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Squires Gate

Middle area

South Blackpool. 7,964 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 Squires Gate’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£165,000
716th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,853
3,798th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Squires Gate compares

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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. Squires Gate is £165,000.
£165,000joint 2nd highest
Population19 middle areas, Blackpool · 2021
Population: every middle area in Blackpool19 areas from 6,079 to 8,352. The middle area is 7,787. Squires Gate is 7,853.
7,8538th highest
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%. Squires Gate is 98.1%.
98.1%4th highest
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%. Squires Gate is 2.4%.
2.4%lowest

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 Squires Gate 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
Squires Gate in brief

The median price paid for a home in Squires Gate was £165,000 in 2025.

Squires Gate had 7,853 usual residents at the census.

In Squires Gate, 98.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Squires Gate, 2.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.