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Central Blackpool

Middle area

South west Blackpool. 7,334 people in 1.3 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Central Blackpool’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£90,000
34th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,071
4,344th lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
85.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
15.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Central Blackpool compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

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Median sale price19 middle areas, Blackpool · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Blackpool19 areas from £83,000 to £167,000. The middle area is £135,000. Central Blackpool is £90,000.
£90,0003rd lowest
Population19 middle areas, Blackpool · 2021
Population: every middle area in Blackpool19 areas from 6,079 to 8,352. The middle area is 7,787. Central Blackpool is 7,071.
7,0715th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage19 middle areas, Blackpool · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Blackpool19 areas from 82.2% to 99.9%. The middle area is 95.8%. Central Blackpool is 85.4%.
85.4%2nd lowest
Claimant rate19 middle areas, Blackpool · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Blackpool19 areas from 2.4% to 15.2%. The middle area is 4.5%. Central Blackpool is 15.2%.
15.2%highest

Figures for the whole of Blackpool

These figures are published for the whole of Blackpool, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Blackpool and not Central Blackpool alone. See Blackpool

Average house price
£137,386
Up 6.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£31,858
7th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
4.3×
19th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
43.5
Most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Central Blackpool in brief

The median price paid for a home in Central Blackpool was £90,000 in 2025.

Central Blackpool had 7,071 usual residents at the census.

In Central Blackpool, 85.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Central Blackpool, 15.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.