Staining

7°CClear

• Today: 11° / 7° · 26% rain
• Tomorrow: 12° / 8° · 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

22US 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

32 reported · August 2026▼ 33% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences8
• Anti-social behaviour7
• Criminal damage & arson4
• Other theft4

Neighbourhood team: Staining · 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)

275 food businesses within 2 miles

• 247 rated 4–5 ★ (214 top)
• 4 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Layton (3.2 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 (8.8 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 142.8p · AppleGreen (8.8 km)

10 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

37 charging locations within ~8 km

• 12 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 120 kW
• Nearest: Blackpool Victoria Hospital (1.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches4
• Golf courses3
• Playgrounds4

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
• 4 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

Mr Andrew Snowden

Conservative

Fylde

Source: UK Parliament

Labour majority

• Lab 27
• Con 11
• Ref 4

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

• Schools1
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies3
• Parks & greens4
• Restaurants & cafés11

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

4,700 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

130 jobs advertised · £53,154 avg

e.g. Lead DevOps Engineer, Consultant Gastroenterologist with special interest in Hepatology, Sports Coach - Kids Planet Poulton Carr Head

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

69% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 42% · Wind 26% · Gas 21% · Imports 10%

85 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 Fylde:

• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases541 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth236 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK221 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills180 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately171 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide

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

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  Staining, Lancashire · 0.0 km

  Staining is a village and civil parish in the Fylde district, in Lancashire, England, on the Fylde coast close to the seaside resorts of Blackpool and Lytham St Annes, and the market town of Poulton-le-Fylde. At the 2…

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  Marton Mere Local Nature Reserve · 1.0 km

  Marton Mere is a mere (lake) and Local Nature Reserve in Blackpool, Lancashire, England. It is located near to the Blackpool districts of Marton and Mereside and the village of Staining. It is a Site of Special Scient…

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  Stanley Park Aerodrome · 1.4 km

  Stanley Park Aerodrome was an airfield located in the Stanley Park area of Blackpool, Lancashire, England. It was also known as Blackpool Municipal Airport, and was in use for civil and military flying from 1929 until…

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  Blackpool Zoo · 1.4 km

  Blackpool Zoo is a 32-acre (13 ha) zoo, owned by Parques Reunidos and located in the sea-side resort of Blackpool, Lancashire, England. It cares for over 1,000 animals from all over the world.

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  Salisbury Woodland Gardens · 1.4 km

  Salisbury Woodland Gardens is an open space located in the east of Blackpool, flanked by East Park Drive and Woodside Drive and linking Blackpool Zoo with Stanley Park. Known simply as the 'Woodland Gardens' to local…

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  Blackpool Victoria Hospital · 1.7 km

  Blackpool Victoria Hospital, known locally as The Vic, is the main hospital for Blackpool and the Fylde Coast in Lancashire, England. It is managed by the Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)