Blackpool urban area


The Blackpool Built-up Area or Blackpool Urban Area is an urban area in Lancashire, England, consisting of the town of Blackpool along with several surrounding towns and villages including Bispham, Cleveleys, Lytham St Annes, Poulton-le-Fylde and Thornton. Defined by the ONS it had a population of 239,409 in 2011 this is considerably down on the 2001 population of 261,088 mainly due to Fleetwood no longer being considered as part of the built-up area. The population of the Blackpool Urban Area has been declining for some time with the 2001 population down 0.1% from the 1991 figure of 261,355.
The Blackpool subdivision itself has a population of 147,633, although during the summer months the population of the town can rise to three times this figure. According to Lancashire Tourist Board there were 360,000 people living in the town during April and August 2003, the majority of these people working in Blackpool for the summer season.
The entirety of the Blackpool Urban Area lies within the FY postcode area. The code refers to the Fylde, making it one of only five postcode areas in the UK that does not reference one of its settlements.
The built up area is split over three local government districts: the Blackpool unitary authority area, the Borough of Fylde and the Borough of Wyre. The area has nine railway stations, and parts of it are served by the Blackpool Tramway. It is made up of the following subdivisions:
Urban subdivisionPopulation
Population
District
Blackpool142,283147,633Blackpool
Fleetwood26,841Wyre
Lytham St Annes41,32742,953Fylde
Thornton-Cleveleys31,157Wyre
Thornton18,941Wyre
Cleveleys10,754Wyre
Poulton-le-Fylde17,430Wyre
Staining1,368Fylde
Little Singleton300Fylde
Total Blackpool built-up area population261,088239,409

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