# Little Bispham & Anchorsholme

North Blackpool. 7,545 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.7 square kilometres.

Little Bispham & Anchorsholme had 7,621 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021).

Middle area. Code E02002633. In: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west) › [Blackpool](https://openindex.co.uk/blackpool)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £152,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Little Bispham & Anchorsholme was £152,000 in 2025. Joint 542nd cheapest of 7,259. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/blackpool/little-bispham-and-anchorsholme#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 7,621** (2021). Little Bispham & Anchorsholme had 7,621 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 4,200th most populated of 9,448. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/blackpool/little-bispham-and-anchorsholme#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in Little Bispham & Anchorsholme live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/blackpool/little-bispham-and-anchorsholme#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 95.9%** (January 2026). In Little Bispham & Anchorsholme, 95.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/blackpool/little-bispham-and-anchorsholme#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E02002633) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in Little Bispham & Anchorsholme live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E02002633) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 159 homes were sold in Little Bispham & Anchorsholme in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E02002633) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Little Bispham & Anchorsholme.
- [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E02002633) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Little Bispham & Anchorsholme had 7,621 usual residents at the census.

## Recorded crime in Little Bispham & Anchorsholme

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Little Bispham & Anchorsholme at a rate of 74.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 183.9 per 1,000 people across Blackpool.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

| Kind of crime, 12 months to August 2026 | Count |
| --- | --- |
| Violence and sexual offences | 240 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 142 |
| Other crime | 81 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 31 |
| Shoplifting | 21 |
| Vehicle crime | 21 |
| Burglary | 9 |
| Drug offences | 6 |
| Theft from the person | 4 |
| Robbery | 3 |

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026.

## How Little Bispham & Anchorsholme compares

Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers.

| Measure | Little Bispham & Anchorsholme | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £152,000 | 6th most expensive | 19 middle areas, Blackpool · 2025 |
| Population | 7,621 | 9th least populated | 19 middle areas, Blackpool · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | – | 19 middle areas, Blackpool · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 95.9% | 9th highest | 19 middle areas, Blackpool · Jan 2026 |

## Is Little Bispham & Anchorsholme safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Little Bispham & Anchorsholme at a rate of 74.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 183.9 per 1,000 people across Blackpool.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 52 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Little Bispham & Anchorsholme.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (240), anti-social behaviour (142) and other crime (81).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## 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 Little Bispham & Anchorsholme alone. [See Blackpool](https://openindex.co.uk/blackpool)

- **Average house price: £138,065** (August 2026). Blackpool’s average house price was £138,065 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 5.5% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £31,858** (2025). Full-time workers living in Blackpool earned a median of £31,858 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 7th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 4.3×** (2025). A home in Blackpool costs 4.3 times local full-time pay. Joint 20th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 43.5** (2025). Blackpool has a deprivation score of 43.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Little Bispham & Anchorsholme in brief

The median price paid for a home in Little Bispham & Anchorsholme was £152,000 in 2025.
Little Bispham & Anchorsholme had 7,621 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Little Bispham & Anchorsholme live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Little Bispham & Anchorsholme, 95.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Middle area
- Code: E02002633
- Ward: [Anchorsholme †](https://openindex.co.uk/blackpool/ward/anchorsholme)
- Constituency: [Blackpool North and Fleetwood †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/blackpool-north-and-fleetwood)
- Council: [Blackpool](https://openindex.co.uk/blackpool)
- Region: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 1.74 km²
- People, mid-2024: 7,545*
- Neighbourhoods: 5
- Output areas: 29

* People: worked out by Open Index by adding up the neighbourhood estimates inside this area.
† Best fit: the ward and constituency this middle area mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Churchtown](https://openindex.co.uk/blackpool/churchtown), [Norbreck & Bispham](https://openindex.co.uk/blackpool/norbreck-and-bispham), [Cleveleys West](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre/cleveleys-west), [Cleveleys East](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre/cleveleys-east)

## Latest updates for Little Bispham & Anchorsholme

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E02002633

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