Squires Gate sits on the southern edge of Blackpool, a low-lying coastal neighbourhood facing the Irish Sea and close to Lytham St Annes. Its geography is shaped by the disused runways and hangars of the former Blackpool Airport and an earlier RAF training base, landmarks that give the area a distinctive aviation and wartime heritage. The ward is served by Squires Gate railway station on the Preston–Blackpool South line, which helps link residents to jobs across the Fylde and beyond.
Economically and socially it is a largely residential area with a mixture of private and social housing, local shops, light industry and guest accommodation that connects it to Blackpool’s wider tourist economy. Community life includes grassroots sport such as Squires Gate F.C. and small regeneration projects, reflecting a neighbourhood that combines working‑class roots with ongoing efforts to refresh local facilities and opportunities.
Postcode districts covering Squires Gate
Most populated places nearby
- Preston 14 miles
- Wigan 23.4 miles
- Blackburn 22.9 miles
- Blackpool 3.2 miles
- Southport 10.6 miles
- Morecambe 21.2 miles
- Lancaster 20.9 miles
- Barrow-in-Furness 24.6 miles
- Kirkby 21.9 miles
- Lytham St. Anne's 3 miles
- Skelmersdale 19.6 miles
- Leyland 15.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Waterloo Ward 0.6 miles
- Highfield Ward 0.6 miles
- Kilgrimol Ward 1.2 miles
- Stanley Ward 1.2 miles
- Hawes Side Ward 1.3 miles
- Victoria Ward 1.3 miles
- Bloomfield Ward 1.6 miles
- Kilnhouse Ward 1.8 miles
- Saint Anne's on the Sea Parish 1.8 miles
- Tyldesley Ward 1.8 miles
- Ashton Ward 1.9 miles
- Talbot Ward 2.4 miles
Example postcodes in Squires Gate
FY4 2PW, FY4 1QG, FY4 1RZ, FY4 2QB, FY4 2NP, FY4 1TJ, FY4 1PJ, FY4 1LZ, FY4 1RF … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 32 miles
- Manchester Airport 43.3 miles
- Squires Gate 0.4 miles
- Blackpool Pleasure Beach Railway Station 0.5 miles
Hotels in Squires Gate Ad
- Hampton by Hilton Blackpool 3
- Stuart hotel 3
- Premier Inn Blackpool Airport 3
- The Carn Brae 3
- The Scala Hotel
- Elmfield Hotel 3
- Clifton Court Hotel
- MARS Hotel Seaview Blackpool 3
Local points of interest
- Bloomfield Road Stadium 1.6 miles
- St Anne's Beach Beach 2.4 miles
- Highbury Stadium Stadium 9.3 miles
- Haig Avenue Stadium 10.3 miles
- Ainsdale Beach Beach 12.1 miles
- Old Wood Forest 13.1 miles
- Tulketh Priory Historic site 13.1 miles
- Dam Wood Forest 13.3 miles
- Paddock Wood Forest 13.3 miles
- Spring Wood Forest 13.6 miles
- Such Hey Wood Forest 13.6 miles
- Meadow Hey Wood Forest 13.7 miles