Blackpool is one of the largest places in the North West: Census 2021 counted 149,087 people in its built-up area, 5th in the region. Customers in Blackpool look for the basics first: what you do, where you are and how to reach you. Aria builds a professional site for your business for £69 a month: domain, email and hosting included, and nothing to pay until you approve it.
No setup fee: you only pay the £69 monthly fee once you have approved your website.
Blackpool at a glance
Private renters (31.3% of households) move more often than owners, and every move starts with a search for local services. Up-to-date contact details are how a Blackpool business gets found by people new to the street.
With 33.2% of households living without a car, customers in Blackpool favour businesses they can walk or take the bus to. Your website should make the location and the nearest bus routes obvious.
Of the 4,700 business sites in the Blackpool local authority area (UK Business Counts 2026), 12.0% are run by sole proprietors. Small firms are the norm here, and the ones that are easy to find online get the call.
Around Blackpool
Customers may also come from Staining (1.9 miles), Lytham St Anne’s (3.3 miles), Carleton (3.9 miles), Poulton-le-Fylde (4 miles) and Wrea Green (4.4 miles). If you work in Carleton or Staining as well, the site can say so on a service area page.
Staining has 1,622 residents, 18.4% of them aged 65 or over, against 20.8% in Blackpool. In Staining, 26.5% of workers were based mainly at home in 2021; in Blackpool, 20.7%.
Who your customers are in Blackpool
18.4% of workers travel less than 2 km to work. Most customers live and work nearby, so the streets you name matter.
Driving is how 49.9% of employed people in Blackpool get to work. Parking details and a map save customers a phone call.
On foot: 11.4% of employed residents get to work that way. The street and a nearby landmark helps.
33.0% of workers in Blackpool work part-time. People are around at different times of day, so make your opening times obvious.
Industries that stand out in Blackpool
UK Business Counts lists 4,700 business sites in the Blackpool local authority area in 2026. Compared with England as a whole, these sectors have a larger presence:
- Hotels, B&Bs and holiday lets (210 sites): how to get there and rates by season.
- Restaurants, cafés and pubs (535 sites): photos of the dishes and the room and opening hours and a map.
- Wholesalers and distributors (270 sites): a contact form for trade enquiries and product lines and brands.
- Furniture, electronics and homeware shops (695 sites): opening hours and the product range with prices.
- Car dealers and motor trade businesses (155 sites): current stock with photos and service and repair hours.
- Hair and beauty salons and other personal services (150 sites): photos of their work and opening hours.
Among the trades with their own count, the Blackpool local authority area has 170 takeaways and food stands and 35 accounting and auditing practices.
How the Blackpool local authority area is changing
The population of the Blackpool local authority area went from 140,976 in mid-2021 to 143,353 in mid-2024, a rise of 1.7%.
The Census 2021 picture of Blackpool
Of the 68,600 households in Blackpool, 58.1% own their home and 31.3% rent privately. Two or more cars: 24.6% of households; none at all: 33.2%. Under-15s are 16.4% of the population, and people aged 65 or over 20.8%.
More Census 2021 figures for Blackpool
- Adults in higher managerial or professional work: 6.5%
- Train commuters: 0.5%
- Bus, minibus or coach to work: 5.5%
- Commute under 5 km: 40.9%
- Households paying a mortgage: 26.3%
- Residents 85 or older: 2.6%
How Blackpool compares
On home ownership, Blackpool (58.1%) compares with 57.4% for the Blackpool local authority area as a whole and 61.3% nationally. Households in flats: 21.3% in Blackpool, 21.3% across the Blackpool local authority area and 22.2% in England. The share of workers based mainly at home is 20.7% in Blackpool, against 20.3% in the Blackpool local authority area and 31.5% in England.
A £69 website, step by step
Aria has been building business websites and online shops since 2008, and every project runs online. From Blackpool, the price is the same: £69 a month, and we keep in touch by email.
- Fill in the sign-up form at cadastro.ariaserv.com; it takes about 5 minutes.
- We put the site together with your logo, colours and photos, and send you a temporary link within 3 working days.
- When you are happy with it, you approve, the first £69 fee is issued, and the site is published on your domain.
New prices, new photos, a new service page: send it by email and it is done, with no extra charge.
- A business website or an online shop, for the same monthly fee
- Your own domain: bring the one you have, or we help you choose one
- Email on your domain: unlimited accounts, 5 GB in total, webmail and spam filtering
- Hosting, an SSL certificate and daily backups
- Changes to text, photos and prices, requested by email
- Ready within 3 working days on a temporary link
What England asks of a business online
Selling or advertising online does not change the rules, but a few rules often come up:
- A limited company has to be registered with Companies House before it starts trading; registering online costs £100. GOV.UK: register a limited company
- You cannot set non-essential cookies on your website before the visitor has consented to them, and that consent must be actively and clearly given. ICO: cookies
- You must not send marketing emails or texts to individuals without specific consent; there is a limited exception for your own previous customers, often called the soft opt-in. ICO: email marketing
This is general information, not legal advice; confirm the details with the agency behind each item or with a professional adviser.
Web design in Blackpool: frequent questions
How do I keep in touch with the team?
It all happens by email: you send your material and any changes, and you check the whole site on a temporary link before it goes live.
How long until my website is ready?
The first version is ready within 3 working days, on a temporary link. Going live on your domain comes after your approval and the first payment.
Do I need a domain already?
Your domain stays yours. Bring the one you have, or let us know you need one and we will help you choose.
Will customers in Staining and Lytham St Anne’s see that I serve them?
Of course. A service area page can name Staining, Lytham St Anne’s, Carleton and any other place you work in; email us the list and we add it.
How many email accounts do I get?
Email on your own domain comes with the plan, such as info@yourbusiness: unlimited accounts, 5 GB of storage in total, webmail and spam filtering.
Am I tied in for a year?
No lock-in. The plan is month to month at £69, with nothing to pay before you approve the website.
Do I pay anything to get started?
No. No setup fee: you only pay the £69 monthly fee once you have approved your website. No lock-in contract. You can stop the service whenever you need to.
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- Population, households, housing, travel to work, work and qualifications: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, summed for the Blackpool built-up area (2022 definition). Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0.
- Population of the Blackpool local authority area: Office for National Statistics, mid-year estimates for 2021 and 2024.
- Business sites in the Blackpool local authority area: Office for National Statistics, UK Business Counts 2026 (local units).
- Locations of Blackpool and the places around it: ONS Open Geography Portal, Built Up Areas 2022; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2023.
- Numbers come from the official sources above and are updated when new releases come out; distances are measured in a straight line.