UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/house-prices/blackpool
Council areaNorth West, England
House prices in Blackpool
Homes in Blackpool sold for a median of £139,000 from September 2024 to August 2026, across 3,708 standard sales.
That makes it the second cheapest of the 35 council areas in the North West with at least 300 sales. The median across the region was £225,000.
Prices over time
The median rose 30%, from £106,000 in 2016 to £137,500 in 2025, the second smallest rise of the 35 council areas in the North West.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 372 | £255,000 | £211,000 to £306,000 | Too few |
| Semi-detached | 1,658 | £160,000 | £133,000 to £190,000 | £1,772/m²from 57 sales |
| Terraced | 1,352 | £115,000 | £90,000 to £137,000 | £1,407/m²from 48 sales |
| Flats and maisonettes | 326 | £85,000 | £65,000 to £105,000 | Too few |
Semi-detached houses were the most common type sold in Blackpool, at 45% of sales, ahead of terraced houses at 37%.
Flats and maisonettes stand out against the North West as a whole: a median of £85,000 here, 43% less than the £150,000 across the region.
Measured by floor area, homes here sold for a median of £1,601 per m², 42% below the £2,763 across the North West as a whole.
Council areas in the North West
Median sale price of the 35 council areas in the North West with at least 300 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first. Blackpool and the 14 council areas nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- Lancaster£203,000
- Preston£200,000
- Wigan£200,000
- Wyre£200,000
- Knowsley£197,000
- Halton£195,000
- St. Helens£193,000
- Rossendale£190,000
- Liverpool£185,000
- Cumberland£177,000
- Blackburn with Darwen£172,000
- Pendle£148,000
- Hyndburn£140,000
- Blackpool, this council area£139,000
- Burnley£136,500
Postcode districts in Blackpool
The dearest district was FY2 (Bispham), at £152,000, and the cheapest was FY1 (Blackpool), at £105,000.
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- FY2Blackpool, 669 salesMedian price £152,000Price per square metre Too fewChange in the median from 2024 to 2025 +3%
- FY4Blackpool, 1,236 salesMedian price £145,000Price per square metre £1,756Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +4%
- FY3Blackpool, 840 salesMedian price £140,000Price per square metre £1,590Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +2%
- FY1Blackpool, 675 salesMedian price £105,000Price per square metre £1,238Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +2%
1-year change: 2025 against 2024, where both years had 100 or more standard sales. It moves with which homes sold, so treat it as a guide, not a price index.
From 2024 to 2025, the median rose in every district with enough sales to compare, most in FY4 (Blackpool), up 4%.
Streets with the most standard sales in the districts listed above, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Queens Promenade, Bispham (FY2)46 sales
- Hornby Road, Blackpool (FY1)26 sales
- Preston Old Road, Blackpool (FY3)24 sales
- Whitegate Drive, Blackpool (FY3)20 sales
- Hawes Side Lane, Blackpool (FY4)20 sales
- Park Road, Blackpool (FY1)19 sales
- Devonshire Road, Blackpool (FY2)18 sales
- Clifton Drive, Blackpool (FY4)17 sales
Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were Newton Drive, Blackpool (FY3, £286,000), St Lukes Road, Blackpool (FY4, £265,000) and Devonshire Road, Blackpool (FY2, £247,500).
The cheapest were Hornby Road, Blackpool (FY1, flats, £79,500), Cunliffe Road, Blackpool (FY1, terraced houses, £86,000) and Forest Gate, Blackpool (FY3, £87,500).
Living in Blackpool
Crime
148 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Higher than 98 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of council areas are between 59 and 95.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
94% of homes can get it
Higher than 67 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of council areas are between 84% and 95%.
Radon
No postcode is in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Lower than 86 in 100 council areas.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,513 a year in Blackpool for 2026 to 2027
Higher than 72 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
About these figures
Blackpool's figures come from 3,708 standard sales, each placed in the council area by its own postcode. The 4 districts listed are those with most of their postcodes in Blackpool, so their sales add up to 3,420 instead (how we build council pages).
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.