Lea Town

10°CSunny

• Today: 12° / 6° · 30% rain
• Tomorrow: 12° / 7° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:17Sunset 16:32

9h 15m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

16US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Preston, United Kingdom

• 5.3 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 4.0% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

15 reported · August 2026▲ 36% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences7
• Anti-social behaviour3
• Criminal damage & arson3
• Burglary1

Neighbourhood team: Ingol & Cottam · Lancashire

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

161 reported road collisions (2025)

51 killed or seriously injured · 238 casualties · 19.8 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

63 food businesses within 2 miles

• 55 rated 4–5 ★ (46 top)
• 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Salwick (1.7 km)
• 0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£230,340 average▲ 0.9% YoY

Across Fylde · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£870 average monthly rent▲ 5.3% YoY

• 1 bed £611
• 2 bed £787
• 3 bed £945

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

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

1,360 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

• Cheapest petrol: 138.8p · AppleGreen (10 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 142.8p · AppleGreen (10 km)

6 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

36 charging locations within ~8 km

• 13 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 300 kW
• Nearest: Lea Service Station (2.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Sports pitches3
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• Fylde Girls Tee Off in Area’s First-Ever GolfSixes Mini League· 3 Nov 2026
• River Ribble Ramblers Raise Over £700 for BBC Children in Need· 2 Nov 2026
• Government Confirms Timetable for Local Government Reorganisation Review in Lancashire· 29 Oct 2026
• Council Rules Out Legal Challenge to Morgan and Morecambe Wind Farm Decision· 26 Oct 2026
• Save the Date: St Annes International Kite Festival Soars Back for 2027· 26 Oct 2026

Source: Fylde Council

81,374 residents in Fylde · 491/km²

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

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK5,989
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK4,582
• Net moves+1,407

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 188 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

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

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,484 a year · Band D, 2026-27

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

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

37 schools · 9,381 pupils

25 primary · 3 secondary · 9 other

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

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

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Fylde

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

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

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

108 applications decided

97.2% granted · 105 granted, 3 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Mr Andrew Snowden

Conservative

Fylde

Source: UK Parliament

Conservative majority

• Lab 2
• Con 22
• LD 2
• Oth 11

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

• Schools3
• Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

4,070 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

£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

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

69% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 40% · Wind 26% · Gas 22% · Imports 10%

88 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for North West England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 84.9 yrs women · 78.3 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy (Lancashire): 60.3 women · 59.3 men

67% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• 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

9 GP surgeries · 10 pharmacies in PR4

• Weeton Medical Centre
• Longton Health Centre
• Kirkham Health Centre

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Fylde:

• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases541 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth236 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK221 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills180 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately171 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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