Fylde: local statistics
Fylde is a district council area in the North West, home to an estimated 86,689 people (mid-2025). This page brings together 10 official figures for the area, each with its period, publisher and the address it was read from. See also who has power over Fylde, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
Full-time employees living in Fylde earned a median £839.00 a week in April 2025, or £44,892 over a year. That is 14.2% above the figure for the North West and the 2nd highest in the North West. Jobs based in Fylde paid a median £785.20 a week, £53.80 less than the figure for people who live there. In 2015 the residents' median was £510.70, so it has risen 64% before inflation.
The police recorded 52.7 crimes per 1,000 residents in Fylde in the year to March 2026 (4,571 offences in all), the 3rd lowest rate of the 35 council areas in the North West. A year earlier it was 55.0. The highest rate in the series was 69.0, in the year to March 2019. Fraud is not included.
The ONS estimates that 86,689 people lived in Fylde in mid-2025, up 1.4% on a year earlier. Over ten years, since mid-2015, it has grown by 12.4% (the North West: +8.2%), the 7th fastest growth of the 35 council areas in the North West. The mid-2025 estimate is the highest in the series.
In 2022 to 2024, women in Fylde had a life expectancy at birth of 83.4 years; for men it was 79.7 (England: 83.3 and 79.5). Since 2012 to 2014 it has changed by +0.8 years for women and +0.1 for men. It is the 7th highest for women of the 35 council areas in the North West.
4,070 businesses were registered for VAT or PAYE in Fylde in March 2026, 11% more than in 2016. There are 47 per 1,000 residents, the 7th highest of the 35 council areas in the North West.
In August 2026, 1,310 people in Fylde were on the claimant count, 2.7% of residents aged 16 to 64, compared with 4.2% in the North West. Twelve months before, it was 2.6%. The five-year high was 3.8% (August 2021); the low was 2.4% (October 2023).
Homes in Fylde sold for an average of £235,793 in July 2026, up 7.2% on July 2025. It ranks as the 10th highest of the 35 council areas in the North West; the average for the North West was £221,445. Prices are 34% above July 2016 and at their highest July level in the series. The average price is 5.3 times the median annual pay of full-time employees who live in Fylde. That ratio is 23rd of 35 in the North West, counting from the highest ratio.
An estimated 68.7% of people aged 16 to 64 living in Fylde were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, according to the ONS Annual Population Survey, with a margin of error of 8.9 points either way, against 73.8% across the North West. Over the 11 years shown it ranged from 68.7% to 82.8%.
For 2026-27 the average Band D council tax bill in Fylde is £2,483.94, 4.0% more than in 2025-26. It is mid-table in the North West, 19th of 35. In 2016-17 the figure was £1,622.99, so it has risen 53%.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 77,135 |
| 2016 | 77,886 |
| 2017 | 78,423 |
| 2018 | 79,191 |
| 2019 | 79,852 |
| 2020 | 80,176 |
| 2021 | 81,750 |
| 2022 | 82,964 |
| 2023 | 84,160 |
| 2024 | 85,453 |
| 2025 | 86,689 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £176,059 |
| July 2017 | £182,149 |
| July 2018 | £181,245 |
| July 2019 | £185,422 |
| July 2020 | £184,669 |
| July 2021 | £201,088 |
| July 2022 | £216,920 |
| July 2023 | £222,765 |
| July 2024 | £224,556 |
| July 2025 | £219,942 |
| July 2026 | £235,793 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £510.70 a week |
| 2016 | £527.70 a week |
| 2017 | £574.90 a week |
| 2018 | £594.30 a week |
| 2019 | £614.10 a week |
| 2020 | £662.40 a week |
| 2021 | £604.70 a week |
| 2022 | £630.10 a week |
| 2023 | £727.70 a week |
| 2024 | £738.70 a week |
| 2025 | £839.00 a week |
Average Band D council tax
| 2016-17 | £1,622.99 |
| 2017-18 | £1,679.52 |
| 2018-19 | £1,773.63 |
| 2019-20 | £1,857.35 |
| 2020-21 | £1,928.01 |
| 2021-22 | £2,005.06 |
| 2022-23 | £2,083.78 |
| 2023-24 | £2,164.97 |
| 2024-25 | £2,269.96 |
| 2025-26 | £2,387.78 |
| 2026-27 | £2,483.94 |
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents
| 2015/16 | 40.8 per 1,000 |
| 2016/17 | 46.8 per 1,000 |
| 2017/18 | 53.5 per 1,000 |
| 2018/19 | 69.0 per 1,000 |
| 2019/20 | 58.0 per 1,000 |
| 2020/21 | 47.2 per 1,000 |
| 2021/22 | 55.5 per 1,000 |
| 2022/23 | 50.3 per 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 53.4 per 1,000 |
| 2024/25 | 55.0 per 1,000 |
| 2025/26 | 52.7 per 1,000 |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 82.8% |
| 2016/17 | 78.2% |
| 2017/18 | 73.1% |
| 2018/19 | 77.3% |
| 2019/20 | 82.6% |
| 2020/21 | 77.0% |
| 2021/22 | 69.8% |
| 2022/23 | 80.2% |
| 2023/24 | 68.9% |
| 2024/25 | 81.7% |
| 2025/26 | 68.7% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 82.6 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 82.6 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 82.8 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 82.7 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 82.9 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 83.4 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 82.9 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 82.8 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 82.7 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 83.0 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 83.4 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 3,670 |
| 2017 | 3,775 |
| 2018 | 3,770 |
| 2019 | 3,810 |
| 2020 | 3,800 |
| 2021 | 3,830 |
| 2022 | 3,840 |
| 2023 | 3,805 |
| 2024 | 3,920 |
| 2025 | 3,940 |
| 2026 | 4,070 |
Questions about Fylde
What is the average salary in Fylde?
Median pay for full-time employees living in Fylde was £839.00 a week in April 2025 (£44,892 a year), from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
What is the crime rate in Fylde?
Home Office figures show 4,571 offences in the year to March 2026, or 52.7 per 1,000 people, not counting fraud.
What is the population of Fylde?
The ONS estimates 86,689 people lived in Fylde in mid-2025.
What is life expectancy in Fylde?
83.4 years for women and 79.7 for men (2022 to 2024, ONS).
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in Fylde?
The ONS claimant count was 1,310 in August 2026, 2.7% of 16 to 64-year-olds. It counts benefit claims, not unemployment.
What is the average house price in Fylde?
HM Land Registry's figure for July 2026 is £235,793.
How much is Band D council tax in Fylde?
£2,483.94 on average for 2026-27, including police, fire and parish precepts (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government).
Who has power over Fylde
Every body that makes decisions for Fylde, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
- Fylde council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- Fylde in official figures this page
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Fylde: Mr Andrew Snowden (Conservative) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
Each value above links to the official file or query it was read from, on 14 October 2026. What each figure measures.
- Recorded crime: Years before April 2020 come from the earlier Home Office table.
More on this area and these figures
- Council money: spending, reserves and debt
- Figures for the whole region: the North West
- UK figures: UK average weekly earnings growth · Crime Survey for England and Wales: headline crime · UK population
- Other council areas in the North West: Burnley · Hyndburn · Pendle · Ribble Valley · Rossendale · South Ribble
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