Blackpool

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• Today: 18° / 14° · 21% rain
• Tomorrow: 20° / 13° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:40Sunset 19:35

12h 55m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

25US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Blackpool Marton, United Kingdom

1052 reported · July 2026▼ 6% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences474
• Anti-social behaviour183
• Public order74
• Criminal damage & arson71

4 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Brunswick · Lancashire

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

320 reported road collisions (2024)

113 killed or seriously injured · 431 casualties · 22.7 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

• 457 rated 4–5 ★ (409 top)
• 14 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

• Nearest station: Blackpool North (1.2 km)
• 24 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£134,923 average▲ 7.2% YoY

Across Blackpool · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£714 average monthly rent▲ 6.8% YoY

• 1 bed £498
• 2 bed £647
• 3 bed £787

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

4.2× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 4.2 times median annual pay (4.0× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 138.8p · AppleGreen (10.6 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 142.8p · AppleGreen (10.6 km)

12 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

36 charging locations within ~8 km

• 11 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 120 kW
• Nearest: Lidl-Devonshire Road (0.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres7
• Gyms2
• Sports pitches52
• Golf courses2
• Playgrounds8

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

141,036 residents in Blackpool · 4,041/km²

• Under 16: 18%
• 16–64: 62%
• 65+: 21%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Among the most deprived areas in England

Ranked 1 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

41% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£2,513 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (44% of 72,710)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

50 schools · 19,638 pupils

30 primary · 6 secondary · 14 other

Ofsted: 7 of 12 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (58%)

43inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Blackpool

147 CQC-registered services

• Care homes71
• GP practices21
• Dentists19
• Homecare agencies29
• Hospitals & hospices5

CQC ratings: 85% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 5 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Blackpool

• Not in the Green Belt
• 17 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

81 applications decided

82.7% granted · 67 granted, 14 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Chris Webb

Labour

Blackpool South

Source: UK Parliament

Labour majority

• Lab 26
• Con 11
• Ref 4

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools15
• GPs & clinics9
• Pharmacies14
• Supermarkets4
• Parks & greens18
• Restaurants & cafés169

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

4,590 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

832 jobs advertised · £39,243 avg

e.g. Clean Water Operative, Commis Chef, Night Manager - Blackpool

Source: Adzuna

£648 median full-time weekly pay

5.8% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£19,921 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

28% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 95,168 certificates

17.1% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

70% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 55% · Imports 16% · Gas 14% · Solar 7%

59 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for North West England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 79.9 yrs women · 75.3 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 51.8 women · 50.9 men

68% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.5
• Feeling worthwhile7.6
• Happiness yesterday7.3
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.5

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

10 GP surgeries · 9 pharmacies in FY3

• Lancashire Bowel Cancer Screening Centre
• Marton Medical Practice
• Layton Medical Centre

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Blackpool South:

• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office464 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases449 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s410 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership338 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Legislate to ban FPNs and prosecutions related to school attendance329 local signatures · 94,447 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

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  Layton, Blackpool · 0.3 km

  Layton is a suburb of Blackpool in the Borough of Blackpool in Lancashire, England. The ward population at the 2011 census was 6,845.

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  Kingscote Park, Blackpool · 0.3 km

  Kingscote Park is a municipal park extending over 98 acres in Layton, a suburb of Blackpool in the county of Lancashire, England. The park is the second largest park within Blackpool after Stanley Park and the largest…

• Devonshire Primary Academy · 0.5 km

  Devonshire Primary Academy is a coeducational primary school with academy status, located in the Layton area of Blackpool, Lancashire, England.

• St Thomas' Church, Blackpool · 0.6 km

  St Thomas' Church is in Caunce Street, Blackpool, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the Deanery of Blackpool, the Archdeaconry of Lancaster and the Diocese of Blackburn.

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  Layton cemetery · 0.8 km

  Layton cemetery is a graveyard located at Talbot Road in Blackpool, Lancashire in England. It was opened in 1873 when Blackpool parish church was replete with burying. The site encompasses 30 acres (120,000 m2), havin…

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  St Mary's Catholic Academy · 0.8 km

  St Mary's Catholic Academy is a school in Layton, Blackpool, Lancashire. The school was involved with the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) scheme and, despite the scheme being cancelled, it was announced in Augus…

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