Fylde: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£391,257

Semi-detached

£254,059

Terraced

£202,202

Flat or maisonette

£135,906

First-time buyers

£198,579

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  71,940 in 1991 → 85,447 in 2024 (+18.8%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £167,086 in 2005 → £235,793 in 2026 (+41.1%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £436 in 2008 → £701 in 2025 (+61.0%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  74.6% in 2004 → 73.0% in 2023 (−2.1%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  1.1% in 2001 → 2.7% in 2025 (+145.5%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £12,028 in 1997 → £28,058 in 2024 (+133.3%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Fylde; 29 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• High-growth businesses · Economy & work7.4% (2024) · 11th highest of 361
• Smokers · Health & wellbeing6.9% (2020 to 2024) · 13th lowest of 373
• Anxiety · Health & wellbeing2.5 out of 10 (2022/23) · 15th lowest of 363
• Life satisfaction · Health & wellbeing7.8 out of 10 (2022/23) · 33rd highest of 363

Where it ranks worst

• Economic inactivity · Economy & work27.0% (2023) · 297th lowest of 348
• Employment rate · Economy & work73.0% (2023) · 257th highest of 348
• Greenhouse gas emissions · Environment6.4 t per person (2024) · 267th lowest of 361
• Home gas use · Environment10,192 kWh (2024/25) · 215th lowest of 347

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Lancashire, which includes Fylde.

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)79.0 years · England 80.0 · 92nd highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)83.0 years · England 83.8 · 92nd highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)59.3 years · England 60.9 · 88th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)60.3 years · England 61.3 · 78th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)354.2 per 100k · England 321.0 · 88th lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)9.5% · England 10.4 · 59th lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)68.6% · England 64.6 · 112th lowest of 153

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Lancashire, which includes Fylde.

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)64.1% · England 68.3 · 139th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)44.7 score · England 46.0 · 96th highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)6.0% · England 5.8 · 104th lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)24.9% · England 19.8 · 112th lowest of 153