Electoral wardE05015200
Squires Gate ward, Blackpool
Squires Gate is one of 21 electoral wards of Blackpool Borough Council (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 6,187 residents in 2,731 households — 5,832 people per km², the 19th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Blackpool South constituency.
Residents, 20216,187council ward average 6,716
Households2,7312.27 residents per household
Density5,832/ km²about 1.06 km² · Blackpool 4,040
Aged 65+25.4%Blackpool: 20.7% · under 16: 15.3%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.6% · 282
5–94.7% · 289
10–156.1% · 379
16–193.6% · 226
20–245.3% · 329
25–3411.3% · 700
35–4916.2% · 1,005
50–6422.8% · 1,410
65–7411.0% · 684
75–849.7% · 601
85+4.7% · 289
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van24.7% · 674
1 car or van41.3% · 1,129
2 cars or vans26.2% · 717
3 or more7.8% · 212
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Blackpool overall: 57.5% owned, 10.4% social rented, 31.7% private rented.
Owned outright39.9% · 1,091
With mortgage31.8% · 868
Shared ownership0.2% · 5
Social rented3.1% · 84
Private rented25.0% · 684
Type of home
Detached house13.3% · 364
Semi-detached house44.8% · 1,222
Terraced house21.4% · 584
Purpose-built flat13.5% · 368
Converted house4.8% · 131
Other conversion0.5% · 15
Above shop / office1.6% · 43
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05015200- Council
- Blackpool Borough Council
- Constituency
- Blackpool South
- Region
- North West
- Density rank in council
- 8 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% owned6,857PPark14.7% aged 65+ · 43.2% owned7,359SStanley27.9% 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.