Blackpool: local statistics
Blackpool is a unitary authority in the North West, home to an estimated 143,492 people (mid-2025). This page brings together 10 official figures for the area, each with its period, publisher and the address it was read from. See also who has power over Blackpool, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
A typical home in Blackpool cost £137,386 in July 2026, on the UK House Price Index, up 6.8% on July 2025. It ranks as the 2nd lowest of the 35 council areas in the North West; the average for the North West was £221,445. This July figure is the highest in the series, 43% up on July 2016. Dividing the average price by the median annual pay of full-time employees living in Blackpool (£31,858) gives a ratio of 4.3. That ratio is the 32nd highest ratio of 35 in the North West.
143,492 people lived in Blackpool in mid-2025, according to the ONS, a change of +0.1% in a year. That is 1,704 more people than in mid-2015, a rise of 1.2%, against +8.2% for the North West as a whole. That is the slowest growth of the 35 council areas in the North West. The mid-2025 estimate is the highest in the series.
In the year to March 2026, 21,027 offences were recorded by police in Blackpool: 146.5 per 1,000 people, the highest rate of the 35 council areas in the North West. That compares with 152.3 per 1,000 the year before. Across the 11 years shown it ranged from 116.7 to 199.1 per 1,000. Fraud is not included.
Life expectancy at birth in Blackpool is 79.1 years for women and 73.7 years for men (2022 to 2024), compared with 83.3 and 79.5 years across England. Since 2012 to 2014 it has changed by -0.9 years for women and -1.0 for men. It is the lowest for women in the North West.
In April 2025 the middle full-time earner living in Blackpool took home £647.90 a week before tax (£31,858 a year). That is 11.8% below the figure for the North West and the 2nd lowest in the North West. Measured by where people work rather than where they live, the median is £654.40, £6.50 higher. In 2015 the residents' median was £388.20, so it has risen 67% before inflation.
In August 2026, 5,105 people in Blackpool were on the claimant count, 5.8% of residents aged 16 to 64, compared with 4.2% in the North West. A year earlier the rate was 5.4%. The five-year high was 9.1% (August 2021); the low was 5.3% (October 2025).
The Annual Population Survey estimates that 67.8% of Blackpool residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, with a margin of error of 3.9 points either way, against 73.8% across the North West. Over the 11 years shown it ranged from 62.0% to 73.5%.
4,700 businesses were registered for VAT or PAYE in Blackpool in March 2026, 1% more than in 2016. That is 33 for every 1,000 residents, the 29th highest of 35 in the North West.
A Band D home in Blackpool pays an average of £2,513.22 in council tax in 2026-27, 5.1% more than in 2025-26. It is the 13th highest of 35 in the North West. In 2016-17 the figure was £1,585.77, so it has risen 58%.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 141,788 |
| 2016 | 141,996 |
| 2017 | 142,121 |
| 2018 | 141,880 |
| 2019 | 142,407 |
| 2020 | 141,560 |
| 2021 | 140,976 |
| 2022 | 141,442 |
| 2023 | 142,525 |
| 2024 | 143,353 |
| 2025 | 143,492 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £96,066 |
| July 2017 | £100,083 |
| July 2018 | £98,975 |
| July 2019 | £100,865 |
| July 2020 | £102,215 |
| July 2021 | £117,517 |
| July 2022 | £130,299 |
| July 2023 | £128,392 |
| July 2024 | £128,973 |
| July 2025 | £128,682 |
| July 2026 | £137,386 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £388.20 a week |
| 2016 | £417.20 a week |
| 2017 | £439.40 a week |
| 2018 | £441.80 a week |
| 2019 | £455.30 a week |
| 2020 | £459.10 a week |
| 2021 | £470.30 a week |
| 2022 | £486.40 a week |
| 2023 | £530.90 a week |
| 2024 | £600.70 a week |
| 2025 | £647.90 a week |
Average Band D council tax
| 2016-17 | £1,585.77 |
| 2017-18 | £1,656.70 |
| 2018-19 | £1,756.05 |
| 2019-20 | £1,827.24 |
| 2020-21 | £1,900.70 |
| 2021-22 | £1,997.85 |
| 2022-23 | £2,063.64 |
| 2023-24 | £2,170.95 |
| 2024-25 | £2,277 |
| 2025-26 | £2,392.21 |
| 2026-27 | £2,513.22 |
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents
| 2015/16 | 116.7 per 1,000 |
| 2016/17 | 130.8 per 1,000 |
| 2017/18 | 155.8 per 1,000 |
| 2018/19 | 199.1 per 1,000 |
| 2019/20 | 169.3 per 1,000 |
| 2020/21 | 134.1 per 1,000 |
| 2021/22 | 165.7 per 1,000 |
| 2022/23 | 162.0 per 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 156.6 per 1,000 |
| 2024/25 | 152.3 per 1,000 |
| 2025/26 | 146.5 per 1,000 |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 71.8% |
| 2016/17 | 70.8% |
| 2017/18 | 73.5% |
| 2018/19 | 71.0% |
| 2019/20 | 73.5% |
| 2020/21 | 72.3% |
| 2021/22 | 69.0% |
| 2022/23 | 72.7% |
| 2023/24 | 62.0% |
| 2024/25 | 68.6% |
| 2025/26 | 67.8% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 80.0 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 79.5 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 79.5 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 79.6 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 79.6 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 79.7 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 79.2 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 79.3 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 79.0 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 78.9 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 79.1 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 4,645 |
| 2017 | 4,850 |
| 2018 | 4,905 |
| 2019 | 4,755 |
| 2020 | 4,720 |
| 2021 | 4,900 |
| 2022 | 4,820 |
| 2023 | 5,105 |
| 2024 | 4,810 |
| 2025 | 4,590 |
| 2026 | 4,700 |
Questions about Blackpool
What is the average house price in Blackpool?
HM Land Registry's figure for July 2026 is £137,386.
What is the population of Blackpool?
The ONS estimates 143,492 people lived in Blackpool in mid-2025.
What is the crime rate in Blackpool?
Home Office figures show 21,027 offences in the year to March 2026, or 146.5 per 1,000 people, not counting fraud.
What is life expectancy in Blackpool?
For 2022 to 2024 the ONS gives 73.7 years for men and 79.1 for women.
What is the average salary in Blackpool?
Median pay for full-time employees living in Blackpool was £647.90 a week in April 2025 (£31,858 a year), from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in Blackpool?
The ONS claimant count was 5,105 in August 2026, 5.8% of 16 to 64-year-olds. It counts benefit claims, not unemployment.
How much is Band D council tax in Blackpool?
£2,513.22 on average for 2026-27, including police, fire and parish precepts (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government).
Who has power over Blackpool
Every body that makes decisions for Blackpool, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
- Blackpool council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- Blackpool in official figures this page
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Blackpool North and Fleetwood: Lorraine Beavers (Labour) MP
- Blackpool South: Chris Webb (Labour) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
Each value above links to the official file or query it was read from, on 14 October 2026. What each figure measures.
- Recorded crime: Years before April 2020 come from the earlier Home Office table.
More on this area and these figures
- Council money: spending, reserves and debt
- Figures for the whole region: the North West
- UK figures: UK average house price · UK population · Crime Survey for England and Wales: headline crime
- Other council areas in the North West: Blackburn with Darwen · Halton · Knowsley · Lancaster · Preston · West Lancashire
Related questions
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- How do I check my council tax band?
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