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Blackpool

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
High deprivation
Population
141,022
Households
64,848
Crimes · Jun '26
High · 13.6 per 1k
64,848
Households
White Brit. · 90%
Ethnicity
Christian · 51%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
High · 13.6 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£153,355
Median property price
£639
Median rent
3,499
Postcodes
64,848
Households
White Brit. · 90%
Ethnicity
Christian · 51%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
High · 13.6 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£153,355
Median property price
£639
Median rent
3,499
Postcodes

Sold prices in Blackpool

England & Wales
Property sales · Blackpool
HM Land Registry · Blackpool
Average price
£144,387
YoY: +1.1%
Median price: £141,324
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 63 sales · avg £136,801
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£171k£147k£123k
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Blackpool

England & Wales
Crime trends · Blackpool

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
793
YoY stable
822702581
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
399
YoY -34%
678445212
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
86
YoY +30%
1006938
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
51
YoY -20%
885828
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
124
YoY +8%
153129104
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Public Order
123
YoY +15%
1238343
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Other Theft
117
YoY +14%
15011783
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

2 of 5 key categories improving · public order up sharply · vehicle crime rising

1,921
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Blackpool

High flood risk in part of this area

1 of 9 sampled points in Zone 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

Zone 3 is land with a 1 in 100 (1%) or greater chance of flooding in any year.

Recorded as Fluvial / Tidal Models · Tidal Models

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

School applications

We've matched this area to Blackpool.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Apply for a primary place via Blackpool

GOV.UK is the official apply and admissions handoff. We do not link a generic council homepage. Per-LA composite prospectus URLs are not in the API yet.

Transport in Blackpool

Blackpool North is a 12-minute walk from the centre

Rail · 971 m

  • Blackpool North

    Rail

    971 m
  • North Station (Blackpool Tramway)

    Underground

    1.0 km
  • Talbot Road (Blackpool Tramway)

    Underground

    1.3 km
  • North Pier (Blackpool Tramway)

    Tram · Underground

    1.3 km

NaPTAN · walking distance from the area centre · rail, Underground, tram, and ferry only

Amenities in Blackpool

GPs make up most of the mapped places

20 GPs · 7 Libraries · 3 Hospitals · 32 in all

  • GPs20
  • Libraries7
  • Hospitals3
  • Museums1
  • Universities1

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Private rents in Blackpool

Median private rent

£639/month

VOA / ONS Price Index of Private Rents · as of 2026-05-31 — 2-bed median where published.

£491
1 bed
£639
2 bed
£776
3 bed
£1,028
4 bed

VOA private rental statistics · local authority aggregate, not an asking rent

Overview of Blackpool

Coordinates53.8182, -3.0354
Postcodes
3,499
Population (Census)
141,022
Households (Census)
64,848
Recorded crime · Jun '26
High · 13.6 per 1k

Demographics in Blackpool

Ethnicity

Total residents: 141,058
White Brit.90.3%
Other White3.4%
+ other · 6.2%

Religion

Total residents: 141,043
Christian50.8%
No religion41.0%
Not answered5.3%
Muslim1.4%
+ other · 1.5%

Age groups

Total residents: 141,022
50–6421.9%
35–4917.6%
25–3412.8%
65–7411.0%
75–847.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.5%

Households

Total households: 64,848
Other22.8%
Any member 66+15.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.1%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children8.1%
+ 7 other households · 35.9%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Blackpool

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 2.70 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 2.70 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).