Selective licensing · Blackpool Council
Blackpool Council Designation of an area for Selective Licensing, Section 80, Housing Act 2004 (council page name: Inner area selective licensing scheme)
- Status
- In force
- Runs
- 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2030
- Designated
- 20 February 2024
- Fee
- £772 per property with one household: £354 when you apply and £418 if the licence is granted. Each additional unit in the property adds £95. A property that meets the Blackpool Standard on inspection pays £200 less, and £20 less for each additional unit. A property with an EPC of A, B or C that doesn't meet the standard pays £100 less, and £20 less for each additional unit. A change of ownership on an existing licence costs £140.
- Applies to
- Every privately rented house, flat or room in Bloomfield, Brunswick, Claremont, Talbot, Tyldesley, Victoria, Warbreck and Waterloo wards, unless it's exempt. Exempt: homes let by a housing association or other registered social landlord, HMOs that need a mandatory HMO licence, which apply for that licence instead, and the other kinds of letting exempt nationally.
Our records last verified 1 November 2026 · council designation page · licence conditions
Area covered
The designation covers these wards, as they were drawn when the scheme was made:
- Bloomfield
- Brunswick
- Claremont
- Talbot
- Tyldesley
- Victoria
- Warbreck
- Waterloo
Blackpool Council also runs its own address-level lookup: check whether a specific address falls inside the scheme.
What this means for landlords
Selective licensing applies to privately rented homes of any size in the designated area, including single lets. Letting an unlicensed property inside the area can mean a civil penalty of up to £40,000 and a rent repayment order of up to 2 years’ rent for months since 1 May 2026, and up to 12 months’ rent for earlier months.
Is your property inside the scheme area?
This checker reflects HouseFile’s records of council licensing designations, not the councils’ live registers. Our records indicate the position at the verification date shown on each result. Schemes are designated, renewed and revoked throughout the year, and postcode-level lookups are approximate near scheme boundaries. Always confirm with the council before letting or buying a property, using the source link on each card. This is general information, not legal advice.
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