Blackpool

9°CCloudy

• Today: 11° / 8° · 26% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 8° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:20Sunset 16:31

9h 11m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

21US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Blackpool Marton, United Kingdom

• 5.4 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 4.1% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

1188 reported · August 2026▼ 16% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences479
• Anti-social behaviour213
• Public order94
• Criminal damage & arson90

Neighbourhood team: Talbot · Lancashire

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

291 reported road collisions (2025)

93 killed or seriously injured · 392 casualties · 20.6 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

• 444 rated 4–5 ★ (385 top)
• 10 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

• Nearest station: Blackpool North (0.7 km)
• 1 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£138,065 average▲ 5.5% YoY

Across Blackpool · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£719 average monthly rent▲ 7% YoY

• 1 bed £501
• 2 bed £652
• 3 bed £794

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

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

2,040 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

• Cheapest petrol: 138.8p · AppleGreen (10.9 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 142.8p · AppleGreen (10.9 km)

10 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

36 charging locations within ~8 km

• 12 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 120 kW
• Nearest: Houndshill Shopping Centre Multistorey (0.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres4
• Gyms3
• Sports pitches28
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds9

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)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK8,307
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK8,603
• Net moves−296

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Among the most deprived areas in England

Ranked 1 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

40% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£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%)

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

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Blackpool

144 CQC-registered services

• Care homes68
• GP practices21
• Dentists19
• Homecare agencies28
• Hospitals & hospices5

CQC ratings: 87% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 2 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Blackpool

• In a conservation area (Town Centre Conservation Area)
• Not in the Green Belt
• 29 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

58 applications decided

81% granted · 47 granted, 11 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Chris Webb

Labour

Blackpool South

Source: UK Parliament

Labour majority

• Lab 27
• Con 11
• Ref 4

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

• Schools11
• GPs & clinics8
• Pharmacies12
• Supermarkets5
• Parks & greens13
• Restaurants & cafés265

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

4,700 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

740 jobs advertised · £40,395 avg

e.g. Child Support Worker | Schools (CSW or RSW), Senior Support Worker, ECT Teacher Jobs 2026/27

Source: Adzuna

£648 median full-time weekly pay

5.6% 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

78% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 44% · Wind 34% · Gas 13% · Imports 10%

50 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

14 GP surgeries · 8 pharmacies in FY1

• Adelaide Street Surgery
• South King Street Medical Centre
• St Pauls Medical Centre

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Blackpool South:

• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases449 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth257 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK181 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
• End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately118 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
• Provide lifelong vet care and financial support for retired service animals100 local signatures · 55,079 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Empress Ballroom · 0.0 km

  The Empress Ballroom is an entertainment venue in Blackpool, Lancashire, England. It is located within the Winter Gardens, a large entertainment complex in the town centre.

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  Opera House Theatre, Blackpool · 0.1 km

  The Opera House Theatre is a theatre in Blackpool, Lancashire, England. It is located within the Winter Gardens, a large entertainment complex in the town centre and originally opened in 1889, although it has been reb…

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  St John's Church, Blackpool · 0.2 km

  The parish church of Blackpool Saint John the Evangelist, or St John's Blackpool, is an Anglican church in Blackpool, Lancashire, England. It was completed in 1878 and is a Grade II listed building. A church was built…

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  Syndicate Blackpool · 0.2 km

  The Syndicate was a superclub and music venue in Blackpool, Lancashire, England. It was the largest nightclub in North West England, and claimed to be the largest nightclub in the United Kingdom. The club opened in De…

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  Houndshill Shopping Centre · 0.2 km

  Houndshill Shopping Centre is an indoor shopping centre in Blackpool, Lancashire, England. It is located in the centre of the town, with one entrance located opposite Blackpool Tower on Bank Hey Street.

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  Grand Theatre, Blackpool · 0.2 km

  Blackpool Grand Theatre, known locally as The Grand, is a theatre in Blackpool, Lancashire, England. Since 2006, it has also been known as the National Theatre of Variety. It is a Grade II* Listed Building.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)