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Electoral wardE05015204

Victoria ward, Blackpool

Victoria is one of 21 electoral wards of Blackpool Borough Council (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 6,592 residents in 3,011 households — 6,437 people per km², the 13th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Blackpool South constituency.

Residents, 20216,592council ward average 6,716
Households3,0112.19 residents per household
Density6,437/ km²about 1.02 km² · Blackpool 4,040
Aged 65+17.3%Blackpool: 20.7% · under 16: 19.6%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.7% · 377
5–96.8% · 451
10–157.0% · 465
16–193.8% · 253
20–245.6% · 372
25–3414.4% · 952
35–4918.0% · 1,188
50–6421.2% · 1,397
65–749.4% · 621
75–846.0% · 397
85+1.9% · 124

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van37.3% · 1,123
1 car or van43.8% · 1,319
2 cars or vans15.1% · 455
3 or more3.9% · 117
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Blackpool overall: 57.5% owned, 10.4% social rented, 31.7% private rented.

Owned outright28.2% · 850
With mortgage25.2% · 759
Shared ownership0.2% · 6
Social rented6.3% · 189
Private rented40.0% · 1,205
Lives rent free0.0% · 1

Type of home

Detached house5.1% · 152
Semi-detached house35.4% · 1,065
Terraced house44.0% · 1,323
Purpose-built flat9.4% · 282
Converted house4.3% · 129
Other conversion0.3% · 10
Above shop / office1.6% · 47
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
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.