Electoral wardE05015199
Park ward, Blackpool
Park is one of 21 electoral wards of Blackpool Borough Council (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 7,359 residents in 3,244 households — 3,124 people per km², the 4th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Blackpool South constituency.
Residents, 20217,359council ward average 6,716
Households3,2442.27 residents per household
Density3,124/ km²about 2.36 km² · Blackpool 4,040
Aged 65+14.7%Blackpool: 20.7% · under 16: 21.5%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.0% · 440
5–97.1% · 526
10–158.4% · 620
16–195.2% · 384
20–245.6% · 413
25–3413.1% · 966
35–4918.8% · 1,386
50–6420.9% · 1,540
65–749.0% · 659
75–844.5% · 330
85+1.3% · 96
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van37.5% · 1,216
1 car or van40.7% · 1,320
2 cars or vans17.2% · 558
3 or more4.6% · 148
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Blackpool overall: 57.5% owned, 10.4% social rented, 31.7% private rented.
Owned outright22.0% · 713
With mortgage21.2% · 687
Shared ownership0.5% · 17
Social rented38.8% · 1,260
Private rented16.9% · 548
Lives rent free0.6% · 19
Type of home
Detached house10.5% · 341
Semi-detached house41.9% · 1,358
Terraced house23.0% · 747
Purpose-built flat22.1% · 716
Converted house2.0% · 66
Other conversion0.1% · 2
Above shop / office0.3% · 11
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 2
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05015199- Council
- Blackpool Borough Council
- Constituency
- Blackpool South
- Region
- North West
- Density rank in council
- 18 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% owned6,703MMarton19.5% aged 65+ · 73.2% owned6,857SSquires 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.