Highfield is an electoral ward in the seaside town of Blackpool, Lancashire, characterised mainly by residential streets that sit close to the town’s central area. The ward contains a mix of Victorian terraces and later 20th‑century housing, with local shops, schools and community facilities serving a diverse population of families and older residents.
Like much of Blackpool, the area’s character has been shaped by the town’s tourism economy and waves of 19th‑ and 20th‑century building; seasonal employment patterns and ongoing regeneration efforts influence local life. There is a strong neighbourhood feel supported by parks, community groups and decent transport links into the wider town.
Postcode districts covering Highfield
Most populated places nearby
- Preston 13.5 miles
- Wigan 23.3 miles
- Blackburn 22.4 miles
- Blackpool 2.7 miles
- Southport 10.8 miles
- Morecambe 20.7 miles
- Lancaster 20.3 miles
- Barrow-in-Furness 24.5 miles
- Kirkby 22 miles
- Lytham St. Anne's 2.9 miles
- Skelmersdale 19.5 miles
- Leyland 14.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Squires Gate Ward 0.6 miles
- Stanley Ward 0.7 miles
- Waterloo Ward 0.7 miles
- Hawes Side Ward 0.8 miles
- Victoria Ward 1 mile
- Tyldesley Ward 1.5 miles
- Bloomfield Ward 1.5 miles
- Kilgrimol Ward 1.5 miles
- Kilnhouse Ward 1.7 miles
- Marton Ward 1.8 miles
- Saint Anne's on the Sea Parish 1.9 miles
- Ashton Ward 2.1 miles
Example postcodes in Highfield
FY4 3HX, FY4 2PR, FY4 3NQ, FY4 3HY, FY4 3NY, FY4 2LB, FY4 3JZ, FY4 3JN, FY4 3NL … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 32.2 miles
- Manchester Airport 43.1 miles
- Blackpool Pleasure Beach Railway Station 0.9 miles
- Squires Gate 1 mile
Hotels near Highfield Ad
- Holiday Inn Blackpool 3.5 2.5 miles
- The Big Blue Hotel - Blackpool Pleasure Beach 4 1 mile
- The Sandford Promenade 3 1.4 miles
- Hampton by Hilton Blackpool 3 1 mile
- Boulevard Hotel 5 1.1 miles
- The Garnett Hotel 2.6 miles
- Vinnie's Hotel 3 1.7 miles
- ParkRoyal Blackpool 4 1 mile
- Lyndene Hotel 3 1.5 miles
- The Headlands 3 1 mile
Schools in Highfield
- Highfield Leadership Academy Secondary
- Our Lady of The Assumption Catholic Primary School, Blackpool Primary
Local points of interest
- Bloomfield Road Stadium 1.4 miles
- St Anne's Beach Beach 2.7 miles
- Highbury Stadium Stadium 9 miles
- Haig Avenue Stadium 10.5 miles
- Ainsdale Beach Beach 12.4 miles
- Tulketh Priory Historic site 12.6 miles
- Old Wood Forest 13.2 miles
- Dam Wood Forest 13.3 miles
- Paddock Wood Forest 13.4 miles
- Spring Wood Forest 13.7 miles
- Such Hey Wood Forest 13.7 miles
- Meadow Hey Wood Forest 13.7 miles