Electoral wardE05015196
Layton ward, Blackpool
Layton is one of 21 electoral wards of Blackpool Borough Council (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 6,703 residents in 3,075 households — 5,104 people per km², the 11th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Blackpool South constituency.
Residents, 20216,703council ward average 6,716
Households3,0752.18 residents per household
Density5,104/ km²about 1.31 km² · Blackpool 4,040
Aged 65+18.2%Blackpool: 20.7% · under 16: 18.3%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.3% · 424
5–95.8% · 390
10–156.2% · 413
16–193.8% · 255
20–245.4% · 361
25–3414.3% · 959
35–4918.2% · 1,223
50–6421.9% · 1,467
65–749.1% · 611
75–846.2% · 419
85+2.8% · 189
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van34.6% · 1,063
1 car or van44.3% · 1,362
2 cars or vans16.1% · 495
3 or more5.1% · 156
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Blackpool overall: 57.5% owned, 10.4% social rented, 31.7% private rented.
Owned outright32.0% · 983
With mortgage28.8% · 885
Shared ownership0.0% · 1
Social rented5.2% · 159
Private rented33.9% · 1,041
Lives rent free0.1% · 2
Type of home
Detached house8.4% · 260
Semi-detached house44.8% · 1,380
Terraced house38.9% · 1,196
Purpose-built flat4.5% · 139
Converted house1.7% · 53
Other conversion0.1% · 2
Above shop / office1.5% · 47
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05015196- Council
- Blackpool Borough Council
- Constituency
- Blackpool South
- Region
- North West
- Density rank in council
- 10 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% owned7,141HHighfield25.0% aged 65+ · 68.5% owned7,858MMarton19.5% 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.