Stanley is a ward within Blackpool on the Lancashire coast, sitting close to the town centre and the seafront so it feels both residential and connected to the resort’s tourist heart. One of its most notable features is Stanley Park, a large interwar municipal park laid out by renowned designer Thomas Mawson with lakes, sports facilities and formal gardens that draw locals and visitors alike.
The area mixes traditional terraced housing, pockets of social housing and local shops, and benefits from easy access to central attractions such as the Winter Gardens and the Blackpool Tower, so the visitor economy and community life overlap. Local groups and occasional regeneration projects aim to balance the needs of year‑round residents with the seasonal pressures of a busy seaside town.
Postcode districts covering Stanley
Most populated places nearby
- Preston 12.8 miles
- Wigan 22.6 miles
- Blackburn 21.7 miles
- Blackpool 2.8 miles
- Southport 10.6 miles
- Morecambe 20.7 miles
- Lancaster 20.2 miles
- Barrow-in-Furness 24.9 miles
- Kirkby 21.7 miles
- Lytham St. Anne's 2.4 miles
- Skelmersdale 19 miles
- Leyland 14.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Highfield Ward 0.7 miles
- Hawes Side Ward 1.1 miles
- Squires Gate Ward 1.2 miles
- Kilnhouse Ward 1.3 miles
- Waterloo Ward 1.4 miles
- Victoria Ward 1.5 miles
- Saint Anne's on the Sea Parish 1.6 miles
- Kilgrimol Ward 1.6 miles
- Marton Ward 1.8 miles
- Tyldesley Ward 1.9 miles
- Ashton Ward 1.9 miles
- Bloomfield Ward 2 miles
Example postcodes in Stanley
FY4 5RA, FY4 5AA, FY4 2RQ, FY4 5QB, FY4 5LY, FY4 5DA, FY4 5QZ, FY4 3RH, FY4 5FH … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 31.9 miles
- Manchester Airport 42.5 miles
- Squires Gate 1.5 miles
- Blackpool Pleasure Beach Railway Station 1.6 miles
Hotels near Stanley Ad
- Holiday Inn Blackpool 3.5 2.9 miles
- The Sandford Promenade 3 2 miles
- The Big Blue Hotel - Blackpool Pleasure Beach 4 1.7 miles
- Hampton by Hilton Blackpool 3 1.7 miles
- Boulevard Hotel 5 1.8 miles
- The Queens Hotel Lytham 4 miles
- Dalmeny Resort Hotel 3 2.5 miles
- The Garnett Hotel 3 miles
- Vinnie's Hotel 3 2.3 miles
- ParkRoyal Blackpool 4 1.7 miles
Schools in Stanley
- Blackpool St Nicholas C of E Primary School Primary
- Hawes Side Academy Primary
- Marton Primary Academy and Nursery Primary
Local points of interest
- Bloomfield Road Stadium 2 miles
- St Anne's Beach Beach 2.6 miles
- Highbury Stadium Stadium 9.2 miles
- Haig Avenue Stadium 10.2 miles
- Tulketh Priory Historic site 11.9 miles
- Ainsdale Beach Beach 12.3 miles
- Old Wood Forest 12.8 miles
- Dam Wood Forest 12.9 miles
- Paddock Wood Forest 13 miles
- Spring Wood Forest 13.3 miles
- Such Hey Wood Forest 13.3 miles
- Meadow Hey Wood Forest 13.3 miles