Asking rent £737 a month · Gross yield 6.1% · 12 months, listings to Aug 2026
Blackpool: asking rent £737 a month (12 months to Aug 2026, 1,052 lets).
£737 a month 12 months to Aug 2026
1,052 lets
Median asking rent per calendar month of residential lettings in the month, from the area_facts listing rollup. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Aug 2026, 1,052 lets.
6.1% 12 months to Aug 2026
1,543 lets
+1.4% on the previous 12 months.
Cell asking rent × 12 over the same cell's asking sale price, before costs, voids and finance (cells with fewer than 5 dated listings are not built). 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Aug 2026, 1,543 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
396 on 30 Sep 2026
Count of live residential lettings on the day, from portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026. The count on 30 Sep 2026; the daily series began on 5 Sep 2026, so no change over a year is stated.
Asking rent in Blackpool runs from £541 a month for 1 bedroom to £1,100 a month for 4 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £541 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +1.6% on the previous 12 months | 500 |
| 2 bedrooms | £716 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +2.5% on the previous 12 months | 477 |
| 3 bedrooms | £894 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +4.3% on the previous 12 months | 401 |
| 4 bedrooms | £1,100 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 · 8 of 12 months observed | — | 57 |
| 5+ bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
Asking rent per calendar month by bedroom band: the monthly medians of lettings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, within the last 12 calendar months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Corporate landlords hold 87% of the 6,074 units in Blackpool whose freeholder is classified; 93% of all units are not yet classified.
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Blackpool ranks 58th of 62 local authorities in England for asking rent, at £737 a month.
Blackpool ranks 58th of 62 local authorities in England for asking rent, at £737 a month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Windsor and Maidenhead | £2,408 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 · monthly observations | 2,120 | measured |
| 2 | Bath and North East Somerset | £2,056 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 · monthly observations | 2,925 | measured |
| 3 | City of Bristol | £1,755 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 · monthly observations | 10,223 | measured |
| 4 | The City of Brighton and Hove | £1,720 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 · monthly observations | 6,862 | measured |
| 5 | Wokingham | £1,712 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 · monthly observations | 1,675 | measured |
| 58 | Blackpool | £737 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 · monthly observations | 1,052 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across local authorities in England →
Blackpool ranks 3rd of 61 local authorities in England for gross yield, asking basis, at 6.1%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reading | 6.4% | 12 months to Aug 2026 · monthly observations | 5,924 | measured |
| 2 | City of Nottingham | 6.4% | 12 months to Aug 2026 · monthly observations | 15,015 | measured |
| 3 | Blackpool | 6.1% | 12 months to Aug 2026 · monthly observations | 1,543 | measured |
| 4 | City of Kingston upon Hull | 6.0% | 12 months to Aug 2026 · monthly observations | 4,435 | measured |
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 5.5% | 12 months to Aug 2026 · monthly observations | 2,760 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across local authorities in England →
FY3 leads the 4 postcode districts within Blackpool for asking rent, at £818 a month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FY3 | £818 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 · monthly observations | 202 | measured |
| 2 | FY2 | £810 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 · monthly observations | 113 | measured |
| 3 | FY4 | £758 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 · monthly observations | 317 | measured |
| 4 | FY1 | £679 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 · monthly observations | 400 | measured |
FY1 leads the 4 postcode districts within Blackpool for gross yield, asking basis, at 7.8%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FY1 | 7.8% | 12 months to Aug 2026 · monthly observations | 686 | measured |
| 2 | FY3 | 6.4% | 12 months to Aug 2026 · monthly observations | 252 | measured |
| 3 | FY4 | 5.8% | 12 months to Aug 2026 · monthly observations | 449 | measured |
| 4 | FY2 | 5.4% | 12 months to Aug 2026 · monthly observations | 156 | measured |
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.
Reading the cost index and the regional factors…
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 1,052 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 1,543 lets |
| Homes to rent | portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 30 Sep 2026 | 30 Sep 2026 | — |
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