Claremont is an inner urban neighbourhood in the northern part of Blackpool, characterised by a dense mix of Victorian terraced streets and later social housing. Its position close to the town centre and seafront means the area is shaped by the rhythms of the seaside resort - short-term tourism and the wider service economy have a visible effect on local shops, amenities and transport links.
Historically rooted in Blackpool’s rapid Victorian expansion, the area retains that period’s street pattern and housing stock while facing contemporary challenges of economic change and pockets of deprivation. There has been steady local interest in regeneration and community projects, with schools, community centres and small businesses playing an important role in everyday civic life.
Postcode districts covering Claremont
Most populated places nearby
- Preston 14.5 miles
- Blackburn 23.4 miles
- Blackpool 1.4 miles
- Southport 13.5 miles
- Morecambe 18.5 miles
- Lancaster 18.3 miles
- Barrow-in-Furness 21.8 miles
- Kirkby 24.8 miles
- Lytham St. Anne's 5.5 miles
- Skelmersdale 22.1 miles
- Leyland 16.6 miles
- Chorley 20.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Brunswick Ward 0.5 miles
- Talbot Ward 0.6 miles
- Warbreck Ward 0.8 miles
- Layton Ward 0.9 miles
- Greenlands Ward 1.2 miles
- Tyldesley Ward 1.3 miles
- Bloomfield Ward 1.4 miles
- Blackpool Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Victoria Ward 1.7 miles
- Bispham Ward 1.8 miles
- Marton Ward 1.8 miles
- Hawes Side Ward 2 miles
Example postcodes in Claremont
FY1 2BU, FY1 2NS, FY1 2BL, FY1 2QX, FY1 2HH, FY1 2RF, FY1 2PN, FY1 2RW, FY1 2RQ … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 34.9 miles
- Manchester Airport 45.4 miles
- Blackpool North Railway Station 0.3 miles
- Layton Railway Station 0.9 miles
Hotels in Claremont Ad
- Hotel Neon
- Brene Hotel 3
- Holiday Inn Blackpool 4
- Lexham Hotel
- Brooklyn Hotel 3
- Bowies Lodge
- Hotel Rouge 4
- Driftwood Hotel 4
- Claremont Hotel - All Inclusive! 3
- Hotel 33
Schools in Claremont
- Westminster Primary Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Bloomfield Road Stadium 1.4 miles
- St Anne's Beach Beach 5.4 miles
- Highbury Stadium Stadium 6.4 miles
- Haig Avenue Stadium 13.2 miles
- Tulketh Priory Historic site 13.7 miles
- Claughton Estate 13.8 miles
- Burns Quarry Wood Forest 14.4 miles
- Ainsdale Beach Beach 15 miles
- Deepdale Stadium 15.1 miles
- Ashton Hall Estate 15.3 miles
- Old Wood Forest 15.9 miles
- Dam Wood Forest 16 miles