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Common Edge

Middle area

South Blackpool. 8,321 people in 4.3 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Common Edge’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£160,000
646th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,307
3,034th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
82.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Common Edge compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

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Median sale price19 middle areas, Blackpool · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Blackpool19 areas from £83,000 to £167,000. The middle area is £135,000. Common Edge is £160,000.
£160,0004th highest
Population19 middle areas, Blackpool · 2021
Population: every middle area in Blackpool19 areas from 6,079 to 8,352. The middle area is 7,787. Common Edge is 8,307.
8,3072nd highest
Gigabit broadband coverage19 middle areas, Blackpool · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Blackpool19 areas from 82.2% to 99.9%. The middle area is 95.8%. Common Edge is 82.2%.
82.2%lowest
Claimant rate19 middle areas, Blackpool · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Blackpool19 areas from 2.4% to 15.2%. The middle area is 4.5%. Common Edge is 2.6%.
2.6%2nd lowest

Figures for the whole of Blackpool

These figures are published for the whole of Blackpool, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Blackpool and not Common Edge alone. See Blackpool

Average house price
£137,386
Up 6.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£31,858
7th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
4.3×
19th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
43.5
Most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Common Edge in brief

The median price paid for a home in Common Edge was £160,000 in 2025.

Common Edge had 8,307 usual residents at the census.

In Common Edge, 82.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Common Edge, 2.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.