One of the reasons I enjoy analysing the property market is that the national headlines don’t always tell the full story.
Take Blackpool as an example.
Published house price indices suggest annual price growth locally is around 2.9%, below the North West average of 3.5%.
However, our own transactional data paints a different picture.
During July, the average sale price across properties sold by Tiger increased from £137,000 in June to £144,000, representing a 5% increase compared to July last year.
Whilst July was undoubtedly a quieter month for buyer enquiries, with viewing numbers around 25% below our average for the year so far, the quality of buyers remained encouraging.
Offers received were only 7% below our year-to-date average, suggesting those actively viewing properties are serious buyers rather than simply browsing.
Importantly, we’re still agreeing more sales than we were at this stage in 2025, reinforcing what we’ve been saying for several months now – the market remains resilient, but buyers are becoming increasingly selective.
Blackpool also continues to represent one of the UK’s most affordable property markets.
When you combine that with continued rental demand, ambitious regeneration plans and the town’s bid to become UK City of Culture 2029, I genuinely believe there has rarely been a more exciting time to invest in the area.
The national market may have slowed slightly over the summer, but local knowledge will always outperform national averages.
Every market behaves differently.
That’s why local data matters.
