Central Blackpool

Blackpool · North West · population 7,080 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

0Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,853 of 6,856 in England
  • #931 of 932 in North West
  • #18 of 19 in Blackpool
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,070
Median age (est.)41
Density5,661per km²
No qualifications31%
Degree or above20%
No car or van59%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 11%25–44 27%45–64 30%65+ 15%

Tenure

Own outright: 18%Mortgage/shared: 12%Social rent: 10%Private rent: 60%
Own outright 18%Mortgage/shared 12%Social rent 10%Private rent 60%

Households

One person: 51%Couple, no children: 12%Couple with children: 11%Lone parent: 13%Other: 12%
One person 51%Couple, no children 12%Couple with children 11%Lone parent 13%Other 12%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 18% · Managers & directors 17% · Caring & leisure 16%

All occupation groups
Elementary18%
Managers & directors17%
Caring & leisure16%
Professional12%
Sales & customer service9%
Skilled trades8%
Process & plant8%
Administrative7%
Associate professional6%

Ethnic group

White: 88%Asian: 6%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 2%
White 88%Asian 6%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 45% · No religion 43% · Muslim 4%

Born outside the UK: 15%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Central Blackpool is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, sitting at #6,853 of 6,856 nationally on the deprivation index, and #18 of 19 in Blackpool. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (47) and lowest on Employment (0). Typical homes here, about £90,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 30% in five years (from 59 sales), 35% below the wider Blackpool median of £137,500. Typical household take-home income is around £21,592 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 560 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 0 · #6,846
Employment 0 · #6,853
Education 0 · #6,826
Health 0 · #6,853
Crime 0 · #6,853
Housing & access 47 · #3,618
Living environment 0 · #6,846

House prices ?

£90,000median (12m) · +12.5% yr · n=59
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£90,00059+12.5%+29.5%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=1)
Semi-detached£170,00011+17.2%
Terraced£90,00028+5.9%+20.8%
Flat£78,00019+24.8%+76.9%
This area£90,000
Blackpool£137,500
North West£225,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£21,592±£3,241 · #6,853 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£19,967
Price-to-income ?4.2×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

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Recorded crime ?

560 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 3,963 offences
Blackpool146
North West82
England83

Rank #6,410 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences1,895
Theft780
Burglary148
Vehicle crime91
Criminal damage & arson277
Public order & weapons401
Drugs195
Robbery79
Other97

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 1,226 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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