Residential dwellings
20,541
Addressable residential units in the area (OS AddressBase).
FY1 rents and yields
Asking rent £676/month · Gross yield 7.7% · 12 months, listings to Sep 2026
What is FY1?
FY1: residential dwellings 20,541.
HMO-shaped dwellings
3.4%
FY1 has the highest HMO-shaped dwellings of the 4 neighbouring postcode districts compared.
Share of dwellings OS AddressBase classifies RH01/RH02/RH03: laid out as a house in multiple occupation. A statement about built form, not about a licence.
- Buildings
- 15,226
- Mixed-use buildings
- 11%
- HMO-shaped units
- 2.5%
- EPC A or B
- 3.9%
- EPC D or worse
- 59%
What does FY1 earn?
FY1: asking rent £676/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 418 lets).
Asking rent
£676/month 12 months to Sep 2026
418 lets
Median asking rent per calendar month of residential lettings in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 418 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
7.7% 12 months to Sep 2026
697 lets
+0.8% 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 Sep 2026, 697 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
237 on 4 Nov 2026
Count of live residential lettings on the day, from portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026. The count on 4 Nov 2026; the daily series began on 5 Sep 2026, so no change over a year is stated.
How does FY1 vary by home size?
Asking rent in FY1 runs from £518/month for 1 bedroom to £889/month for 3 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £518/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | -1.2% on the previous 12 months | 283 |
| 2 bedrooms | £700/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +3.7% on the previous 12 months | 187 |
| 3 bedrooms | £889/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | — | 119 |
| 4 bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
| 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.
Who owns FY1?
Corporate landlords hold 84% of the 2,831 units in FY1 whose freeholder is classified; 90% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords84% of classified · 2,364 units
- Housing associations8.0% of classified · 227 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)7.5% of classified · 213 units
- RMC0.9% of classified · 26 units
- Offshore companies0.0% of classified · 1 units
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Where does FY1 rank?
FY1 ranks 4th of 4 postcode districts in Blackpool for asking rent, at £676/month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in Blackpool
FY1 ranks 4th of 4 postcode districts in Blackpool for asking rent, at £676/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FY2 | £837/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 114 | measured |
| 2 | FY3 | £828/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 204 | measured |
| 3 | FY4 | £754/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 342 | measured |
| 4 | FY1 | £676/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 418 | measured |
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in Blackpool
FY1 ranks 1st of 4 postcode districts in Blackpool for gross yield, asking basis, at 7.7%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FY1 | 7.7% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 697 | measured |
| 2 | FY3 | 6.4% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 253 | measured |
| 3 | FY4 | 5.8% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 469 | measured |
| 4 | FY2 | 5.5% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 165 | measured |
Where next from FY1?
Questions about FY1
- What is the average rent in FY1?
- Homes to let in FY1 asked a median £676/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 418 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in FY1?
- 7.7% on the asking basis: the asking rent times twelve over the asking sale price in the same listing cell, before costs, voids and finance, over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 697 lets. +0.8% on the previous 12 months.
- What kind of homes are in FY1?
- FY1 has 20,541 homes, 3.4% laid out as houses in multiple occupation.
Construction costs Context for residential research
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.
Reading the cost index and the regional factors…
Everything else about FY1
- Property values in FY1Every addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last recorded sale.
- Land and development sites in FY1Registered land with its area, tenure and what stands on it.
- Houses and flats for sale in FY1What is on the market right now, with the evidence beside each asking price.
- Flats and houses to rent in FY1What is available to rent, with the recorded rent and yield beside each asking price.
- Sold house prices in FY1Registered completions from Price Paid, newest first.
- Planning applications in FY1What was proposed, who decided it and whether it was approved.
- Estate agents in FY1Who actually lists here, ranked by volume over 12 months.
Where these figures come from
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential dwellings | HM Land Registry Price Paid and the address register, 12-month rollup | Latest published | — | — |
| HMO-shaped dwellings | HM Land Registry Price Paid and the address register, 12-month rollup | Latest published | — | — |
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 418 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 697 lets |
| Homes to rent | Portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 4 Nov 2026 | 4 Nov 2026 | — |