PR3 0HX Wyre
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Great Eccleston. Region: North West.
Streets
- The Avenue, Nook: 7 addresses
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 C (34% of about 1,450 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.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 4 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 1 medium, 1 low and 0 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 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 7 addresses are between 11 m and 14 m above sea level (13 m on average).
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 | Salwick 1,620 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.3 km |
| Kirkham and Wesham 398,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.2 km | |
| Poulton-Le-Fylde 630,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m, 6 within 800 m; nearest Horns Inn Churchtown | 210 m |
| Ferry terminal | Knott End-On-Sea Ferry Landing Knott End on Sea | 14.5 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 560 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 61.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Garstang Medical Practice | 1.8 km |
| Pharmacies | Kepple Lane Pharmacy | 1.8 km |
| NHS dentists | Walkers Court Dental Surgery | 2.4 km |
| Hospital | Royal Preston Hospital | 11.5 km |
| Police station | Lancashire Police - Garstang Customer Service Reception | 2.1 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Kirkham, Kirkham | 2.3 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | The Millenium Green 7.9 ha | 2.8 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 870 m² | 650 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 9,130 m² | 550 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 670 m² | 2.6 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Helen, a listed building (Grade I), 340 m south. 28 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Helen | Listed building, Grade I | 340 m south |
| Kirkland Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 440 m north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ainspool Clump | Wood | 160 m west |
| Green Wood | Wood | 230 m east |
| Shrogg's Wood | Wood | 300 m north-east |
| Lower Humblescough Wood | Wood | 840 m west |
| Bull Pit | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km north-west |
| Trashy Hill | Hill | 3.3 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.0 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 7 |
2 of the postcode's 7 addresses are 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 | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 87% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 57% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 38% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 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 9 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on The Avenue.