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Blackpool 008A

Neighbourhood

West Blackpool. 1,066 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.2 square kilometres.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Most deprived 10%Least

In the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Blackpool 008A is in decile 1.

Deprivation score
63.2
Joint 708th most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Population
1,085
Joint 11,299th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
7.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Blackpool 008A compares

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

Blackpool 008AMiddle
Deprivation scoreEngland only94 neighbourhoods, Blackpool · 2025
Deprivation score: every neighbourhood in Blackpool94 areas from 10.5 to 91.3. The middle area is 36.3. Blackpool 008A is 63.2.
63.224th most deprived
Population94 neighbourhoods, Blackpool · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Blackpool94 areas from 1,030 to 2,013. The middle area is 1,487. Blackpool 008A is 1,085.
1,0853rd least populated
Gigabit broadband coverage94 neighbourhoods, Blackpool · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every neighbourhood in Blackpool94 areas from 54.5% to 100.0%. The middle area is 97.3%. Blackpool 008A is 99.4%.
99.4%30th highest
Claimant rate94 neighbourhoods, Blackpool · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every neighbourhood in Blackpool94 areas from 1.2% to 22.0%. The middle area is 4.3%. Blackpool 008A is 7.3%.
7.3%18th highest

Is Blackpool 008A safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Blackpool 008A at a rate of 245.8 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 224.5 per 1,000 people across North East Centre.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 12 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Blackpool 008A.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (102), anti-social behaviour (70) and other crime (42).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Blackpool

These figures are published for the whole of Blackpool, not for each neighbourhood, so they describe all of Blackpool and not Blackpool 008A alone. See Blackpool

Average house price
£138,065
Up 5.5% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£31,858
7th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
4.3×
Joint 20th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
143,492
Up 0.1% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Blackpool 008A in brief

Blackpool 008A has a deprivation score of 63.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Blackpool 008A had 1,085 usual residents at the census.

In Blackpool 008A, 99.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Blackpool 008A, 7.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.