Housing in FY3 8HS
What the homes in FY3 8HS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Queenstown & Layton
- Council
- Blackpool
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,249 (2024)
FY3 8HSBlackpool
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (58.6%). Flats make up 4%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
66.6% of households in the FY3 8HS area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 32.7% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 33.9% own outright and 32.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned66.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented32.7%20.5%
- Social rented0.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 34.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (20.8%). 25.8% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around FY3 8HS (Queenstown & Layton) (about 1,249 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.