Carleton

15°COvercast

• Today: 18° / 15° · 27% rain
• Tomorrow: 21° / 14° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:38Sunset 19:38

13h 0m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

38US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Blackpool Marton, United Kingdom

112 reported · July 2026

• Violence & sexual offences36
• Shoplifting27
• Anti-social behaviour14
• Public order8

1 stop & searches · mostly offensive weapons

Neighbourhood team: Carleton · 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)

363 food businesses within 2 miles

• 301 rated 4–5 ★ (247 top)
• 9 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

1 active warning/alert

• Flood alert: Wyre estuary from Fleetwood and Knott End to Little Eccleston

Source: Environment Agency

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

11 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)

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
• 13 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

Lorraine Beavers

Labour

Blackpool North and Fleetwood

Source: UK Parliament

Labour majority

• Lab 26
• Con 11
• Ref 4

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

• Schools10
• GPs & clinics2
• Pharmacies3
• Supermarkets2
• Parks & greens5
• Restaurants & cafés42

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

4,590 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

31 jobs advertised · £32,104 avg

e.g. Online Chemistry Tutoring Job in Carleton (City and Borough of Wakefield) – Flexible Schedule, Become a Yoga Tutor in Carleton (Lancashire) – Flexible & Remote, Hotel Kitchen - Team Member

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

82% low-carbon electricity

Wind 38% · Nuclear 37% · Imports 13% · Biomass 6%

26 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 North and Fleetwood:

• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office499 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases484 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s345 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership329 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth262 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide

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

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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 2021–2022 United Kingdom censuses, 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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