VICTORIA ROAD WEST, FY5 1BU House Prices & Local Information

FY5 1BU is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Victoria Road West, 0.9km from Anchorsholme in Blackpool. Administratively it sits within Jubilee ward and the Blackpool North and Cleveleys constituency.

For renters and young professionals, FY5 1BU offers a dynamic young family area with frequent movers and a mix of backgrounds. During the day, low density wholesale and retail in mostly white areas, often on urban fringe or close to transport nodes. This is a settled, family-oriented neighbourhood (average age 51) — stable, lower-turnover, predominantly owner-occupied. 78% of homes are privately rented — a strong rental market with good supply for incoming tenants.

Safety: Crime rates are above average at 103 incidents per 1,000 residents — worth reviewing the crime breakdown below. Property: With prices averaging £148k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area, up 5.0% year-on-year. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for FY5 1BU are sourced from Output Area E00129767 (shared with 6 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.