United Kingdom · North West · Local Authority
Blackpool
Unitary authority · North West, England · population ~138k · 43 state-funded schools
Low property prices come at a cost here. Blackpool offers the lowest house prices in the North West, a multiple of 4x median annual pay, and rents are also well below the regional average, taking 24.8% of gross pay. However, this affordability is shadowed by significant challenges. Weekly earnings are among the lowest in the region at £647.90, and recorded crime rates are the highest in the North West. Deprivation is also the worst in the region, and school performance is among the weakest. This is a place that suits those prioritising low property costs over career prospects and safety.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Blackpool ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£33,691/yr
Very low
Worse than 98% of UK LAs
House price
£136,000
Most affordable
Better than 98% of UK LAs
Rent
£696/mo
Most affordable
Better than 91% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,513/yr
Expensive
Worse than 73% of UK LAs
Crime
148.7/1k
Highest
Worse than 99% of UK LAs
Deprivation
45.0
Most deprived
Worse than 100% of UK LAs
Schools
86.0%
Concerning
Worse than 92% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
43 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
37 of 43 (86%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. How we count →
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43 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 43 schools, sortable and filterable.
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What we don't know yet
Commute times · GP appointment availability · broadband speeds · air quality at LA level · green-space proximity · public transport coverage. These matter for a relocation decision. We'll add them when the source data is reliable nationally and consistent across LA boundaries.