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 miles21.7 km
- Wigan 23.3 miles37.4 km
- Blackburn 22.4 miles36 km
- Blackpool 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Southport 10.8 miles17.4 km
- Morecambe 20.7 miles33.3 km
- Lancaster 20.3 miles32.7 km
- Barrow-in-Furness 24.5 miles39.4 km
- Kirkby 22 miles35.5 km
- Lytham St. Anne's 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Skelmersdale 19.5 miles31.4 km
- Leyland 14.8 miles23.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Squires Gate Ward 0.6 miles1 km
- Stanley Ward 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Waterloo Ward 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Hawes Side Ward 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Victoria Ward 1 mile1.7 km
- Tyldesley Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Bloomfield Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Kilgrimol Ward 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Kilnhouse Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Marton Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Saint Anne's on the Sea Parish 1.9 miles3 km
- Ashton Ward 2.1 miles3.3 km
Example postcodes in Highfield
FY4 3QZ, FY4 3LY, FY4 3LU, FY4 3LF, FY4 2HN, FY4 3NA, FY4 2LW, FY4 3QG, FY4 2LH … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 32.2 miles51.9 km
- Manchester Airport 43.1 miles69.4 km
- Blackpool Pleasure Beach Railway Station 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Squires Gate 1 mile1.6 km
Hotels near Highfield Ad
- The Oxfordshire 1.5 miles2.4 km
- The Dudley Hotel 4 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Parkfield Hotel 3 1 mile1.5 km
- The Withnell Hotel 3 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Happy Return Hotel 3 2.1 miles3.3 km
- The Franklyn Hotel B&B 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Aparthotel Blackpool 1 mile1.7 km
- Clifton Private Hotel 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Pearl Hotel 2.1 miles3.3 km
- West Vale Villa 3 1.9 miles3.1 km
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 miles2.2 km
- St Anne's Beach Beach 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Highbury Stadium Stadium 9 miles14.4 km
- Haig Avenue Stadium 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Ainsdale Beach Beach 12.4 miles20 km
- Tulketh Priory Historic site 12.6 miles20.3 km
- Old Wood Forest 13.2 miles21.2 km
- Dam Wood Forest 13.3 miles21.5 km
- Paddock Wood Forest 13.4 miles21.6 km
- Spring Wood Forest 13.7 miles22 km
- Such Hey Wood Forest 13.7 miles22.1 km
- Meadow Hey Wood Forest 13.7 miles22.1 km