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County or areaLancashire
Postcode districtFY4
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 6 min4:40 am – 9:46 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 25 min8:27 am – 3:52 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,307 residentsin the Common Edge census areaMedian age 49.33,902 households73% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright6% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.9% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 3,717 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: health and social work 19%, retail and wholesale 18%, public administration and defence 10%Getting to work: 23% work from home, 63% go by car, 3% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle83% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages23% of adults hold a degree or higher23% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C906 mm of rain a year, 24 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October35 days of air frost, 6 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 20°CJAugust: 12 to 20°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksBlackpool South Beachbeach · 1.5 miMarton Merelake · 1.7 miSea Lion Poollake · 1.8 miCrusader Bankbeach · 2.0 miGranny's Baybay · 3.8 miArnott Woodwoodland · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesStanley Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 52 haGeorge Bancroft Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 2 haSolaris Centre Parkpark · 1.4 miFishers Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 3 haSt Anne's Old Links Golf Coursegolf course · 1.5 mi · 44 haBridge Farm Allotmentsallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes129 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197622 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202627 mi away, Silverdale, LancashireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 6.3 · PM2.5 5.5 · PM10 8.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband72% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,119 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation5 m16 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 1 to 14 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalOpd Victoria Hospital2.2 miGP surgeryAbbey Dale Medical Centre22 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyBlackpool Express Chemist - Common Edge21 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistDental Surgeryright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi25 schools14 primary, 3 secondary, 1 all-through, 1 independent, 5 special, 1 otherSecondaryHighfield Leadership Academyages 11-16, 751 pupilsunder a milePrimaryMarton Primary Academy and Nurseryages 2-11, 312 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHawes Side Academyages 4-11, 340 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBlackpool and the Fylde College4.8 miUniversityUniversity of Central Lancashire13.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL32 miRailway stationBlackpool South1.2 miTramPleasure Beach (Blackpool Tramway)1.4 miBus stationLonsdale Coach ParkBloomfield1.6 miFerryFleetwood for Knott End Ferry Landing9.6 miBus stops160 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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