North West · Non-metropolitan district

Fylde

2026/27 view

Fylde · ONS E07000119

Financial position as at 2026/27 Q1 quarter end

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COUNCIL AT A GLANCE

Who runs the council and its current position

64/ 100

COUNCILMETRICS FINANCIAL HEALTH SCORE

Mixed

Compared only with non-metropolitan district councils using central government returns.

164 councils in peer group Rank 53 of 164 Medium confidence 2024/25 outturn · 2026/27 Q1 debt How this is calculated

Reserves cover66

Debt burden74

Debt direction38

YEAR-ON-YEAR CONTEXT Change from the previous reported period Each measure uses its own official reporting timetable.

Net debt £-21.00m 2026/27 Q1 vs 2025/26 Q4

−£284.0k 1.4%

Service expenditure £11.86m 2024/25 vs 2023/24

+£1.31m 12.5%

Unallocated reserves £4.94m 2024/25 vs 2023/24

−£168.0k 3.3%

FIVE-YEAR FINANCIAL TREND

How this council's finances have changed

Official annual outturn. Each line uses its own scale so direction remains easy to read.

Through 2024/25

Service expenditure £11.86m

2.9%

Net revenue expenditure £14.41m

10.7%

Council Tax requirement £8.65m

15.0%

Unallocated reserves £4.94m

8.0%

COUNCILMETRICS COMMUNITY SCORE Share your experience 0 of 25 responses collected before results are published

Score this council

Political controlNot yet recordedAdministration not identified

Council leaderNot identifiedParty not identified

Resident population85,4472024 estimate

Latest net debt£-21.00m2026/27 Q1 quarter end

WASTE & RECYCLING

What happens to household waste?

Official Defra measures for Fylde, with like-for-like comparison against collection authorities.

2024/25

40.3%recycled

Household recycling rate

Recycling rate fell

1.9 percentage points vs 2023/24

115 of 196 peer authorities Peer median 42.1%

Residual waste475.4 kgper household+10.0 kg year on year

Waste collected388.4 kgper resident−9.0 kg year on year

Household waste33,192tonnes collected13,378 tonnes recycled

WHERE HOUSEHOLD WASTE WENT

Recycled versus residual waste

13,378 t recycled, composted or reused 19,814 t not recycled

RECYCLING RATE TREND

10 years of official data

40.3%

2015/162024/25

EDUCATION

Schools and education

Schools, pupil numbers and latest education outcomes across Fylde.

2024/25

SCHOOLS & PUPILS

Education at a glance

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37 Open schools

9,381 Pupils

11,356 School places

82.6% Capacity utilisation

ATTAINMENT & OUTCOMES

Key Stage 4

Published outcomes for pupils living in Fylde.

Attainment 8

45.8

North West 44.6

England 46.1

0.3 points below England

English & maths grade 5+

44.7%

North West 42.0%

England 45.4%

0.7 percentage points below England

EBacc entry

35.2%

North West 36.7%

England 40.5%

5.3 percentage points below England

PROGRESS

Progress 8

-0.32

Latest published Progress 8 score, 2023/24.

A score of 0 represents the national average.

TREND

Attainment 8 over time

46.8 18/19

51.2 19/20

52.6 20/21

48.1 21/22

45.4 22/23

44.5 23/24

45.8 24/25

Education context

Fylde's latest Key Stage 4 outcomes show a mixed picture when compared with North West and England.

Department for Education · Key Stage 4 performance · Pupil residency

HOUSING & AFFORDABILITY

Housing costs and local earnings

House prices and affordability for Fylde, based on the earnings of local residents.

2025

Median house price

£245,000

+ 16.7% over five years

Median resident earnings

£44,892

+ 34.2% over five years

House price to earnings

5.46×

Improved from 6.28× five years ago

PRIVATE RENTING

Average monthly private rent

Typical private rental cost across all property types in Fylde.

£866 / month

+ 5.5% in the last year

July 2026

Fylde

£866

+ 5.5%

North West

£965

+ 5.7%

England

£1,451

+ 3.8%

Compared with North West £99 less per month

Compared with England £585 less per month

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

Housing affordability

Median house price as a multiple of median resident earnings. Lower is more affordable.

Fylde

5.46×

North West

5.90×

England

7.64×

Compared with North West More affordable

Compared with England More affordable

Source: Office for National Statistics · Housing affordability in England and Wales · House prices year ending September · Residence-based earnings

PLANNING & HOUSING DELIVERY

Is development moving through the system?

Quarterly planning decisions and the government's latest three-year Housing Delivery Test.

2026 Q1

Applications received119this quarter+11 vs 2025 Q4

Applications decided95this quarter−12 vs 2025 Q4

Outstanding applications—at quarter end

97.9%approved

Overall approval rate93 granted2 refused+5.4 pts vs previous quarter

DECISION TIMELINESS

Decisions made within time

97.9%

Rank 42 of 294 reporting authoritiesNational median 92.5%

2.6 percentage points higher than 2025 Q4

APPLICATION MIX

Performance by development type

TypeDecisionsApprovedIn time Major6100.0%83.3% Minor3093.3%96.7% Other59100.0%100.0%

QUARTERLY FLOW

Applications through the system

Last 8 quarters

HOUSING DELIVERY TEST

Homes delivered against requirement

175%

Required815homes over three years

Delivered1,424homes over three years

100% requirement

No consequenceHDT 2025 government assessment

CRIME & POLICING

Police-recorded crime

Latest police-recorded crime figures for Fylde, excluding fraud.

Year ending Mar 2026

Recorded offences 4,571 Total police-recorded crime excluding fraud

Crime rate 53.5 offences per 1,000 residents

Annual change − 2.7% compared with the previous year

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

Recorded crime rate

Offences per 1,000 residents

Fylde Your council

53.5 − 2.7%

North West Region

89.4 − 0.9%

England National

83.4 − 1.5%

Fylde has a recorded crime rate 40.2% below North West. It is 35.9% below the England rate.

OFFENCE PROFILE

Recorded crime by category

Lancashire

Violence 2,089

24.4 per 1,000 + 1.9%

Theft 1,100

12.9 per 1,000 − 22.9%

Public order 285

3.3 per 1,000 + 12.6%

Criminal damage 485

5.7 per 1,000 + 8.5%

Shoplifting 307

3.6 per 1,000 − 29.6%

Vehicle offences 238

2.8 per 1,000 − 23.2%

Burglary 180

2.1 per 1,000 − 25.9%

Drug offences 106

1.2 per 1,000 + 21.8%

ONS / Home Office · Police-recorded crime · Community Safety Partnership data

SCHOOLS & OFSTED

Schools and inspection outcomes

Open schools, pupil numbers and the latest published Ofsted inspection position for Fylde.

37 schools

Open schools 37

Pupils 9,381

School places 11,356

Capacity used 82.6%

Primary 25 schools

4,410 pupils

Other / specialist 9 schools

1,776 pupils

Secondary 3 schools

3,195 pupils

CURRENT POSITION

Inspection coverage

Latest Ofsted management information

Renewed framework 4

10.8% of open schools

Previous full framework 12

32.4% of open schools

Ungraded inspection 13

35.1% of open schools

No Ofsted record 8

21.6% of open schools

RENEWED FRAMEWORK

Latest inspection standards

4 schools assessed

Achievement 4 assessed

Needs attention 2

Expected standard 1

Strong standard 1

Attendance & behaviour 4 assessed

Strong standard 2

Expected standard 1

Needs attention 1

Curriculum & teaching 4 assessed

Needs attention 2

Expected standard 1

Strong standard 1

Inclusion 4 assessed

Expected standard 2

Strong standard 2

Leadership & governance 4 assessed

Expected standard 2

Strong standard 2

Personal development 4 assessed

Strong standard 3

Expected standard 1

Safeguarding 4 assessed

Met 4

PREVIOUS FRAMEWORK

Legacy Ofsted ratings

These ratings apply only to schools whose latest full inspection remains under the previous Ofsted framework. Schools assessed under the renewed framework are shown separately above.

Outstanding 1

Good 5

Requires improvement 1

Not judged 5

LOCAL SCHOOLS

School directory

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School	Phase	Pupils	Capacity	Latest Ofsted position
Ansdell Primary School URN 119146 · FY8 4DR	Primary	220	230	Ungraded inspection
Clifton Primary School URN 119291 · FY8 3PY	Primary	214	245	Ungraded inspection
Freckleton Church of England Primary School URN 119548 · PR4 1PJ	Primary	193	210	Ungraded inspection
Heyhouses Endowed Church of England Primary School URN 119693 · FY8 3EE	Primary	575	630	Not judged
Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Warton URN 151083 · PR4 1AD	Primary	157	180	Ungraded inspection
Kirkham St Michael's Church of England Primary School URN 119550 · PR4 2SL	Primary	199	210	Ungraded inspection
Kirkham and Wesham Primary School URN 119145 · PR4 2JP	Primary	187	210	Ungraded inspection
Lytham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School URN 119551 · FY8 4HA	Primary	170	245	Not judged

School information: Get Information about Schools (GIAS). Inspection information: Ofsted monthly management information. Inspection frameworks differ over time, so renewed-framework standards and previous overall effectiveness grades are shown separately.

Published expenditure£0.00No spending file imported

Revenue budget£0.00Not imported

Reported overspend£0.00Not imported outturn

Contracts00 active

Identified suppliers0Normalised entities

PEOPLE AND PLACE

Population snapshot

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Population 85,447 2024

North West region 7,737,414

Five-year population change

+5,595 residents ↑ 7.0%

Fylde +7.0%

North West +5.1%

England +4.3%

Growth context

Fylde's population grew over five years. Its change was 1.9 percentage points above the North West and 2.8 percentage points above England.

2019–2024 ONS mid-year estimates

Population estimates and labour-market measures from ONS/Nomis.Official profile

BENEFITS & FINANCIAL PRESSURE

How is Universal Credit changing in Fylde?

People receiving Universal Credit and how the caseload has changed over the latest 24 months.

DWP · May 2026

PEOPLE ON UNIVERSAL CREDIT 7,778 9.1% of the 2024 resident population May 2026

CHANGE IN 12 MONTHS +9.1% +650 people

LATEST MONTHLY CHANGE +0.4% +29 since April 2026

LOCAL CONTEXT

Universal Credit recipients as a share of population

Comparison using 2024 resident population estimates.

May 2026

Fylde LOCAL AUTHORITY

9.1%

North West REGION

14.0%

England COUNTRY

12.3%

Percentage of the resident population receiving Universal Credit. This is not an unemployment rate.

24-MONTH TREND

People receiving Universal Credit

Monthly caseload recorded on the DWP Universal Credit system.

June 2024 May 2026

7,778 7,099 6,419

June 2024 May 2026

What does this measure?

Universal Credit provides financial support to people who are on a low income or out of work. These figures count people receiving Universal Credit, not households and not the number of people who are unemployed.

DWP Stat-Xplore

HOUSING LICENSING

HMOs and property licensing

Coverage not assessedNational HMO explorer

Licensed HMOsAwaiting registerOnly licensed properties will be counted

Identifiable HMO expenditureNot identifiableNot separately described in published transactions

Inspection and enforcement dataAwaiting dataNo activity source imported yet

Coverage note

A licensed HMO register has not yet been located for this council. CouncilMetrics does not estimate HMO expenditure from broad housing or social-care descriptions.

FINANCE

How this council raises and spends money

Comparable official outturn for 2024/25, reported to central government.

MHCLG official outturn

Total service expenditure

£11.86m 2024/25 actual outturn

Net revenue expenditure

£14.41m 2024/25 actual outturn

Council Tax requirement

£8.65m 2024/25 actual outturn

Unallocated reserves

£4.94m 2024/25 actual outturn

Service expenditure per resident £139

Median for councils of the same type £166 16.1% below peer median

2024/25 SERVICE SPENDING

Where the money was spent

Net current expenditure after service income.

Actual outturn

Environmental and regulatory services Gross £8.23m · Income £4.27m

£3.97m

Culture and related services Gross £4.35m · Income £1.20m

£3.15m

Central services Gross £16.73m · Income £14.35m

£2.38m

Planning and development Gross £5.75m · Income £4.32m

£1.43m

Housing Gross £2.21m · Income £950.0k

£1.26m

Highways and transport Gross £590.0k · Income £922.0k

£-332.0k

CORE FUNDING

Selected funding sources

Major financing lines in the central return.

Council Tax requirement£8.65m

Retained business rates£4.29m

Revenue Support Grant£104.0k

UNALLOCATED RESERVES

Financial buffer

General unallocated reserves during the year.

Opening £5.11m

Closing £4.94m

£168.0k decrease during 2024/25

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Revenue Outturn RS and RSX · values shown in pounds Official dataset

BORROWING AND INVESTMENTS

Balance-sheet position

A point-in-time view of debt and liquid investments at the end of 2026/27 Q1.

MHCLG quarterly return

Outstanding borrowing

£0.00 2026/27 Q1 quarter end

Investments and cash

£21.00m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end

Net debt

£-21.00m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end

Net debt per resident

£-246 Per resident using latest population

This council's net debt per resident £-246

Median for non-metropolitan district councils £95 358.1% lower than the peer median

QUARTERLY TREND

Borrowing, investments and net debt

2020/21 Q1 to 2026/27 Q1.

£284.0k quarterly reduction

2020/21 Q12021/22 Q32023/24 Q12024/25 Q32026/27 Q1

Latest quarterly movement −£284.0k −1.4%

Change across the series +£8.35m Net debt since 2020/21 Q1

What changed?

Net debt reduced during the latest quarter as the balance between borrowing and investments improved.

MHCLG Borrowing and Investment live table · 2026/27 Q1 · values shown in pounds Official dataset

COUNCIL TAX & COLLECTION

How much council tax remains unpaid?

Council tax collection, outstanding arrears and write-offs reported to central government.

MHCLG 2025/26

Outstanding arrears

£8.14m Total outstanding at financial year-end

Collection rate

96.68% Collected against the in-year debit

Council tax written off

£907,000 Written off during the financial year

Council tax collected

£76.86m Receipts relating to the financial year

FIVE-YEAR TREND

How has unpaid council tax changed?

Outstanding arrears at each financial year-end.

2021/22–2025/26

OUTSTANDING ARREARS 2025/26

£8.14m

CHANGE SINCE 2021/22

+ 30.1%

+ £1.88m

ENGLAND CHANGE

+49.5%

Figures represent total outstanding council tax balances, including arrears carried forward from earlier years. Changes in council boundaries can affect historical comparisons.

OUTSTANDING ARREARS

Where does the unpaid council tax come from?

Breakdown of outstanding balances at the end of 2025/26.

£8.14m outstanding

CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR £2.69m

33.0% of outstanding arrears

EARLIER FINANCIAL YEARS £5.45m

67.0% of outstanding arrears

Current-year arrears Earlier-years arrears

Earlier-years arrears represent unpaid council tax carried forward from previous financial years. These figures do not identify individual households or establish whether balances are recoverable.

COLLECTION PERFORMANCE

How does this council compare?

England 2025/26

In-year collection rate 96.68%

England average: 95.60% · 1.08 percentage points above England

Outstanding arrears include unpaid balances from earlier financial years and are not the same as council tax uncollected during 2025/26. Monetary values are rounded for display. Official MHCLG source

SPENDING

Published directorate expenditure

Explore all 0 records

CONTRACTS

Largest contracts

Explore all 0 contracts

Contract	Supplier	Status	End date	Original value

SUPPLIERS

Largest supplier exposure

Dated transactions

Supplier	Payments	Published expenditure

PROVENANCE

Source documents

39 imported

Document	Dataset	Period	Status	Official source
Housing Delivery Test 2025 results — Fylde	mhclg housing delivery test	HDT 2025–HDT 2025	imported	Open
MHCLG district planning application decisions (PS2) — Fylde	mhclg planning ps2	1979 Q2–2026 Q1	imported	Open
MHCLG district planning application statistics (PS1) — Fylde	mhclg planning ps1	1996 Q2–2026 Q1	imported	Open
Defra local authority waste statistics — Fylde Borough Council	defra local authority waste	2010/11–2024/25	imported	Open
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2023/24 — Fylde	mhclg revenue outturn rsx	2023/24	imported	Open
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2023/24 — Fylde	mhclg revenue outturn rs	2023/24	imported	Open
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2022/23 — Fylde	mhclg revenue outturn rsx	2022/23	imported	Open
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2022/23 — Fylde	mhclg revenue outturn rs	2022/23	imported	Open
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2021/22 — Fylde	mhclg revenue outturn rsx	2021/22	imported	Open
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2021/22 — Fylde	mhclg revenue outturn rs	2021/22	imported	Open
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2020/21 — Fylde	mhclg revenue outturn rsx	2020/21	imported	Open
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2020/21 — Fylde	mhclg revenue outturn rs	2020/21	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q4 — Fylde	mhclg borrowing investment	2025/26 Q4	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q3 — Fylde	mhclg borrowing investment	2025/26 Q3	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q2 — Fylde	mhclg borrowing investment	2025/26 Q2	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q1 — Fylde	mhclg borrowing investment	2025/26 Q1	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q4 — Fylde	mhclg borrowing investment	2024/25 Q4	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q3 — Fylde	mhclg borrowing investment	2024/25 Q3	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q2 — Fylde	mhclg borrowing investment	2024/25 Q2	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q1 — Fylde	mhclg borrowing investment	2024/25 Q1	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q4 — Fylde	mhclg borrowing investment	2023/24 Q4	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q3 — Fylde	mhclg borrowing investment	2023/24 Q3	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q2 — Fylde	mhclg borrowing investment	2023/24 Q2	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q1 — Fylde	mhclg borrowing investment	2023/24 Q1	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q4 — Fylde	mhclg borrowing investment	2022/23 Q4	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q3 — Fylde	mhclg borrowing investment	2022/23 Q3	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q2 — Fylde	mhclg borrowing investment	2022/23 Q2	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q1 — Fylde	mhclg borrowing investment	2022/23 Q1	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q4 — Fylde	mhclg borrowing investment	2021/22 Q4	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q3 — Fylde	mhclg borrowing investment	2021/22 Q3	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q2 — Fylde	mhclg borrowing investment	2021/22 Q2	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q1 — Fylde	mhclg borrowing investment	2021/22 Q1	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q4 — Fylde	mhclg borrowing investment	2020/21 Q4	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q3 — Fylde	mhclg borrowing investment	2020/21 Q3	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q2 — Fylde	mhclg borrowing investment	2020/21 Q2	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q1 — Fylde	mhclg borrowing investment	2020/21 Q1	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2026/27 Q1 — Fylde	mhclg borrowing investment	2026/27 Q1	imported	Open
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2024/25 — Fylde	mhclg revenue outturn rsx	2024/25	imported	Open
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2024/25 — Fylde	mhclg revenue outturn rs	2024/25	imported	Open

How to read these figures and the Financial Health Score

Budget summaries and financial positions retain the reporting year and assurance status of their original source. Draft or unaudited values are labelled separately from audited outturn figures. The Financial Health Score uses reserves cover, net debt per resident, liquidity and quarterly debt direction from central MHCLG returns. Each component is converted to a percentile among councils of the same authority type; available components are weighted 35%, 30%, 20% and 15% respectively. A score is published only when at least three components covering 65% of the weighting are available. It is a comparative financial indicator, not an assessment of service quality or political performance.