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Area guide · North West

Fylde

How Fylde compares with every council area in England and Wales, on official figures only (86,689 people, mid-2025). Ranked 1st = best for someone living there. There is no overall score: the places are too different for one number to be honest.

Gigabit broadband
94.4%
65th fastest of 318
lastmiddle area: 89.4%1st
Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026
Average house price
£235,793
105th most affordable of 317
lastmiddle area: £289,2821st
HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, July 2026
Price change over 12 months
+7.2%
12th fastest rising of 317
lastmiddle area: +1.8%1st
HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, July 2026
Fine particles (PM2.5)
5.3 µg/m³
30th cleanest of 318
lastmiddle area: 6.9 µg/m³1st
Defra modelled background PM2.5, 2024 (WHO guideline 5 µg/m³)
Recorded crime
53.5 per 1,000
52nd lowest of 283
lastmiddle area: 73.3 per 1,0001st
ONS / Home Office police recorded crime, year ending March 2026
Deprivation rank
190 / 296
107th least deprived of 296
lastmiddle area: 148.5 / 2961st
English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); 1 = most deprived

Flood risk and road noise are not here because no official figure exists for a whole council area. Both vary street by street, which is what the free check reads.

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These figures are for the whole area. The free check reads one postcode: flood, crime, noise and the station, in seconds.

League tables for Lancashire

Fastest broadbandMost affordable homesFastest-rising pricesCleanest airLowest recorded crimeLeast deprived (England)

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