Fielding Road, Blackpool, FY1 2QL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding FY1 2QL is primarily male, with 54.9% of the population being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	48.1%	45.1%	-3.0%	51.0%	-5.9%
Male	51.9%	54.9%	3.0%	49.0%	5.9%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	35.8%	39.8%	4.0%	37.9%	1.9%
Married: Opposite sex	35.2%	33.7%	-1.5%	44.2%	-10.5%
Married: Same sex	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.1%	1.1%
Separated	4.8%	4.2%	-0.6%	2.2%	2.0%
Divorced	15.2%	13.9%	-1.3%	9.1%	4.8%
Widowed	9.1%	6%	-3.1%	6.1%	-0.1%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a lower percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (64.7%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either an older population or social deprivation in the area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	38.9%	36.2%	-2.7%	48.4%	-12.2%
Good health	27.3%	28.5%	1.2%	33.6%	-5.1%
Fair health	21.8%	22.7%	0.9%	12.7%	10.0%
Bad health	8.8%	7.2%	-1.6%	4.0%	3.2%
Very bad health	3.2%	5.3%	2.1%	1.2%	4.1%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

This area stands out for its low percentage of residents with higher education degree. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 18%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	40.6%	26.3%	-14.3%	18.2%	8.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14.5%	13.2%	-1.3%	9.6%	3.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.3%	17.4%	4.1%	13.4%	4.0%
Apprenticeship	4.2%	7.8%	3.6%	5.3%	2.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.1%	15%	2.9%	16.9%	-1.9%
Degree or Similar	9.1%	18%	8.9%	33.8%	-15.8%
Other	6.1%	2.4%	-3.7%	2.8%	-0.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is predominantly white, with 94.7% identifying as such, significantly higher than the UK average of 81.4%. This indicates a lower level of ethnic diversity compared to the broader UK population.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0%	1.4%	1.4%	1.1%	0.3%
Other Asian	0%	0.5%	0.5%	1.6%	-1.1%
Black Caribbean	0.9%	0.5%	-0.4%	1.0%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	1.9%	1.9%	0.8%	1.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.9%	1%	-0.9%	0.9%	0.1%
White	96.3%	94.7%	-1.6%	81.4%	13.3%
Other	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	1.6%	-1.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 89.9% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	97.2%	89.9%	-7.3%	83.2%	6.7%
European Union	0.9%	8.2%	7.3%	6.1%	2.1%
Rest of Europe	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	0.8%	-0.8%
Africa	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	2.7%	-2.7%
Middle East and Asia	0%	1.4%	1.4%	5.6%	-4.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0%	0.5%	0.5%	1.3%	-0.8%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	95.8%	90.8%	-5.0%	83.2%	7.6%
10+ Years	0.5%	7.3%	6.8%	9.8%	-2.5%
5-10 Years	0%	1.9%	1.9%	2.9%	-1.0%
2-5 Years	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	2.2%	-2.2%
Less than 2 years	3.2%	0%	-3.2%	1.9%	-1.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	67.5%	76.7%	-9.2%
Ireland	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Italy	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Spain	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%
Poland	1.9%	1.3%	0.6%
Other EU countries	4.9%	1.5%	3.4%
No passport held	23.3%	13.5%	9.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	49.5%	37.2%	12.3%
Christian	44.7%	46.2%	-1.5%
Jewish	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Muslim	1.5%	6.5%	-5.0%
Not answered	3.4%	6.0%	-2.6%

Safety

Is Fielding Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Fielding Road was 171.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 24.5% lower than the Brunswick average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Fielding Road has the 27th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Brunswick and the 162nd highest crime rate of 494 local areas in Blackpool .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 67.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -21.3%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 99% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£27,600

Income Rank
1/10

Household Income in FY1 2QL, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 10/10 (very high )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 2/10 (very low )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 10/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Fielding Road are based on 43 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Blackpool.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Fielding Road, Blackpool, FY1 2QL

Estimated Average Property Prices for FY1 2QL

Average Price
£100,604

Semi-Detached
£98,837

Terraced
£120,037

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Fielding Road

Average Price
£105,916

Semi-Detached
£105,061

Terraced
£117,309

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Fielding Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
3 Fielding Road, Blackpool, Blackpool Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£108,000	2023-11-30	£113,311
31 Fielding Road, Blackpool, Blackpool Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£85,000	2023-02-10	£89,363
21 Fielding Road, Blackpool, Blackpool Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£86,000	2020-04-21	£112,183
1 Fielding Road, Blackpool, Blackpool Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£109,000	2018-12-20	£146,863
12 Fielding Road, Blackpool, Blackpool Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£88,000	2016-06-03	£123,104

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for FY1 2QL

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	44
Retired	34
Part-Time Employee	33
Other	15
Long-Term Sick or disabled	13
Looking after home or family	10
Unemployed	6
Student (economically inactive)	6
Self-Employed	5
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	2

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	14
Human health and social work activities	14
Other	8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Construction	6
Administrative and support service activities	6
Education	6
Manufacturing	6
Transport and storage	5
Accommodation and food service activities	5
Professional, scientific and technical activities	2
Real estate activities	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Westminster Primary Academy Westminster Road , FY1 2QE	3out of 4	461 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Holy Family Catholic Primary School Seacrest Avenue , FY1 2SD	3out of 4	461 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Devonshire Primary Academy Devonshire Road , FY3 8AF	2out of 4	1,052 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Langdale Free School 95 Warbreck Drive , Bispham FY2 9RZ	3out of 4	1,060 yd	Free schools	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Layton Primary School Meyler Avenue , Layton FY3 7DX	4out of 4	1,072 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Mary's Catholic Academy St Walburga's Road , FY3 7EQ	3out of 4	1,582 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Blackpool Aspire Academy Blackpool Old Road , FY3 7LS	3out of 4	2,108 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Montgomery Academy All Hallows Road , Bispham FY2 0AZ	2out of 4	3,103 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Baines School Highcross Road , FY6 8BE	2out of 4	3,530 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
South Shore Academy St Anne's Road , FY4 2AR	2out of 4	4,152 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Blackpool Sixth Form College Blackpool Old Road , FY3 7LR	- not rated	2,206 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Blackpool and the Fylde College Ashfield Road , Bispham FY2 0HB	- not rated	3,726 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Unity Academy Blackpool Warbreck Hill Road , FY2 0TS	3out of 4	724 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Armfield Academy 488 Lytham Road , FY4 1TL	- not rated	4,971 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Tower Learning Centre 316 Church Street , FY1 3QE	- not rated	1,402 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Highfurlong School Blackpool Old Road , FY3 7LS	4out of 4	2,096 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Woodlands School Whitegate Drive , FY3 9HF	3out of 4	2,299 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Park Community Academy 158 Whitegate Drive , FY3 9HF	4out of 4	2,358 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Educational Diversity 278a Whitegate Drive , FY3 9JW	3out of 4	3,007 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Ciao Ciao	300 Devonshire Road, Blackpool	428 yd
Country Hamper	436-438 Talbot Road, Blackpool	590 yd
The Magic Club	Blackpool Magicians Club, 1 Sherbourne Road, Blackpool	712 yd
Costa Coffee	160-170 Devonshire Road, Blackpool	741 yd
Curiositea @ 23	23 Layton Road, Blackpool	766 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Devonshire Arms Hotel	Hotel, Devonshire Road, Blackpool	192 yd
Sullivan's Bar	277 Devonshire Road, Blackpool	323 yd
Corner House	80 Sherbourne Road, Blackpool	629 yd
Gynn Pub	Accomodation, 341 Dickson Road, Blackpool	976 yd
New Mount Pleasant	103-105 High Street, Blackpool	1,055 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Indian Orchard	265A Devonshire Road, Blackpool	106 yd
Welcome Take Away	265B Devonshire Road, Blackpool	106 yd
The Fishery	273 Devonshire Road, Blackpool	323 yd
Domino's Pizza	279 Devonshire Road, Blackpool	323 yd
Butty Bar	283 Devonshire Road, Blackpool	323 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Lidl Food Store	127 Devonshire Road, Blackpool		709 yd
Tesco	Westcliffe Drive, Blackpool		760 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Claremont Park Claremont Road	grass pitches	207 yd
Unity Academy Blackpool WARBRECK HILL ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	711 yd
Olympia Gym (Blackpool) (Closed) Devonshire Road	health and fitness suite	812 yd
Bodymasters Fitness Centre (Closed) Selbourne Road	health and fitness suite	842 yd
Livingwell Health Club (Blackpool) PROMENADE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	990 yd
The Club And Spa At The Imperial Hotel Blackpool PROMENADE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	1,027 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	48.5 Mbit/s
Average download speed	114.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	12.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	40 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of FY1 2QL