Stanley Park & Great Marton
Blackpool 012 · 5 sub-areas · 7,908 residents
Blackpool 012 is a residential neighbourhood within Blackpool, home to around 7,900 people. A typical two-bedroom home lets for roughly £630 a month — well below the national average and among the most affordable anywhere in the North West. Owner-occupation is high for a seaside town, and more than a fifth of residents are aged 50 to 64.
Stanley Park & Great Marton is a mid-density neighbourhood of Blackpool in the North West region. It sits between busier and quieter parts of the local authority and isn't dominated by a single use — there's a mix of workplaces, housing and local services.
Overview
What's it like to live in Stanley Park & Great Marton?
2 parks and 1 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; Recorded crime is higher than the national norm — common for built-up urban areas, but worth weighing if you're looking for a quieter base; rents are below the national norm, with a typical home letting at around £696 a month; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
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Figures are aggregated across 5 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Stanley Park & Great Marton in Blackpool
Living in Stanley Park & Great Marton
This part of Blackpool sits firmly in the affordable end of an already low-cost town. The streets here are mostly residential — a mix of terraced houses and semi-detacheds where owner-occupiers make up a significant majority, which gives the area a more settled feel than some of the town's more transient rental zones closer to the promenade.
On cost, it's about as cheap as residential England gets. A two-bedroom home runs roughly £630 a month, a three-bedroom around £770 — figures that look almost implausible if you're moving from a southern city. The median house price is under £140,000, which means a deposit is achievable in about two and a half years on a local wage. The trade-off is that rents rose around 6.5% in the past year, so the cheap baseline is moving.
The demographic picture is notably older than the national norm. Around one in five residents is 65 or over, and the 50–64 bracket is the single largest age group. Single-person households account for nearly a third of all homes. It's not a neighbourhood dominated by young families or professionals — though just over a quarter of residents hold a degree, which is respectable for an area at this income level.
Practically speaking, the nearest mainline rail station is about 2 km away — roughly a 25-minute walk, or a short drive. Most residents commute by car; public transport use is low at just over 3%. Working from home is more common here than the car-dependent travel pattern might suggest, with around 22% of residents doing so. See the streets and sub-areas below for more detail on specific pockets within the neighbourhood.
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Frequently asked
- Is Blackpool 012 a nice place to live?
- It depends on your priorities. It's very affordable, owner-occupied, and has a settled, quiet feel — but crime runs well above the national average and the school quality picture is poor. It suits people who value low housing costs and don't have school-age children, but it's not the right fit for everyone.
- What is the rent in Blackpool 012?
- A one-bedroom home averages around £485 a month, a two-bedroom roughly £630, and a three-bedroom about £770. These are estimates scaled from council-level data using local sale prices. Rents rose around 6.5% in the past year, so expect modest increases to continue.
- Is Blackpool 012 safe?
- Crime runs at around 133 incidents per 1,000 residents a year — noticeably higher than the UK national rate of roughly 80 per 1,000. This mirrors Blackpool's town-wide pattern. It's not the highest-crime part of the country, but it's significantly above average and worth factoring in.
- What's the commute from Blackpool 012 to Manchester?
- By public transport, Manchester is around 94 minutes away. Most residents here drive rather than commute by rail — only about 3% use public transport. The nearest mainline station is roughly 2 km away, about a 25-minute walk or a short drive.
- Who lives in Blackpool 012?
- Mostly older, settled owner-occupiers. The 50–64 age group is the largest at 22%, and around one in five residents is 65 or over. Nearly a third of households are single-person. It's a predominantly white British, low-diversity neighbourhood with a relatively low proportion of renters.
- What schools are near Blackpool 012?
- There are 84 schools within 2 km, but only around 19% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted — far below the national share of roughly 89%. The nearest Outstanding school is about 6.4 km away. School quality is the weakest aspect of this neighbourhood for families with children.
- How affordable is buying a home in Blackpool 012?
- Very affordable by national standards. The median house price is around £139,000, and it takes roughly two and a half years to save a deposit on a local salary. That's among the fastest deposit timescales in England, though local wages are also low at a median of around £28,000 a year.