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Housing in FY2 9RT

What the homes in FY2 9RT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
North Shore
Council
Blackpool
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,615 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (33.1%). Flats make up 42.3%, well above the 22.2% across England.

FY2 9RTEngland
Detached4.9%22.9%
Semi-detached33.1%31.5%
Terraced19.5%23%
Purpose-built flat10.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house27.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building4.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

48.6% of households in the FY2 9RT area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 48.5% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 27.9% own outright and 20.7% with a mortgage.

FY2 9RT
49%
48%
England
  • Owned48.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.4%1%
  • Private rented48.5%20.5%
  • Social rented2.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

FY2 9RTEngland
Owned outright27.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan20.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent44.1%18.2%
Other private rented4.3%2.2%
From the council1.2%8.3%
From a housing association1.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 43.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

FY2 9RTEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (29.2%). 20.1% of households include dependent children.

FY2 9RTEngland
Living alone, under 6629.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over14.2%12.8%
Couple, no children11.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children13.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over9.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households9.1%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Blackpool

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Blackpool (August 2026, +7% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

BlackpoolEngland
All homes£719£1,459
One bedroom£501£1,195
Two bedrooms£652£1,335
Three bedrooms£794£1,489
Four or more£1,050£2,161
Detached£979£1,640
Semi-detached£811£1,449
Terraced£742£1,435
Flat or maisonette£566£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around FY2 9RT (North Shore) (about 1,615 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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