Renting in Blackpool

Average Rent in Blackpool

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The average rent in Blackpool is £650/mo, with 1,223 live listings across 5 portals from £400/mo. Compare rents by bedroom and area below — and get alerted the moment a new Blackpool rental appears.

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Renting in Blackpool

What it costs to rent in Blackpool

Blackpool currently has 1,223 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £650 a month. 65 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 37% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is FY7 at around £477/mo, while FY3 sits nearer £735/mo. For a wider view of where the UK’s cheapest rents are, see our guide to the cheapest cities to rent in the UK.

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Market snapshot

Blackpool rental market at a glance

1,223

Active rentals in Blackpool

£650/mo

Median monthly rent

Property sites we watch

Rental prices

Rent by bedrooms in Blackpool

Median monthly rent, based on 1,223 active listings across 5 property sites.

Bedrooms	Median rent	Available
1 bed	£550/mo	375
2 bed	£725/mo	324
3 bed	£925/mo	217
4+ bed	£1,200/mo	83
Room	£542/mo	181

Updated July 2026. Prices normalised to monthly where weekly was listed.

Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How Blackpool rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Blackpool. Latest: £696/mo (Mar 26, +6.5% YoY).

Latest

£696

Mar 26

Annual

+6.5%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£550

Apr 21

Total change

+27%

since 2021

Source: Office for National Statistics · Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Updated monthly with a ~2-month lag. ONS uses Broad Rental Market Areas in Scotland — figures may aggregate beyond the city itself.

Affordability · ONS ASHE

What share of Blackpool pay goes on rent?

Renters in Blackpool spend an estimated 30% of the local median gross salary on rent — based on the ONS Price Index of Private Rents and ASHE Table 8 (2025).

Median rent

£696/mo

£8,352/yr

Median pay

£27,979/yr

gross, ASHE 2025

Rent burden

30%

Very affordable — well below the 30% rent-burden threshold.

0%30% threshold80%

Sources: Office for National Statistics — Price Index of Private Rents (latest month) and Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Table 8.7a (median annual gross pay, place of residence). The 30% line is the conventional rent-burden threshold above which housing costs are considered to crowd out other essentials.

Council tax · VOA 2024

Council tax bands across Blackpool

Most Blackpool homes sit in Band A. The weighted average works out close to Band A–B across 72,500 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

most common band

Mean band

1.98

≈ Band A–B

Stock

73k

72,500 properties

A
44%32,100
B
29%21,280
C
16%11,470
D
7%4,850
E
3%1,950
F
1%580
G
0%250
H
0%30

Source: HM Valuation Office Agency — Council Tax Stock of Properties (CTSOP1.0), extract dated 31 March 2024. Covers England and Wales; Scotland and Northern Ireland use separate band schemes and aren't included.

Broadband · Ofcom Connected Nations

Broadband coverage across Blackpool

61% of Blackpool premises can already get full-fibre and 91% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

61%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

91%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

99%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

469 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
61%
Gigabit-capable
91%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
99%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Blackpool), July 2025, covering 73,171 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for Blackpool homes

28% of Blackpool homes hold a current EPC in bands A–C — the bands that meet the proposed 2030 minimum energy-efficiency standard for rented stock.

Bands A–C

28%

good energy-efficiency stock

Bands D–G

72%

below the proposed 2030 floor

Certificates

78k

77,858 EPCs

A
0%196
B
3%2,188
C
25%19,482
D
44%34,242
E
20%15,794
F
6%4,425
G
2%1,531

Source: DESNZ Energy Performance of Buildings register (replacement for opendatacommunities.org), domestic certificates filed under Blackpool. Covers England and Wales — Scottish EPCs are held in a separate Scottish register and aren't included.

Schools · GIAS · DfE

State-funded schools near Blackpool

10 open state-funded schools sit within one mile of the Blackpool centroid. The five closest:

1
St Kentigern's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · FY3 8BT
0.11 mi
2
Devonshire Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · FY3 8AF
0.32 mi
3
Blackpool St John's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · FY1 3NX
0.46 mi
4
Woodlands School
Not applicable · Community special school · FY3 9HF
0.48 mi
5
Park Community Academy
Not applicable · Academy special converter · FY3 9HF
0.48 mi

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools (state-funded extract). Distances are straight-line from each school's postcode to the Blackpool centroid. Ofsted ratings were removed from GIAS in January 2025 and aren't available here.

Property types

What’s on offer in Blackpool

Flats & apartments

567

52% of listings

Houses

338

31% of listings

Rooms

181

17% of listings

Bungalows

1% of listings

Property mix · houses

Houses to rent in Blackpool — what's on the market

Terraced houses make up 55% of the 348 houses currently advertised in Blackpool.

Terraced
55%190
Semi-detached
28%97
Other house
13%44
Bungalow
3%10
Detached
2%7

Rent by postcode

Where Blackpool rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 951 live listings in 9 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Blackpool

1FY3£735/mo129 rentals
2FY4£700/mo161 rentals
3FY2£680/mo92 rentals

Cheapest in Blackpool

1FY7£477/mo15 rentals
2FY6£488/mo6 rentals
3FY1£550/mo443 rentals

Features · Blackpool

Garden, parking, and floor area in Blackpool

Live signal across 1,223 Blackpool rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

65%

of 253 Blackpool listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

71%

of 275 Blackpool listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Area safety

Safety in Blackpool

Higher Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (July 2026), Blackpool has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 15 of 15 postcode districts analysed, the median was 176 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Blackpool is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

176 crimes per area (median)
15 of 15 postcode districts covered
Data: July 2026

Most reported

Anti-social behaviour
0% of incidents

Blackpool’s overall figures sit above the national median, but crime varies a lot by neighbourhood. Dwellio alerts include the area’s data so you can pick the right street.

Data from data.police.uk, updated monthly. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Area breakdown

Safety by suburb in Blackpool

Street-level crime counts from data.police.uk for May 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.

Bispham has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Blackpool.

Bispham
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (57) · pop. ~13,000
10
per 1k
Marton
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (148) · pop. ~11,000
33
per 1k
Stanley Park
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (210) · pop. ~7,000
64
per 1k
Layton
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (242) · pop. ~12,000
43
per 1k
South Shore
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (195) · pop. ~14,000
34
per 1k

Suburbs shown are representative populated areas; figures reflect street-level incidents within ~1 mile of each centre. Data from data.police.uk. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Where we search

Blackpool listings by portal

We watch 5 property sites for rentals in Blackpool.

Rightmove

550

OpenRent

320

SpareRoom

181

OnTheMarket

159

Leaders

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Frequently asked

Renting in Blackpool — your questions answered

What is the average rent in Blackpool?

The median rent in Blackpool is £650/month based on 1223 active listings across 5 property portals (2026-07).

How many rental properties are available in Blackpool?

There are currently 1223 rental properties available in Blackpool, with 65 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Blackpool safe for renters?

Blackpool has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 176 reported crimes per postcode area (July 2026). The most common category is Anti-social behaviour. Data from data.police.uk.

What is the most common crime in Blackpool?

The most commonly reported crime category in Blackpool is Anti-social behaviour, based on data.police.uk records for July 2026.

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