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Melrose Avenue, Blackpool

MyStreetCheck free street report: Melrose Avenue, Blackpool · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/blackpool-blackpool/melrose-avenue/

House prices, sold prices and local information for FY3 7ES.

Average price (last 12 months)
£114,000
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£88,350
14 sales
Price range
£50k – £146k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
20 Apr 2026
FY3 7ES

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At a glance

House prices£114k average24% below the Blackpool average CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 1 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station8 min walkLayton (Lancs) station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 19 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

14 property sales on Melrose Avenue, Blackpool have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £114,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £75,809. That is 24% below the Blackpool average of £149,740 over the same period. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 4 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 79% terraced, 21% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Melrose Avenue range from £50,000 to £146,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 288 streets in Blackpool with at least two sales in the last year, Melrose Avenue ranks 228th for average price.

House prices on Melrose Avenue compared

Melrose Avenue£114,000
FY3 postcode area£160,491
Blackpool£149,740
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all FY3 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £50,000 (1 sales)2016£50k2017: £75,000 (1 sales)2017£75k2018: £76,000 (1 sales)2018£76k2019: £79,150 (3 sales)2019£79k2021: £66,975 (2 sales)2021£67k2022: £111,000 (2 sales)2022£111k2023: £87,500 (1 sales)2023£88k2024: £127,000 (1 sales)2024£127k2026: £114,000 (2 sales)2026£114k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 19 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced11£75,80920 Apr 2026
Semi-detached3£134,33327 Feb 2026

Sold prices on Melrose Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
2, Melrose Avenue FY3 7ES 11 Sep 2026£87,500 TerracedFreehold
24, Melrose Avenue FY3 7ES 20 Apr 2026£98,000 TerracedFreehold
31, Melrose Avenue FY3 7ES 27 Feb 2026£130,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Melrose Avenue FY3 7ES 28 Jan 2025£67,000 TerracedFreehold
3, Melrose Avenue FY3 7ES 9 Oct 2024£49,750 TerracedFreehold
27, Melrose Avenue FY3 7ES 16 Feb 2024£127,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
22, Melrose Avenue FY3 7ES 10 Mar 2023£87,500 TerracedFreehold
33, Melrose Avenue FY3 7ES 29 Sep 2022£146,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
9, Melrose Avenue FY3 7ES 10 Jun 2022£76,000 TerracedFreehold
28, Melrose Avenue FY3 7ES 1 Oct 2021£94,000 TerracedFreehold
13, Melrose Avenue FY3 7ES 5 Mar 2021£60,000 TerracedFreehold
24, Melrose Avenue FY3 7ES 15 Jan 2021£73,950 TerracedFreehold
8, Melrose Avenue FY3 7ES 18 Sep 2020£57,000 TerracedFreehold
19, Melrose Avenue FY3 7ES 4 Apr 2019£64,000 TerracedFreehold
26, Melrose Avenue FY3 7ES 5 Mar 2019£102,500 TerracedFreehold
6, Melrose Avenue FY3 7ES 28 Feb 2019£70,950 TerracedFreehold
22, Melrose Avenue FY3 7ES 19 Oct 2018£76,000 TerracedFreehold
26, Melrose Avenue FY3 7ES 3 Jul 2017£75,000 TerracedFreehold
21, Melrose Avenue FY3 7ES 18 Mar 2016£50,000 TerracedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
24, Melrose Avenue £73,950 (Jan 2021) → £98,000 (Apr 2026) +33%
over 5 yrs
8, Melrose Avenue £57,000 (Sep 2020) → £67,000 (Jan 2025) +18%
over 4 yrs
22, Melrose Avenue £76,000 (Oct 2018) → £87,500 (Mar 2023) +15%
over 4 yrs
26, Melrose Avenue £75,000 (Jul 2017) → £102,500 (Mar 2019) +37%
over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Melrose Avenue

Crime

462 crimes were reported within about a mile of Melrose Avenue in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Higher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences199
Anti-social behaviour95
Criminal damage & arson34
Other theft26
Public order25
Vehicle crime17

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Melrose Avenue is in or near 3 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Wyre estuary from Fleetwood and Knott End to Little Eccleston Flood alert area
  • Coast from Fleetwood to Blackpool Flood alert area
  • Lower River Wyre Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Melrose Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Layton Primary School 622 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 0.2 mi
St Mary's Catholic Academy 1,188 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–18 Good Report 0.3 mi
Boundary Primary School 427 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.4 mi
Lancashire Alternative Provision 38 pupils Other independent school 11–16 Report 0.5 mi
Christ The King Catholic Academy 240 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Report 0.5 mi
Devonshire Primary Academy 451 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.7 mi
Unity Academy Blackpool 877 pupils All-through 2–16 Report 0.7 mi
The Blackpool Sixth Form College 16 plus 16–19 Report 0.7 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train, tram & metro stations

  • Layton (Lancs) station 0.4 mi · 8 min walk
  • Blackpool North station 1.1 mi · 21 min walk
  • Poulton-le-Fylde station 2.0 mi · 39 min walk
  • North Station (Blackpool Tramway) 1.1 mi · 22 min walk
  • Wilton Parade (Blackpool Tramway) 1.2 mi · 24 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Fulwood Ave (by, Fulwood Ave) 2 min walk
  • Layton Institute (o/s, Westcliffe Drive) 3 min walk
  • Fulwood Ave (by, Fulwood Ave) 3 min walk
  • Layton Institute (o/s, Westcliffe Drive) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Layton Medical Centre
    200 Kingscote Drive, Blackpool · 0.2 mi
  • Newton Drive Health Centre
    Newton Drive, Blackpool · 0.6 mi
  • Adelaide Street Surgery
    61 Elizabeth Street, Blackpool · 0.9 mi
  • St Pauls Medical Centre
    Dickson Road, Blackpool · 1.1 mi

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Blackpool Westcliffe Drive · 0.1 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Blackpool Westcliffe Dr Express · 0.2 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Layton · 0.3 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Holyoake Avenue · 0.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • Mj Moore Pharmacy · 0.1 mi
  • Allied Pharmacy Layton · 0.2 mi
  • Grange Pharmacy · 0.4 mi

Dentists

  • Newton Drive Health Centre · 0.6 mi
  • Victoria Hospital · 0.8 mi
  • Orthoworld · 0.9 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 1 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income2 of 10
Employment1 of 10
Education and skills2 of 10
Health and disability1 of 10
Crime1 of 10
Access to housing and services6 of 10
Living environment2 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned50.6%62.5%
Private rented33.0%20.3%
Social rented16.0%17.1%
Households630

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1516.0%17.4%
Aged 15–6466.1%64.1%
Aged 65+17.9%18.6%
Residents1,249

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks95%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks97%92%

Share of homes across Blackpool with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Melrose Avenue

Ethnic group

HereBlackpool
White92.4%94.7%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.4%2.6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%1.6%
Other ethnic group0.7%0.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%0.5%

Religion

HereBlackpool
Christian45.5%50.8%
No religion44.9%41%
Not answered5.4%5.3%
Muslim2.2%1.4%
Other religion1%0.5%
Hindu0.5%0.4%
Buddhist0.3%0.4%
Jewish0.1%0.2%

Country of birth

HereBlackpool
Born in the UK90.2%92.1%
Born outside the UK9.8%7.9%

Highest qualification

HereBlackpool
No qualifications28.8%24.6%
Level 4 qualifications and above20.3%22.5%
Level 3 qualifications15.3%16.7%
Level 2 qualifications14.6%15%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.9%11.8%
Apprenticeship5.6%6.8%
Other qualifications2.4%2.7%

General health

HereBlackpool
Very good health38.4%40.4%
Good health31.9%33.5%
Fair health19%17%
Bad health7.9%6.9%
Very bad health2.8%2.2%

Cars or vans per household

HereBlackpool
No cars or vans in household48.4%34%
1 car or van in household37.8%42.2%
2 cars or vans in household10.3%18.6%
3 or more cars or vans in household3.5%5.3%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Blackpool.

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Estate agents near Melrose Avenue

  • Lindel 1.6 mi
  • McDonalds Estate Agency 1.7 mi
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