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 3RU, FY4 3LF, FY4 5AX, FY4 2QP, FY4 3PS, FY4 2QN, FY4 3PA, FY4 3PQ, FY4 2PR … 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
- The Oxfordshire 1.5 miles
- The Dudley Hotel 4 1.3 miles
- The Withnell Hotel 3 1.1 miles
- Happy Return Hotel 3 2.1 miles
- Parkfield Hotel 3 1 mile
- The Franklyn Hotel B&B 2.1 miles
- Aparthotel Blackpool 1 mile
- Clifton Private Hotel 2.1 miles
- Hotel Neon 2.7 miles
- Brene Hotel 3 2.6 miles
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