PR3 0TB Wyre
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Great Eccleston. Region: North West.
Streets
- Tarnacre Lane, Wyre: 35 addresses
- Humblescough Lane, Wyre: 5 addresses
- Sharples Lane, Wyre: 2 addresses
- The Avenue, Nook: 2 addresses
- Preston Lancaster New Road, Nook: 1 address
- Nook Lane, Churchtown: 1 address
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 E (22% of about 1,260 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, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 12 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 18 homes the Environment Agency counts, 4 are in areas at high risk, 10 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 46 addresses are between 8 m and 14 m above sea level (10 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 | 10.9 km |
| Kirkham and Wesham 398,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.6 km | |
| Poulton-Le-Fylde 630,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 1 stop within 400 m, 1 within 800 m; nearest Tarnacre House Fm Churchtown | 30 m |
| Ferry terminal | Knott End-On-Sea Ferry Landing Knott End on Sea | 14.0 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1.3 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 60.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Garstang Medical Practice | 2.3 km |
| Pharmacies | Kepple Lane Pharmacy | 2.3 km |
| NHS dentists | Walkers Court Dental Surgery | 3.0 km |
| Hospital | Royal Preston Hospital | 11.6 km |
| Police station | Lancashire Police - Garstang Customer Service Reception | 2.6 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Kirkham, Kirkham | 2.9 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 870 m² | 1.4 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 9,130 m² | 1.3 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Helen, a listed building (Grade I), 760 m east. 27 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 | 760 m east |
| Kirkland Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 920 m north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Lower Humblescough Wood | Wood | 340 m north |
| Ainspool Clump | Wood | 630 m north-east |
| Buttfield Wood | Wood | 890 m south-west |
| Green Wood | Wood | 1.0 km east |
| Bull Pit | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km north |
| Trashy Hill | Hill | 2.8 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 2 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 8 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 5 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 27 | 46 |
19 of the postcode's 46 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 | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 74% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 48% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 36% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 65% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 1% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 46% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 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 6 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 Tarnacre Lane.