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Park Road

Middle area

South west Blackpool. 8,056 people in 0.8 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Park Road live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£120,000
Joint 140th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,787
Joint 3,909th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Park Road

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Park Road at a rate of 125.0 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.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences464
Anti-social behaviour186
Other crime154
Criminal damage and arson80
Vehicle crime42
Drug offences28
Shoplifting26
Burglary15
Robbery8
Theft from the person4

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Park Road 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. Park Road is £120,000.
£120,000joint 5th cheapest
Population19 middle areas, Blackpool · 2021
Population: every middle area in Blackpool19 areas from 6,079 to 8,352. The middle area is 7,787. Park Road is 7,787.
7,78710th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares19 middle areas, Blackpool · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Blackpool19 areas from 0.0% to 0.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Park Road is 0.0%.
0%
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%. Park Road is 95.8%.
95.8%10th highest

Is Park Road safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Park Road at a rate of 125.0 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, 86 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Park Road.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (464), anti-social behaviour (186) and other crime (154).

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 Park Road 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 paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
4.3×
Joint 19th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
43.5
Most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Park Road in brief

The median price paid for a home in Park Road was £120,000 in 2025.

Park Road had 7,787 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Park Road live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Park Road, 95.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.