Hawking Place Blackpool
13 addresses across 3 postcodes (FY2), about 260 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 3003885.
- Sales: 8 recorded sales since 1995; in 2010 the median was £230,000 across 1 sale.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Blackpool cost £138,065 in August 2026 (+5.5% on a year); private rents averaged £723 a month.
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Energy projects: 2 renewable energy projects nearby are planned or being built; the nearest, Bristol Avenue - Battery Energy Storage Facility, is 610 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band A; Band D in Blackpool costs £2,513 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 25% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Layton (Lancs), about 2.1 km (1.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 110 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 7 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 13 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Glenroyd Medical Centre, about 900 m (0.6 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 210 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 26% of households owned their home and 16% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 81 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often anti-social behaviour.
- Road safety: 2 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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House sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1 | £230,000 | £230,000 | £230,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Aug 2010 | 1, DARWIN COURT FY2 0JN | Semi-detached | £230,000 | Leasehold. |
| 2 Feb 2018 | 3, DARWIN COURT FY2 0JN | Other | £1,150,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 2 Oct 2017 | 6, DARWIN COURT FY2 0JN | Other | £1,150,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 2 Oct 2017 | 7, DARWIN COURT FY2 0JN | Other | £1,150,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 2 Oct 2017 | UNIT 4, DARWIN COURT FY2 0JN | Other | £1,150,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 2 Oct 2017 | UNIT 5, DARWIN COURT FY2 0JN | Other | £1,150,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 26 Oct 2022 | UNIT 12, DARWIN COURT FY2 0JN | Other | £194,400 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 29 Jul 2020 | UNIT 13, DARWIN COURT FY2 0JN | Other | £220,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
House prices and rents in Blackpool
A typical home in Blackpool cost £138,065 in August 2026, 5.5% more than a year before. That is 16% more than five years earlier and 43% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £239,310 |
| Semi-detached | £161,836 |
| Terraced | £121,356 |
| Flat or maisonette | £76,356 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £128,480 |
Private renters in Blackpool paid £723 a month on average in September 2026, 7.1% more than a year before. That is 30% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £503 |
| Two bedrooms | £656 |
| Three bedrooms | £798 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,055 |
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
Gas and electricity use
None of the street's postcodes has the 5 or more domestic meters needed for figures to be published.
Council tax
What each band costs in Blackpool in 2026-27: Band D £2,513 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,675 | £1,955 | £2,234 | £2,513 | £3,072 | £3,630 | £4,189 | £5,026 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band A (56% of about 1,220 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Article 4 Direction - C3 to C4 HMO.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Energy projects nearby
4 energy projects near the street's postcodes, 2 of them not yet operating.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol Avenue - Battery Energy Storage Facility Blackpool 21/0246 | Battery storage | 25 MW | Permission granted, not yet built May 2021 | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Thornton Power Station | Biomass | 9 MW | Operational Jun 2002 | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) |
| Hillhouse Business Park - Thornton Energy Recovery Centre Wyre LCC/2023/0003 | Energy from waste (incinerator) | 9.3 MW | Planning application made Feb 2023 | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Thornton Waste Recovery Park (Waste AD) Wyre 02/08/1133 | Anaerobic digestion | 1.9 MW | Operational May 2010 | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) |
Planned projects can change or not go ahead; search the planning authority's applications by the reference shown for the plans, conditions and any objections. Construction brings traffic for some months; once built, solar farms and batteries are usually quiet, while turbines and waste plants can be seen or heard further away.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of any of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
No storm overflow outlet is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Coal mining
No postcode centre on the street is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
Every 1 km square the street's postcodes are in is in the lowest band of radon potential: fewer than 1 home in 100 is estimated to be at or above the Action Level. It is not a radon Affected Area.
Historic landfill
No historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 7 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2 0JN | 100% | 88% | 88% | 0% |
| FY2 0QW | 100% | 25% | 25% | 0% |
| FY2 0XX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Layton (Lancs) 75,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Poulton-Le-Fylde 630,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) | |
| Blackpool North 2.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4 km (2.5 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Norbreck (Blackpool Tramway) | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Norbreck North (Blackpool Tramway) | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Sandhurst Avenue (Blackpool Tramway) | 2 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 32 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hawkins Place Kincraig Estate | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Cleveleys | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Fleetwood for Knott End Ferry Landing | 8.3 km (5.1 miles) |
| Car parks | Apcoa | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 58.9 km (37 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Glenroyd Medical Centre Inadequate Jul 2025 | 900 m (0.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Cohens Chemist | 900 m (0.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practice within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Moor Park Health And Leisure Cen | 900 m (0.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Spire Fylde Coast Hospital Good Oct 2026 | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Care homes | 2 homes within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bispham Gardens Requires improvement Dec 2023 | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Police station | Lancashire Constabulary | 4.9 km (3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machine within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest ATM | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.8 ha | 110 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 6.3 ha | 240 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,020 m² | 300 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 7.7 ha | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 4,850 m² | 1.5 km (1 mile) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 6 parks and gardens, 12 hectares in all.
Landmarks
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Horseman's Hill | Hill | 860 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Bispham Beach | Beach | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) west |
| Skippool Marsh | Wetland | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) east |
| Blackpool North Beach | Beach | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) south-west |
| Carr Wood | Wood | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) east |
| Sea Lion Pool | Lake or reservoir | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.8 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 12 | 13 |
1 of the street's 13 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Blackpool: see them on the Blackpool page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kincraig Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 370 m | Report card (Jul 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Exceptional; Safeguarding standards: Met | 79% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 0% at the higher standard (2025; 96% in 2024 and 93% in 2023) |
| Blackpool and the Fylde College | 16 plus | 14–99 | 680 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection | None published |
| Carleton St Hilda's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 930 m (0.6 miles) | No published inspection | 76% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 14% at the higher standard (2025; 70% in 2024 and 57% in 2023) |
| Moor Park Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection | 44% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 0% at the higher standard (2025; 23% in 2024 and 41% in 2023) |
| Montgomery Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | GCSE 2026 (provisional): Attainment 8 40.9 (40.0 in 2025 and 35.6 in 2024); 36.8% grade 5+ in English and maths |
| St. Bernadette's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 5–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection | None published |
| Carleton Green Community Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 75% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 0% at the higher standard (2025; 69% in 2024 and 72% in 2023) |
| Bispham Endowed Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Report card (Jan 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met | 52% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 3% at the higher standard (2025; 52% in 2024 and 54% in 2023) |
| Westcliff Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection | 79% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 30% at the higher standard (2025; 77% in 2024 and 93% in 2023) |
| The Blackpool Sixth Form College | 16 plus | 16–19 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection | None published |
| Anchorsholme Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | No overall grade (Jan 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good | 53% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 7% at the higher standard (2025; 75% in 2024 and 73% in 2023) |
| Blackpool Aspire Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Requires improvement (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | GCSE 2026 (provisional): Attainment 8 37.7 (36.7 in 2025 and 32.1 in 2024); 35.2% grade 5+ in English and maths |
Exam results are from the Department for Education's school performance tables (Explore Education Statistics, Open Government Licence), for all pupils at each school. The middle school in England had 63% at the expected standard at the end of primary school (2025), Attainment 8 of 46.0 at GCSE (2026) and an A level average of C+ (2025). Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades in eight GCSEs, with English and maths counted twice (90 is the most), averaged over the school's pupils. Progress 8 compares pupils with others who had the same results at the end of primary school; it is not published for GCSEs in 2025 and 2026, as those pupils sat no primary tests during the pandemic. Small year groups swing from year to year, and figures for very small ones are withheld.
Nurseries and childcare
5 nurseries, pre-schools and clubs within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 370 m from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kincraig Ducklings Nursery FY2 0HN | Full day care | 15 | Good (Jan 2025, overall grade under the previous framework) | 370 m |
| Carleton Childcare FY6 7PE | Full day care | 46 | Good (Dec 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| Little Explorers, Carleton FY6 7NU | Sessional day care | 63 | Outstanding (Jan 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| The Squirrels Childcare Centre Ltd FY2 0PD | Full day care | 54 | Good (Aug 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| St Bernadette's Pre-School FY2 0AJ | Full day care | 45 | Good (Jun 2025, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
Ofsted also registers 33 childminders and 2 home childcarers (nannies) in Blackpool. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lancashire Cheesecake Company FY2 0JY | Manufacturers/packers | 330 m | 5 Very good | 24 Jul 2026 |
| Cindys Little Kingdom FY2 0JY | Retailers - other | 380 m | 5 Very good | 22 Jul 2024 |
| Spar lawrence hunt and co FY2 0HF | Retailers - other | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 3 Apr 2024 |
| The Pork Shop FY2 0HF | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 10 Oct 2025 |
| Bispham Gardens FY2 0FN | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 18 May 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 32 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 27 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 10 |
| Other theft | 4 |
| Shoplifting | 2 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Kairnryan Close (25); On or near Dumfries Close (25); On or near Kilmory Place (24); On or near Irving Close (6); On or near Galloway Crescent (1).
Road safety
2 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025: 0 fatal, 0 serious and 2 slight. Most were on roads with a 30 mph limit.
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Severity | Who was hurt | Road | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Mar 2023 09:35 | Slight | 1 person | Minor road, 20 mph | Daylight |
| 20 Apr 2022 17:50 | Slight | 1 person | Minor road, 30 mph | Daylight |
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
No traffic count point is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes. The Department for Transport counts every motorway and A road and only a sample of minor roads, so a quiet residential street usually has none.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 58 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 2% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 26% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 13% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 61% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 28% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 24% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 7% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 11% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 21% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 81% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 16% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 38% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 1 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- FY2 0QW: 11 addresses of 12 in the postcode
- FY2 0JN: 1 address of 37 in the postcode
- FY2 0XX: 1 address
Nearby streets
Blackpool Technology Centre · Galloway Crescent · Kilmory Place · Irvine Close · Kairnryan Close · Moor Park Avenue · Dumfries Close · Shelley Close · Strathyre Close · Chaucer Place · Glendale Close · Betjeman Close
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.