Squires Gate
Strong on transport, with schools to consider
Squires Gate at a glance
- House prices
- £158,750
- Lower prices8th percentile
- Schools
- 11th percentile
- Weak
- Transport
- 99th percentile
- Strong
- Crime rate
- 73.4 per 1,000 residents
- Middle44th percentile
- Flood risk
- 5.7% of the area in flood zones
- Middle54th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Squires Gate a good place to live?
Squires Gate may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access and lower house prices. The available data also shows the share of land in flood zones is around the middle for England and crime is around the national middle range. School performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Blackpool below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Movers who value stronger transport access
- Buyers looking for lower house prices
Watch out for
- School performance appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Squires Gate
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 73.4 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 44th percentile nationally
Crime levels are around the national middle range.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Squires Gate
House prices
- Median sale price
- £158,750
- Percentile
- 8th percentile nationally
House prices appear lower than many neighbourhoods nationally.
Median of 68 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Squires Gate
Schools
11th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Squires Gate
Flood risk
5.7% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 4% of the area. That is the 54th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Squires Gate
Transport
99th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Squires Gate a good place to live?
Squires Gate may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access and lower house prices. The available data also shows the share of land in flood zones is around the middle for England and crime is around the national middle range. School performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Squires Gate safe?
Squires Gate ranks in the 44th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Squires Gate?
The median sale price was £158,750 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 8th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Squires Gate?
Schools rank in the 11th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Squires Gate?
Nearby public profiles include Waterloo in Blackpool and Ingthorpe in Blackpool.
