Hounds Hill Blackpool
1 address across 1 postcode (FY1), about 70 m long. USRN 3003220.
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- 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 0% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Blackpool North, about 900 m (0.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 8 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 1 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is South King Street Medical Centre, about 530 m (0.3 miles) away, with 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 540 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 32% of households owned their home and 23% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 638 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 (88% of about 1,060 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Blackpool Council Offices, South King Street, Blackpool, FY1 4PW: up to 47 homes, not permissioned (510 m (0.3 miles))
- 7-11 Alfred Street, Blackpool, FY1 4LH, permissioned (520 m (0.3 miles))
- 7-11 Alfred Street, Blackpool, FY1 4LH: up to 14 homes, not permissioned (530 m (0.3 miles))
- 102-110 Hornby Road, Blackpool, FY1 4QS: up to 32 homes, not permissioned (530 m (0.3 miles))
- Car Park, Bethesda Road, Blackpool, FY1 5DT: up to 13 homes, not permissioned (540 m (0.3 miles))
- Coop Street Car Park, Blackpool, FY1 5AJ: up to 51 homes, not permissioned (560 m (0.3 miles))
- 76 and 76a Kent Road, Blackpool, FY1 5ET: up to 12 homes, not permissioned (720 m (0.4 miles))
- 76 and 76a Kent Road, Blackpool, FY1 5ET, permissioned (720 m (0.4 miles))
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 is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's address is about 8 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY1 5DW | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Blackpool North 2.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 900 m (0.6 miles) |
| Blackpool South 114,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | |
| Layton (Lancs) 75,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Tower (Blackpool Tramway) | 60 m |
| Central Pier (Blackpool Tramway) | 300 m | |
| North Pier (Blackpool Tramway) | 460 m (0.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 19 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 61 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Sands Promenade | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | National Express Coach Facility Blackpool | 190 m |
| Ferry terminal | Fleetwood for Knott End Ferry Landing | 13 km (8.1 miles) |
| Car parks | 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Houndshill Car Park | 280 m |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 250 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 55.1 km (34 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest South King Street Medical Centre | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 180 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest King Street (Dental Surgery) | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Opd Victoria Hospital | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Police station | Lancashire Police | 290 m |
| Cash machines | 17 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Coral Island Skyrider Cashzone | 40 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 330 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 870 m² | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3.1 ha | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,860 m² | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Tower Buildings, a listed building (Grade I), 160 m north. 24 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Tower Buildings | Listed building, Grade I | 160 m north |
| Grand Theatre | Listed building, Grade II* | 320 m north |
| The Winter Gardens | Listed building, Grade II* | 380 m north-east |
| Church of the Sacred Heart | Listed building, Grade II* | 560 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Stanley Park, Blackpool | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Blackpool Central Beach | Beach | 340 m south-west |
| Blackpool North Beach | Beach | 2 km (1.3 miles) north |
| Blackpool South Beach | Beach | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) south |
| Sea Lion Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) east |
| Marton Mere | Lake or reservoir | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) east |
| Bispham Beach | Beach | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 1 |
1 of the street's 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackpool St John's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 640 m (0.4 miles) | No overall grade (Apr 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Revoe Learning Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Jul 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Blackpool Gateway Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; 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 |
| St Kentigern's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Devonshire Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No overall grade (Nov 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Westminster Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Report card (May 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Needs attention; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Waterloo Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| St John Vianney's Catholic Primary School, Blackpool Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I Love Food - Unit 1 FY1 5DW | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 40 m | 5 Very good | 16 Feb 2026 |
| Wild West Diner FY1 4TQ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 40 m | 5 Very good | 16 Feb 2026 |
| Beach Food Hut FY1 5DW | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 70 m | 4 Good | 11 Mar 2026 |
| Central Treat (Between Prom Chippy and I love Fudge) FY1 5DW | Retailers - other | 70 m | 5 Very good | 24 Oct 2023 |
| Albert and the Lion FY1 4TQ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 80 m | 5 Very good | 19 Mar 2025 |
| Sealife Centre / Gruffalo and Friends Clubhouse FY1 5AA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 90 m | 5 Very good | 8 Sep 2026 |
| Meat 'n' Plaice FY1 5PY | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 90 m | 5 Very good | 29 Jan 2026 |
| McDonalds FY1 4PX | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 90 m | 5 Very good | 11 Mar 2025 |
| Heron Foods FY1 4PX | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 90 m | 5 Very good | 12 Dec 2023 |
| T Brew (Taste Beyond Borders) FY1 4SW | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 90 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 5 Aug 2026 |
| Palma Cafe FY1 5PY | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 90 m | 5 Very good | 3 Sep 2025 |
| Booze and News FY1 5PY | Retailers - other | 100 m | 5 Very good | 5 Dec 2023 |
| Wildy Berry FY1 4TA | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 100 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 30 Oct 2025 |
| Greggs FY1 4SR | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 110 m | 5 Very good | 2 Oct 2024 |
| Coast FY1 4RY | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 120 m | 5 Very good | 16 Feb 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 213 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 187 |
| Public order | 59 |
| Shoplifting | 39 |
| Other theft | 36 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 23 |
| Drugs | 16 |
| Theft from the person | 13 |
| Possession of weapons | 12 |
| Robbery | 12 |
| Burglary | 11 |
| Vehicle crime | 7 |
| Other crime | 6 |
| Bicycle theft | 4 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Hull Road (477); On or near Vance Road (108); On or near Bus/Coach Station (51); On or near Blackpool Central Coach Station (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 5% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 32% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 23% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 67% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 13% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 54% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 20% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 88% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | under 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 23% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 30% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 84% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 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
- Food hygiene ratings Southview (hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house, FY1 4PN) re-inspected, still 4 Good (rated 5 October 2026) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- FY1 5DW: 1 address of 26 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Adelaide Street · Bonny Street · Bonny Street · Hull Road · Victoria Street · Vance Road · Bank Hey Street · Coronation Street · Church Street · Temple Street · Matcham Court · Chapel Street
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.
- 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.