Electoral wardE05015197
Marton ward, Blackpool
Marton is one of 21 electoral wards of Blackpool Borough Council (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 6,857 residents in 3,118 households — 1,584 people per km², the 7th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Blackpool South constituency.
Residents, 20216,857council ward average 6,716
Households3,1182.2 residents per household
Density1,584/ km²about 4.33 km² · Blackpool 4,040
Aged 65+19.5%Blackpool: 20.7% · under 16: 17.0%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.2% · 355
5–95.6% · 385
10–156.2% · 423
16–193.8% · 258
20–244.7% · 323
25–3414.3% · 982
35–4918.3% · 1,253
50–6422.5% · 1,542
65–7411.0% · 752
75–846.4% · 440
85+2.1% · 142
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van19.3% · 602
1 car or van46.5% · 1,449
2 cars or vans26.8% · 835
3 or more7.4% · 230
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Blackpool overall: 57.5% owned, 10.4% social rented, 31.7% private rented.
Owned outright36.8% · 1,146
With mortgage36.4% · 1,136
Shared ownership0.1% · 2
Social rented2.3% · 72
Private rented24.4% · 762
Type of home
Detached house12.4% · 388
Semi-detached house45.6% · 1,421
Terraced house35.4% · 1,103
Purpose-built flat4.4% · 138
Converted house0.9% · 27
Other conversion0.2% · 6
Above shop / office0.6% · 19
Caravan, mobile0.5% · 17
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05015197- Council
- Blackpool Borough Council
- Constituency
- Blackpool South
- Region
- North West
- Density rank in council
- 21 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% owned7,858LLayton18.2% aged 65+ · 60.8% owned6,703PPark14.7% 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 4 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.