Communal area refurbishment · North West
Communal area refurbishment in Blackpool
If your blocks in Blackpool need communal refurbishment, we can survey, price per block and deliver in phases.
We take on communal area refurbishment in Blackpool for Blackpool Borough Council, Blackpool Coastal Housing, housing associations and supported housing providers, managing every trade ourselves and working to the timescales in your order. Council homes here are owned by Blackpool Borough Council and managed by Blackpool Coastal Housing.
Blackpool at a glance
- Council
- Blackpool Borough Council
- Region
- North West
- Council homes
- Council-owned, managed by Blackpool Coastal Housing
- Approx. council homes
- 5,000 (2026)
- Housing standard
- Decent Homes Standard (England)
- Damp and mould timescales
- Awaab's Law (since 27 Oct 2025)
- Population
- 138,381 (2020 estimate)
- Regional price factor
- 1.01 (VOA 2026)
Council housing status from Housing Revenue Account records (MHCLG and the 2012 HRA list, updated for later transfers) and council publications, checked October 2026. Population: ONS 2020 mid-year estimate.
Who owns the social homes in Blackpool?
Blackpool Borough Council owns its council homes, which are managed on its behalf by Blackpool Coastal Housing, an arm's-length management organisation (ALMO). The latest published figure we found is about 5,000 council homes (2026). Housing associations own further social homes in Blackpool.
What do we cover in Blackpool?
- Non-slip flooring and stair nosings
- LED lighting, including emergency lighting coordination
- Door entry systems and secure entrance doors
- Post boxes, notice boards and wayfinding signage
- Fire doors, compartmentation and signage within the area
How do we deliver it?
Costs are itemised per block to support leaseholder consultation where works are recharged.
Which rules apply in Blackpool?
Under the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022, in residential buildings with storeys over 11 metres high, communal fire doors must be checked every three months and flat entrance doors every year on a best-endeavours basis. The Fire Safety Act 2021 confirmed that flat entrance doors fall under the Fire Safety Order.
Decent Homes Standard (England) · More about communal area refurbishment
What does communal area refurbishment cost in Blackpool?
We price communal area refurbishment in Blackpool after a survey rather than from a guide range, because the scope of floors, lighting, door entry and fire safety items varies from block to block. Send us the details and we will arrange a visit.
Questions about communal area refurbishment in Blackpool
Does Blackpool Borough Council still own council homes?
Blackpool Borough Council owns its council homes, which are managed on its behalf by Blackpool Coastal Housing, an arm's-length management organisation (ALMO). The latest published figure we found is about 5,000 council homes (2026). Housing associations own further social homes in Blackpool.
Do you also work near Blackpool?
Yes. We take on communal area refurbishment across the North West, including Fylde, Wyre, Preston and South Ribble, and in every other UK nation.
Can you take on communal area refurbishment in Blackpool as a subcontractor?
Yes. Main contractors working for social landlords in Blackpool can engage us as a tier-2 subcontractor for communal area refurbishment, working under their systems and their client's specification.
Other works we carry out in Blackpool
- Whole-house retrofit
- Fire stopping and compartmentation
- Smoke, heat and CO alarm installation
- Housing disrepair works
- Estate and external works
- Loft and cavity wall insulation
- Supported and sheltered housing refurbishment
- Window and door replacement
- Bathroom replacement programmes
- Electrical remedial works and rewires
- Fire door installation and remediation
- Void property works