7.6
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.5

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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Fylde:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Kirkham, Lancashire · 0.1 km

    Kirkham aka Kirkam-in-Amounderness is a market town and civil parish in the Borough of Fylde in Lancashire, England, midway between Blackpool and Preston and adjacent to the town of Wesham. It owes its existence to Ca…

  • St Michael's Church, Kirkham · 0.2 km

    St Michael's Church is in the town of Kirkham, Lancashire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building. It is an active Anglican parish church in…

  • Carr Hill High School · 0.5 km

    Carr Hill High School is an 11–16, mixed comprehensive school in Kirkham, Lancashire, England. The school has approximately 900 pupils currently enrolled. It has a learning library centre including a library area, an…

  • A583 road · 0.6 km

    The A583 is a primary road from Preston to Blackpool in England, via Kirkham. It runs a distance of 17 miles (27.4 km), and was previously the main route into Blackpool until the construction of the M55 motorway.

  • HM Prison Kirkham · 0.8 km

    HM Prison Kirkham is a Category D men's prison, located southwest of Kirkham in Lancashire, England. The prison is operated by His Majesty's Prison Service.

  • Kirkham and Wesham railway station · 0.8 km

    Kirkham and Wesham railway station serves the towns of Kirkham and Wesham, in Lancashire, England. It is managed by Northern Trains, which operates most of the passenger services that call there.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Kirkham?
Kirkham is a town in Lancashire, England, in the Fylde local authority.
What is the population of Kirkham?
Kirkham has an approximate settlement population of 7,883.
How deprived is Kirkham?
The Fylde local authority, which includes Kirkham, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.