Blackpool

17°COvercast

• Today: 18° / 14° · 21% rain
• Tomorrow: 21° / 14° · Overcast

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

30US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Blackpool Marton, United Kingdom

1292 reported · July 2026▼ 5% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences565
• Anti-social behaviour247
• Public order85
• Criminal damage & arson84

3 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Talbot · 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

• 445 rated 4–5 ★ (389 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

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

12 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)

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

• In a conservation area (Town Centre)
• Not in the Green Belt
• 29 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)

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

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

73% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 52% · Imports 15% · Solar 13% · Gas 13%

56 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

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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  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)