Carleton

8°COvercast

• Today: 12° / 8° · 36% rain
• Tomorrow: 12° / 7° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:16Sunset 16:34

9h 19m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

20US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

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

125 reported · August 2026▲ 18% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences43
• Shoplifting36
• Anti-social behaviour14
• Other theft6

1 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Carleton · 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)

359 food businesses within 2 miles

• 299 rated 4–5 ★ (248 top)
• 9 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Poulton-le-Fylde (1.0 km)
• 9 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: 154.9p · Esso (2.4 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 144.8p · AppleGreen (1.7 km)

9 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

32 charging locations within ~8 km

• 7 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 60 kW
• Nearest: Wyre Civic Centre Car Park, Poulton Le Fylde 3 (0.9 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres3
• Swimming pools2
• Sports pitches27
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds16

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

• Not in the Green Belt
• 13 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

Lorraine Beavers

Labour

Blackpool North and Fleetwood

Source: UK Parliament

Labour majority

• Lab 27
• Con 11
• Ref 4

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

• Schools10
• GPs & clinics2
• Pharmacies3
• Supermarkets3
• Parks & greens5
• Restaurants & cafés41

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

4,700 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

1 jobs advertised

e.g. Hotel Kitchen - Team Member

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

72% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 46% · Wind 25% · Gas 17% · Imports 11%

68 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

3 GP surgeries · 6 pharmacies in FY6

• The Over-Wyre Med.Ctr.
• Lockwood Gp Surgery
• Queensway Medical Centre

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Blackpool North and Fleetwood:

• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases486 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth265 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK183 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
• End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately137 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
• Fund a medical cannabis trial for children left without NHS access since 2018103 local signatures · 6,235 nationwide

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

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  Carleton, Lancashire · 0.2 km

  Carleton is a village on the coastal plain of the Fylde in the Borough of Wyre in Lancashire, England. It consists of Great Carleton, Little Carleton, Norcross and Whiteholme and is situated close to Poulton-le-Fylde.…

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  Poulton Curve Halt railway station · 0.5 km

  Poulton Curve was a halt on the Fleetwood-to-Blackpool railway line in Lancashire, England.

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  Poulton-le-Fylde · 0.8 km

  Poulton-le-Fylde, commonly shortened to Poulton, is a market town in Lancashire, England, situated on the coastal plain called the Fylde. In the 2021 census, it had a population of 18,115.

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  Golden Ball, Poulton-le-Fylde · 0.9 km

  The Golden Ball is a public house and hotel on Ball Street in the English market town of Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire. Built in the 19th century, it was originally a coaching inn for travellers making their way to loc…

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  Old Town Hall, Poulton-le-Fylde · 0.9 km

  The Old Town Hall is a building on Church Street in the market town of Poulton-le-Fylde in Lancashire, England. Located to the north of Market Place, the building was originally a public house before becoming a munici…

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  Teanlowe Centre · 0.9 km

  The Teanlowe Centre is a shopping centre in Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire, England. Completed in 1974, it is bounded by Tithebarn Street to the north, Church Street to the east, Blackpool Old Road to the south and Quee…

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