PR3 1FF Wyre
Live postcode, introduced February 2014. Ward: Calder. Region: North West.
Streets
- Gryersdale Drive, Bowgreave: 20 addresses
- Topiary Gardens, Bowgreave: 1 address
- Garstang Road, Bonds: 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 C (23% of about 1,200 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
- Garstang Country Hotel & Golf Club, Garstang Road, Bowgreave: up to 9 homes, permissioned (110 m)
- Bowgreave Rise, 1 Garstang Road, Bowgreave, permissioned (640 m)
- West of Nightingale Way, Catterall, permissioned (740 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 3 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
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 | 12.2 km |
| Kirkham and Wesham 398,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.5 km | |
| Preston (Lancs) 5.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 15.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 11 within 800 m; nearest Calder House Lane Bowgreave | 160 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 61.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Garstang Medical Practice | 1.6 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Kepple Lane Pharmacy | 1.6 km |
| NHS dentists | Staina House Dental Surgery | 1.6 km |
| Hospital | Royal Preston Hospital | 11.3 km |
| Police station | Lancashire Police - Garstang Customer Service Reception | 1.7 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Kirkham, Kirkham | 1.5 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | The Millenium Green 7.9 ha | 1.9 km |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 640 m² | 390 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.0 ha | 460 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 670 m² | 2.2 km |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.0 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 83% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 47% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 38% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 35% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 46% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 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 Gryersdale Drive.