FY7 8DS Wyre
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Rossall. Region: North West.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in Wyre in 2026-27: Band D £2,461 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,640 | £1,914 | £2,187 | £2,461 | £3,007 | £3,554 | £4,101 | £4,921 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (94% of about 640 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land at Rede Avenue, Fleetwood, permissioned (370 m)
- Land at Crake Avenue, Fleetwood, permissioned (450 m)
- Land at Martindale Avenue, Fleetwood, permissioned (480 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 32 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 32 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 5 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Poulton-Le-Fylde 630,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.9 km |
| Layton (Lancs) 75,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.7 km | |
| Blackpool North 2.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 10.2 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Heathfield Road (Blackpool Tramway) | 840 m |
| Lindel Road (Blackpool Tramway) | 1.0 km | |
| Broadwater (Blackpool Tramway) | 1.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m, 47 within 800 m; nearest Derwent Avenue Larkholme | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Cleveleys | 3.9 km |
| Ferry terminal | Fleetwood for Knott End Ferry Landing | 2.7 km |
| Car parks | Central Car Park | 1.9 km |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 2.6 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 65.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Broadway Medical Centre | 340 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Albert Wilde Pharmacy | 340 m |
| NHS dentists | Dock Street (Dental Surgery) | 1.9 km |
| Hospital | Opd Fleetwood Hospital | 2.4 km |
| Police station | Lancashire Police | 2.4 km |
| Cash machines | Payzone | 1.7 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,090 m² | 280 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 3,000 m² | 640 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 510 m² | 360 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest West View People's Park 1.1 ha | 490 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 790 m² | 180 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 0.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Fleetwood Memorial Park, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 1.1 km north-east. 1 listed building is within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Fleetwood Memorial Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.1 km north-east |
| The Mount including surrounding cobble wall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.0 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Fleetwood Beach | Beach | 1.0 km west |
| Rossall Scar | Wetland | 1.1 km north-west |
| Broadwater Wood | Wood | 1.3 km south-east |
| Fleetwood Haven Marina | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km east |
| Fleetwood Marsh Nature Park | Wood | 2.0 km south-east |
| Arm Hill | Hill | 2.9 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 31 | 32 |
1 of the postcode's 32 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 30 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 29% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 40% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 22% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 37% | 17% |
| Private rented | 22% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 49% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 14% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 12% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 2% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 64% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 24% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 71% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 14% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 28% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.