The FY postcode area, also known as the Blackpool postcode area,Royal Mail, ''Address Management Guide'', (2004) is a group of eight postcode districts in North West England, within five

post town A post town is a required part of all postal addresses in the United Kingdom and Ireland, and a basic unit of the postal delivery system.Royal Mail, ''Address Management Guide'', (2004) Including the correct post town in the address increases ...

s. These cover the western half of

the Fylde The Fylde () is a coastal plain in western Lancashire, England. It is roughly a square-shaped peninsula, bounded by Morecambe Bay to the north, the Ribble estuary to the south, the Irish Sea to the west, and the foot of the Bowland hills ...

plain (to which the letters in the postcode refer) on the west coast of

Lancashire Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated Lancs) is the name of a historic county, ceremonial county, and non-metropolitan county in North West England. The boundaries of these three areas differ significantly. The non-metropolitan county of Lancash ...

, including Blackpool,

Thornton-Cleveleys Thornton-Cleveleys is a conurbation consisting of the village of Thornton and the town of Cleveleys. The two settlements formed a joint urban district from 1927 until 1974, before becoming part of Wyre. The two settlements constitute part of ...

Poulton-le-Fylde Poulton-le-Fylde (), commonly shortened to Poulton, is a market town in Lancashire, England, situated on the coastal plain called the Fylde. In the 2001 United Kingdom census, it had a population of 18,264. There is evidence of human habitation i ...

Fleetwood Fleetwood is a coastal town in the Borough of Wyre in Lancashire, England, at the northwest corner of the Fylde. It had a population of 25,939 at the 2011 census. Fleetwood acquired its modern character in the 1830s, when the principal lando ...

and Lytham St Annes. The FY1 district covers Blackpool town centre and suburbs immediately to the north and south, while FY2 covers most of the town's northern areas, primarily Bispham. FY3 covers various suburbs east of the town centre, along with some rural areas east of the town including the village of Staining. FY4 covers the southern suburbs of Blackpool along with a small rural area to the south-east of the town. FY5 covers Thornton-Cleveleys and some of the northernmost suburbs of the Blackpool district. FY6 covers the town of Poulton-le-Fylde and some rural areas to the east, as well as much of the

Over Wyre Over Wyre is the collective name given to a group of villages in Lancashire, England, situated on the Fylde, to the north and east of the River Wyre. The group is usually considered to include Hambleton, Stalmine, Knott End-on-Sea, Preesall, ...

region. FY7 covers the town of Fleetwood, while FY8 covers Lytham St Annes along with some small rural areas to the north and east. __TOC__

Coverage

The approximate coverage of the postcode districts: , - ! style="background:#FFFFFF;", FY0 , style="background:#FFFFFF;", BLACKPOOL , style="background:#FFFFFF;", , style="background:#FFFFFF;", '' non-geographic'' , - ! FY1 , BLACKPOOL , Blackpool Town Centre, North Shore, South Shore , Blackpool , - ! FY2 , BLACKPOOL , Bispham, Moor Park , Blackpool , - ! FY3 , BLACKPOOL , Grange Park, Layton, Marton, Staining,

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, Blackpool, Fylde, Wyre , - ! FY4 , BLACKPOOL , Marton, Peel, South Shore, Squires Gate,

Starr Gate Starr Gate is a suburb in the South Shore district of Blackpool in the county of Lancashire, England. It is located at the southwest end of Blackpool on the Fylde coast, adjacent to the Squires Gate district of Blackpool. The place is named a ...

, Blackpool, Fylde , - ! FY5 , THORNTON-CLEVELEYS ,

Anchorsholme Anchorsholme is an area of Blackpool, in the Borough of Blackpool in Lancashire, England. It is close to the town of Cleveleys and village of Thornton. Etymology The name Anchorsholme is thought to derive from the Old Scandinavian word 'holmr' ...

Little Bispham Bispham is a village on the Fylde coast in Lancashire, England, a mile and a half north of Blackpool town centre. Geography and administration The village is part of the borough of Blackpool, and generally considered a suburb of the town. To ...

, Skippool,

, Wyre, Blackpool , - ! FY6 , POULTON-LE-FYLDE , Carleton, Hambleton,

Knott End-on-Sea Knott End-on-Sea is a village in Lancashire, England, on the southern side of Morecambe Bay, across the Wyre estuary from Fleetwood. Knott End has a pub, the Bourne Arms, county library and golf club. Buses run regularly from Knott End and the ...

Preesall Preesall is a town, civil parish and electoral ward in Lancashire, England. The parish (until 1910 known as Preesall with Hackensall) covers the eastern bank of the estuary of the River Wyre, including Knott End-on-Sea, Pilling Lane and the vi ...

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Stalmine Stalmine is a village in the civil parish of Stalmine-with-Staynall, in the Borough of Wyre, Wyre borough of Lancashire, England, in a part of the The Fylde, Fylde known as Over Wyre. The village is located on a small hill on the A588 road, A58 ...

, Wyre, Fylde, Blackpool , - ! FY7 , FLEETWOOD ,

Rossall Rossall is a settlement in Lancashire, England and a suburb of the market town of Fleetwood. It is situated on a coastal plain called The Fylde. Blackpool Tramway runs through Rossall, with two stations: Rossall School on Broadway and Rossall Squ ...

, Wyre , - ! FY8 , LYTHAM ST. ANNES , Lytham St. Annes,

Moss Side Moss Side is an inner-city area of Manchester, England, south of the city centre, It had a population of 20,745 at the 2021 census. Moss Side is bounded by Hulme to the north, Chorlton-on-Medlock, Rusholme and Fallowfield to the east, W ...

, Fylde Some regions of the FY5 postcode area such as Little Bispham and Anchorsholme are generally considered to be suburbs of Blackpool due to being in that town's unitary authority area, despite having the Thornton-Cleveleys post town. The same applies to a small section of the FY8 area adjacent to

Blackpool Airport Blackpool Airport is an airport on the Fylde coast of Lancashire, England, in the Borough of Fylde, just outside the Borough of Blackpool. It was formerly known as Squires Gate Airport and Blackpool International Airport. Ownership of the ai ...

, which has the Lytham St Annes post town but is generally considered to be in Blackpool, including for the 2011 census.

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References

External links

Royal Mail's Postcode Address FileA quick introduction to Royal Mail's Postcode Address File (PAF)
{{Postcode areas in the United Kingdom The Fylde Postcode areas covering North West England

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