Photo: Christine Johnstone · CC BY-SA 2.014 years separate the longest- and shortest-lived parts of Blackpool
Inside the city, men’s life expectancy runs from 65.7 in Central Blackpool to 79.4 in Little Bispham & Anchorsholme, 3.7 miles apart. Life expectancy is 74.3 for men and 79.2 for women. England as a whole stood at 79.1 and 83.0 over 2019 to 2023. Blackpool grades D− for health: life expectancy, healthy life expectancy, early deaths, hospital admissions, child obesity and Census health, each adjusted for age.
What stands out about health in Blackpool
A 14-year gap from one part of Blackpool to another
Men in Little Bispham & Anchorsholme can expect to live to 79.4, longer than the English average of 79.1. In Central Blackpool, 3.7 miles away, the figure is 65.7, and Central Blackpool records 288 deaths under 75 for every 100 expected for its ages. For women the range is 73.1 in South Promenade & Seasiders Way to 83.3 in Common Edge. Neighbourhoods ↓
A&E waits run longer than England’s
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which runs the A&E at Blackpool Victoria Hospital, saw 54% of major-A&E patients within four hours in the 12 months to September 2026, against 61% across England: 83rd of 117 trusts. 20% of patients admitted through its A&Es waited more than 12 hours from the decision to admit, against 13% in England. A&E ↓
More of Blackpool’s children are obese
26% of Year 6 children (aged 10 to 11) were measured as obese over the last three school years, against 22.3% across England; more than in 91% of UK towns. Health Grade ↓
Men live shorter lives than Blackpool’s level of deprivation would suggest
37% of Blackpool’s residents are income-deprived. Across England’s towns that predicts men’s life expectancy of 75.9; Blackpool’s is 74.3. For its circumstances ↓
Written from the OHID, NHS England and GP Patient Survey figures on this page. Life expectancy covers 2019 to 2023; neighbourhoods are ONS middle-layer areas of about 8,000 people.
Blackpool grades D− for health
Healthier than 3% of UK towns, on age-adjusted measures.
Behind the typical UK town on every measure. Even its strongest, child obesity and disability, are in the bottom 10% of UK towns; deaths under 75 and preventable deaths are furthest behind.
Each measure is ranked against every UK town of 1,000 or more, the ranks are averaged, and the average is ranked again. Every measure allows for the town’s ages: life expectancy is worked out from the death rate at each age, so it doesn’t depend on how old the town’s residents are; deaths and admissions are counted against what England’s rates would give a town with these ages, and the Census answers against England and Wales’s rates by single year of age, so a seaside town of retired people isn’t marked down for being old.
Men’s life expectancy across Blackpool runs from 65.7 to 79.4
Life expectancy at birth, 2019–23, in Blackpool’s 19 middle-layer neighbourhoods (about 8,000 people each). Circles are sized by residents and show men’s life expectancy.
The gap follows deprivation closely: Central Blackpool, where 71% of residents are income-deprived, has men’s life expectancy of 65.7. Central Blackpool has the most deaths under 75 for its ages (288 per 100 expected), against 101 in Little Bispham & Anchorsholme.
Show every measure as a table
| Neighbourhood | Men | Women | Deaths under 75 | Emergency admissions | Year 6 obese | Income-deprived |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Bispham & Anchorsholme | 79.4 | 82.6 | 101 | 93 | 23% | 18% |
| Hoohill | 79.4 | 82.2 | 107 | 106 | 23% | 23% |
| Norbreck & Bispham | 78.5 | 80.5 | 116 | 92 | 17% | 21% |
| Common Edge | 78.4 | 83.3 | 110 | 108 | 26% | 21% |
| Stanley Park & Great Marton | 77.8 | 79.9 | 114 | 116 | 20% | 22% |
| Hawes Side | 76.3 | 79.3 | 145 | 123 | 28% | 40% |
| Warbreck & Bispham Road | 75.3 | 81.3 | 150 | 120 | 26% | 29% |
| Queenstown & Layton | 75.3 | 80.2 | 126 | 120 | 24% | 24% |
| South Shore | 74.9 | 78.3 | 154 | 122 | 23% | 29% |
| Squires Gate | 73.8 | 81.3 | 144 | 110 | 24% | 23% |
| Little Marton & Marton Moss Side | 73.8 | 79.1 | 165 | 138 | 28% | 39% |
| Churchtown | 72.7 | 79.2 | 181 | 114 | 24% | 29% |
| Park Road | 72.2 | 80.4 | 185 | 156 | 27% | 50% |
| Victoria | 71.8 | 77.6 | 200 | 144 | 32% | 45% |
| Little Layton & Little Carleton | 70.7 | 75.6 | 232 | 180 | 35% | 63% |
| North East Centre | 70.1 | 74.4 | 262 | 170 | 34% | 66% |
| South Promenade & Seasiders Way | 68.7 | 73.1 | 274 | 197 | 35% | 67% |
| North Shore | 68.3 | 74.6 | 259 | 178 | 32% | 51% |
| Central Blackpool | 65.7 | 75.4 | 288 | 189 | 29% | 71% |
Deaths and admissions per 100 expected for each area’s ages (England = 100). Each figure has a range: Central Blackpool’s men’s life expectancy is 65.7 with a 95% range of 63.4 to 68.0. Neighbourhoods are ONS middle-layer areas at least 30% inside Blackpool; names are the House of Commons Library’s.
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals saw 54% of major-A&E patients within four hours
Type 1 (major) A&E attendances seen, admitted or discharged within four hours of arrival, by month. NHS England publishes it by trust, not hospital: Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust runs the A&E at Blackpool Victoria Hospital, the nearest to Blackpool (0.8 mi).
The share seen within four hours has held near 55% over 18 months. Long waits for a bed are commoner than at 75% of trusts: 5,263 patients in 12 months, 20% of emergency admissions through A&E. CQC’s latest ratings for Blackpool Victoria Hospital: urgent and emergency services requires improvement (2026), the hospital overall requires improvement (2026).
North West trusts
Hospitals within 25 miles
| Distance | Hospital | CQC overall | Urgent & emergency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.8 mi | Blackpool Victoria Hospital A&E Blackpool · Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | Requires improvement2026 | Requires improvement2026 |
| 0.8 mi | Blackpool Victoria Hospital Blackpool · Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | Not rated | — |
| 7.4 mi | Fleetwood Hospital Fleetwood · Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | Good2026 | — |
| 13 mi | Southport and Formby District General Hospital A&E Southport · Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust | Requires improvement2019 | Requires improvement2019 |
| 14 mi | Royal Preston Hospital A&E Preston · Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | Requires improvement2023 | Requires improvement2023 |
| 14 mi | Royal Preston Hospital Preston · Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust | Not rated | — |
| 17 mi | Royal Lancaster Infirmary A&E Lancaster · University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust | Good2026 | Requires improvement2026 |
| 17 mi | Longridge Hospital Preston · Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust | Not rated | — |
NHS acute hospitals registered with the Care Quality Commission (care directory, 01 October 2026). “A&E” marks a major (type 1) emergency department, open 24 hours and led by consultants, in NHS England’s Emergency Care Data Set; a hospital without the mark may still have a minor injury unit or urgent treatment centre. Ratings run Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement, Inadequate; the year is when each was published. Distances are straight lines from the town centre.
Men’s life expectancy in Blackpool is 1.6 years below what its level of deprivation predicts
Across 1,996 English towns of 2,500 or more, men’s life expectancy tracks income deprivation closely (correlation −0.81). Each dot is a town.
37% of Blackpool’s residents are income-deprived, more than in most English towns. For that level, the line predicts 75.9 years for men; Blackpool’s is 74.3. For women it predicts 80.3, and Blackpool’s 79.2 is 1.1 years below.
Income deprivation: share of residents in low-income households, English Indices of Deprivation 2025, averaged over each town’s neighbourhoods. A town above or below the line isn’t necessarily doing better or worse on care: students, prisons and hostels inside a boundary all shift the figures.
Care in and near Blackpool
The nearest A&E, the practice patients rate highest, and where to go when it’s urgent but not an emergency. In an emergency, call 999.
75% of patients rate Blackpool’s 16 GP practices good
GP Patient Survey 2026 (NHS England, run by Ipsos), about 100 patients a practice, against 77% across England. 31st of 47 English towns of 104,000 to 201,000, from the highest.
| Practice | Overall experience | Easy by phone | Wait about right | CQC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnold Medical Centre FY4 2EF · 5,064 adult patients | 90% good · range 85%–93% | 94% | 84% | Good2016 |
| The Crescent Surgery FY5 3LF · 6,682 adult patients | 87% good · range 78%–92% | 80% | 82% | Good2016 |
| Abbey-Dale Medical Centre FY4 5AU · 4,726 adult patients | 86% good · range 80%–91% | 78% | 79% | Good2016 |
| South King Street Medical Centre FY1 4NF · 5,563 adult patients | 84% good · range 77%–90% | 76% | 69% | Good2016 |
| Stonyhill Medical Practice FY4 1TJ · 10,184 adult patients | 81% good · range 67%–90% | 65% | 71% | Good2017 |
| The Partners FY3 8NX · 9,761 adult patients | 81% good · range 61%–92% | 50% | 76% | Good2016 |
| Cleveleys Group Practice FY5 3LF · 11,278 adult patients | 79% good · range 62%–90% | 71% | 66% | Outstanding2016 |
| North Shore Surgery FY2 0JG · 11,260 adult patients | 77% good · range 57%–89% | 59% | 76% | Good2016 |
| Waterloo Medical Centre FY4 3AD · 9,895 adult patients | 77% good · range 56%–90% | 48% | 62% | Good2019 |
| Highfield Surgery Partnership FY4 1TJ · 11,233 adult patients | 76% good · range 59%–87% | 71% | 60% | Good2016 |
| Bloomfield Medical Centre FY1 6JW · 13,350 adult patients | 74% good · range 53%–88% | 53% | 53% | Good2018 |
| Layton Medical Centre FY3 7EN · 6,558 adult patients | 73% good · range 62%–83% | 34% | 68% | Good2016 |
| Marton Medical Practice FY3 9ES · 7,645 adult patients | 71% good · range 60%–80% | 56% | 68% | Good2016 |
| Glenroyd Medical FY2 0JG · 11,637 adult patients | 67% good · range 51%–79% | 42% | 61% | Inadequate2025 |
| Adelaide Surgery FY1 3JG · 11,988 adult patients | 61% good · range 39%–79% | 34% | 66% | Good2026 |
| St Paul's Medical Centre FY1 2HH · 9,175 adult patients | 55% good · range 39%–70% | 48% | 54% | Good2024 |
Arnold Medical Centre has the city’s highest rating (90%). You can register with any practice whose area covers your address.
GP Patient Survey 2026: surveys sent January to March 2026; results weighted by NHS England. The range is the 95% confidence interval. Adult patients: the survey’s practice population aged 16 and over. A practice counts as in Blackpool when its main surgery is inside the built-up area; branch surgeries are part of their main practice. CQC ratings © Care Quality Commission.
83% of adults in the Lancashire and South Cumbria area who tried got an NHS dental appointment
Adults who tried to get an NHS dental appointment for themselves in the last two years, and got one. GP Patient Survey 2026, by integrated care system (the NHS area that plans dentistry for Blackpool).
Across England 82% of those who tried got an appointment. Of Lancashire and South Cumbria patients who did, 75% rated the experience good (England 74%). NHS practices taking new patients are listed on the NHS website’s Find a dentist; for urgent dental pain, call NHS 111.
The survey asks GP patients about dentistry, so results are published for health areas, not towns or practices.
Fewer people in Blackpool call their health good than across Lancashire
Census 2021, all residents, as answered (not adjusted for age).
Adjusted for age, 160 report bad health for every 100 expected, more than the national rate.
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| Census 2021 | Blackpool | Lancashire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 74% | 80% | 82% |
| Fair health | 17% | 14% | 13% |
| Bad or very bad health | 9% | 6.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled under the Equality Act | 25% | 20% | 17% |
| Day-to-day activities limited a lot | 12% | 9.1% | 7.4% |
Lancashire and England: all residents of their built-up areas (towns and cities), from the same Census 2021 output areas.
How Blackpool compares with UK towns of 104,000 to 201,000
Ordered by Health Grade: the top three, the towns either side of Blackpool, and others in Lancashire. Life expectancy for men / women; deaths under 75 per 100 expected.
| # | Town | People | Life expectancy | Deaths under 75 | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richmond upon Thames London | 192,888 | 82.2 / 86.6 | 64 | A |
| 2 | Kensington and Chelsea London | 143,348 | 81.5 / 86.2 | 72 | B+ |
| 3 | Kingston upon Thames London | 166,333 | 81.1 / 85.3 | 77 | B+ |
| … | |||||
| 42 | Blackburn Lancashire | 124,958 | 75.6 / 80.0 | 144 | D |
| … | |||||
| 48 | Dundee Dundee City | 147,365 | 74.6 / 79.1 | — | D− |
| 49 | Birkenhead Merseyside | 109,854 | 75.4 / 80.0 | 158 | D− |
| 50 | Blackpool Lancashire | 149,087 | 74.3 / 79.2 | 167 | D− |
| 51 | Oldham Greater Manchester | 110,722 | 74.0 / 78.2 | 166 | D− |
Health letters rank against every UK town of 1,000 or more; the order here is context only. Welsh towns are graded on life expectancy, healthy life expectancy and the two Census measures: OHID’s early-death, admissions and child-obesity figures cover England.
Health in the places around Blackpool
Life expectancy for men / women, and the nearest A&E. Tap a town for its health page.
| Town | People | Life expectancy | Nearest A&E | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackpool | 149,087 | 74.3 / 79.2 | 0.8 mi | D− |
| Staining | 1,622 | 78.8 / 83.0 | 1.2 mi | C+ |
| Poulton-le-Fylde | 12,792 | 81.0 / 83.8 | 1.9 mi | B |
| Carleton | 4,793 | 80.7 / 84.0 | 2.5 mi | B |
| Thornton | 19,263 | 79.5 / 82.7 | 3.9 mi | C |
| Cleveleys | 11,121 | 77.6 / 81.3 | 4.4 mi | C− |
| Lytham St Anne's | 42,693 | 79.3 / 83.8 | 4.9 mi | C+ |
| Hambleton | 2,428 | 78.7 / 81.1 | 4.5 mi | C |
Poulton-le-Fylde, 2.4 miles away, has men’s life expectancy of 81.0, 6.7 years longer than Blackpool’s.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- A&E figures are for the trust. NHS England publishes four-hour waits by trust, not hospital, so Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust’s figures cover every major A&E it runs. They count type 1 (major) departments; minor injury units and urgent treatment centres are left out, which is why they sit below the all-types figure NHS England headlines (75% for England).
- The GP survey is a survey. About 100 patients answer for each practice, so a practice’s figure has a range (shown in the table); small differences between practices aren’t meaningful. The town figure weights each practice by its adult patients, some of whom live outside Blackpool.
- Adjusted for age. A ratio of 100 means as many deaths, admissions or reports of bad health as England’s rates (England and Wales’s for the Census) would give a town with these ages; 120 means a fifth more.
- Small areas, summed to the town. OHID publishes these figures for middle-layer areas of about 8,000 people; the town’s figure averages the areas it covers, weighted by how many of their residents live in it, so a village shares its area’s figure with the countryside around it.
- Different years. Life expectancy and deaths cover 2019 to 2023; emergency admissions 2016/17 to 2020/21 (the latest OHID publishes for small areas, including the pandemic dip); child obesity the three school years to 2024/25; A&E the 12 months to September 2026; the GP Patient Survey early 2026; CQC ratings were published on different dates, shown in each row.
- Distances are straight lines. Miles are measured from the town’s centre to each site; the road is longer. For an emergency, call 999; for urgent advice, call NHS 111.
Questions about health in Blackpool
How healthy is Blackpool?
Blackpool earns a D− for health, healthier than 3% of UK towns on measures adjusted for age. Life expectancy is 74.3 for men and 79.2 for women (England 79.1 and 83.0), and there are 167 deaths under 75 for every 100 expected.
Which parts of Blackpool have the highest life expectancy?
For men, Little Bispham & Anchorsholme (79.4), Hoohill (79.4) and Norbreck & Bispham (78.5); the shortest is Central Blackpool (65.7). For women, Common Edge is highest (83.3) and South Promenade & Seasiders Way lowest (73.1). OHID figures for 2019 to 2023, by neighbourhood of about 8,000 people.
How long are A&E waits at Blackpool Victoria Hospital?
NHS England publishes waits for the trust, Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. In the 12 months to September 2026 it saw 54% of major-A&E patients within four hours, against 61% across England; in September 2026 the figure was 51%. In an emergency call 999; for urgent advice call NHS 111.
Can I get an NHS dentist in Blackpool?
In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 83% of adults in the Lancashire and South Cumbria area who tried to get an NHS dental appointment in the last two years got one, against 82% across England. Practices taking new NHS patients are listed on the NHS website’s Find a dentist service.
Which GP practice in Blackpool do patients rate highest?
In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, Arnold Medical Centre (90% good overall), The Crescent Surgery (87% good overall) and Abbey-Dale Medical Centre (86% good overall). Across all 16 Blackpool practices, 75% of patients rate their practice good, against 77% in England.
What is the life expectancy in Blackpool?
74.3 years for men and 79.2 for women, on OHID’s figures for 2019 to 2023. Men can expect 57.6 of those years and women 59.6 in good health.
CQC ratings © Care Quality Commission.
Sources: OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (life expectancy and deaths 2019–23, emergency admissions 2016/17–2020/21, NCMP 2022/23–2024/25); House of Commons Library MSOA names · ONS health state life expectancy for small areas (MSOAs), England and Wales, 2019 to 2023 (healthy life expectancy) · ONS Census 2021 general health and disability, adjusted for age · Care Quality Commission care directory and latest ratings, 01 October 2026 · NHS Organisation Data Service · GP Patient Survey 2026 (NHS England, run by Ipsos) · NHS England, A&E Attendances and Emergency Admissions (monthly, by trust) and Emergency Care Data Set activity by site, June–September 2026 (type 1 A&Es) · MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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