Is Blackpool a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Blackpool, from official data · 6 postcode districts · 3,496 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Blackpool, from official data · 6 postcode districts · 3,496 postcodes
The average home in Blackpool sold for £137,386 in the latest House Price Index, up 6.8% on a year earlier. Across Blackpool, police record 181 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, above the England and Wales rate of 97.
From the middle of Blackpool, the nearest primary school is St Kentigern's Catholic Primary School, 60 m away, about a 1 minute walk; the nearest secondary is St Mary's Catholic Academy, 0.8 mi away, about a 17 minute walk; the nearest GP surgery is Marton Medical Practice, 0.4 mi away, about a 8 minute walk.
Blackpool North station is 0.6 mi away, about a 13 minute walk; North Station (Blackpool Tramway) (tram, metro or Underground) is 0.6 mi away, about a 13 minute walk; the nearest park, Stanley Park, is 0.2 mi away, about a 5 minute walk.
Across Blackpool, police record 181 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, above the England and Wales rate of 97. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.
The average home in Blackpool sold for £137,386 in the latest House Price Index, up 6.8% on a year earlier. By type: detached £238,826, semi-detached £161,162, terraced £120,578, flats £75,951. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is St Kentigern's Catholic Primary School, 60 m away, about a 1 minute walk. The nearest secondary school is St Mary's Catholic Academy, 0.8 mi away, about a 17 minute walk. Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
Blackpool North is 0.6 mi away, about a 13 minute walk, and North Station (Blackpool Tramway) (tram, metro or Underground) is 0.6 mi away, about a 13 minute walk.
The ONS estimates average household income of £27,072 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).