Electoral wardE05015194
Highfield ward, Blackpool
Highfield is one of 21 electoral wards of Blackpool Borough Council (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 7,858 residents in 3,647 households — 3,183 people per km², the 1st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Blackpool South constituency.
Residents, 20217,858council ward average 6,716
Households3,6472.15 residents per household
Density3,183/ km²about 2.47 km² · Blackpool 4,040
Aged 65+25.0%Blackpool: 20.7% · under 16: 16.8%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.0% · 391
5–95.4% · 424
10–156.4% · 507
16–193.8% · 297
20–244.7% · 371
25–3412.0% · 946
35–4916.3% · 1,281
50–6421.4% · 1,685
65–7412.5% · 986
75–849.2% · 723
85+3.3% · 256
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van25.3% · 924
1 car or van45.7% · 1,666
2 cars or vans22.9% · 836
3 or more6.1% · 221
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Blackpool overall: 57.5% owned, 10.4% social rented, 31.7% private rented.
Owned outright38.9% · 1,418
With mortgage29.5% · 1,076
Shared ownership0.2% · 8
Social rented7.8% · 283
Private rented23.4% · 854
Lives rent free0.1% · 3
Type of home
Detached house9.6% · 351
Semi-detached house48.3% · 1,761
Terraced house30.7% · 1,118
Purpose-built flat7.9% · 287
Converted house1.0% · 37
Other conversion0.2% · 8
Above shop / office0.5% · 18
Caravan, mobile1.8% · 65
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05015194- Council
- Blackpool Borough Council
- Constituency
- Blackpool South
- Region
- North West
- Density rank in council
- 17 of 21
Other wards in the same constituency
BBloomfield12.9% aged 65+ · 30.6% owned7,567BBrunswick13.8% aged 65+ · 44.0% owned6,920CClaremont13.7% aged 65+ · 30.7% owned7,632CClifton20.6% aged 65+ · 55.2% owned6,551GGreenlands20.7% aged 65+ · 66.2% owned6,666HHawes Side18.1% aged 65+ · 56.6% owned7,141LLayton18.2% aged 65+ · 60.8% owned6,703MMarton19.5% aged 65+ · 73.2% owned6,857PPark14.7% aged 65+ · 43.2% owned7,359SSquires Gate25.4% aged 65+ · 71.7% owned6,187SStanley27.9% aged 65+ · 74.2% owned5,297TTalbot17.2% aged 65+ · 39.2% owned6,525TTyldesley18.6% aged 65+ · 59.5% owned6,765VVictoria17.3% aged 65+ · 53.5% owned6,592
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0This ward was drawn after the 2021 Census: figures are built up from the 5 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.