Bispham sits on the northern edge of Blackpool, originally a separate village that became absorbed as the seaside resort expanded in the Victorian era. Its coastal location gives it long beaches and a quieter stretch of promenade served by the Blackpool tramway, while local green spaces such as the Rock Gardens and remnants of older farmland hint at the area’s semi-rural origins.
Today Bispham is largely residential, with a mix of families and retirees, local shops and community facilities like a library and churches; there are also pockets of attractive older housing and a few small businesses serving the neighbourhood. It retains a calmer, community-focused character compared with central Blackpool, yet still benefits from the town’s tourism, transport links and local events.
Postcode districts covering Bispham
Most populated places nearby
- Preston 15 miles24.2 km
- Blackburn 23.8 miles38.3 km
- Blackpool 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Southport 15.3 miles24.6 km
- Morecambe 16.9 miles27.1 km
- Lancaster 16.9 miles27.2 km
- Barrow-in-Furness 20.1 miles32.4 km
- Lytham St. Anne's 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Skelmersdale 23.7 miles38.1 km
- Leyland 17.6 miles28.4 km
- Chorley 21.9 miles35.2 km
- Maghull 24 miles38.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Ingthorpe Ward 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Warbreck Ward 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Norbreck Ward 1 mile1.5 km
- Greenlands Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Anchorsholme Ward 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Carleton Built-up area 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Victoria & Norcross Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Tithebarn Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Claremont Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Layton Ward 1.9 miles3 km
- Brunswick Ward 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Marsh Mill Ward 2.1 miles3.4 km
Example postcodes in Bispham
FY2 9HG, FY2 9JE, FY2 0JT, FY2 9JY, FY2 9AE, FY2 9HJ, FY2 9DS, FY2 9NF, FY2 9JG … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 36.7 miles59 km
- Manchester Airport 46.7 miles75.2 km
- Layton Railway Station 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Blackpool North Railway Station 2 miles3.3 km
Hotels near Bispham Ad
- The Fossil Tree Hotel 4 0.7 miles1.2 km
- The Inglewood Hotel *Adults Only* 4 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Hotel Neon 1.9 miles3 km
- Brene Hotel 3 2 miles3.2 km
- Hotel Sheraton 3 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Queens Plaza Hotel 3 0.2 miles0.3 km
- The New Guilderoy Hotel 2 1 mile1.6 km
- Happy Return Hotel 3 2.5 miles4.1 km
- The Franklyn Hotel B&B 2.5 miles4 km
- The Oxfordshire 3.3 miles5.3 km
Schools in Bispham
- Westcliff Primary Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Bloomfield Road Stadium 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Highbury Stadium Stadium 4.6 miles7.4 km
- St Anne's Beach Beach 7.1 miles11.5 km
- Claughton Estate 13.5 miles21.7 km
- Burns Quarry Wood Forest 13.7 miles22 km
- Ashton Hall Estate 13.9 miles22.4 km
- Tulketh Priory Historic site 14.4 miles23.1 km
- Haig Avenue Stadium 15 miles24.1 km
- Lancaster University University 15.2 miles24.4 km
- Deepdale Stadium 15.6 miles25.1 km
- Globe Arena Stadium 16.2 miles26.1 km
- Ainsdale Beach Beach 16.8 miles27 km