PR3 1PX Wyre
Live postcode, introduced June 1981. Ward: Garstang. 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 (48% of about 1,010 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
- Acresfield, 9 Garstang Bypass Road, Garstang, permissioned (100 m)
- The Rockery, Green Lane East, Cabus, permissioned (320 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 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.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 84 addresses are between 24 m and 25 m above sea level (25 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 6%, gigabit 6% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Salwick 1,620 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.7 km |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 16 within 800 m; nearest Wyre Vale Park Garstang | 150 m |
| Ferry terminal | Knott End-On-Sea Ferry Landing Knott End on Sea | 14.4 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 1.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 64.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Garstang Medical Practice | 1.7 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Well | 1.3 km |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Walkers Court Dental Surgery | 1.2 km |
| Hospital | Royal Preston Hospital | 14.3 km |
| Police station | Lancashire Police - Garstang Customer Service Reception | 1.4 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Kirkham, Kirkham | 1.4 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 360 m² | 480 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 460 m² | 1.2 km |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.3 ha | 750 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 670 m² | 850 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Garstang market cross, a scheduled monument, 1.4 km south. 4 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Garstang market cross | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km south |
| Greenhalgh Castle, cultivation terraces south east of the castle, and site of Greenhalgh manor house | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Shrogg's Wood | Wood | 640 m north-east |
| Broom Hill | Hill | 1.0 km east |
| Fowler's Hill Planting | Wood | 1.2 km north |
| Hazelhead Wood | Wood | 1.3 km east |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km east |
| Grize Dale | Valley | 4.2 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 67 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 17 | 84 |
67 of the postcode's 84 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 | 71 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 3% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 70% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 98% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 95% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 2% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 20% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 72% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 13% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 69% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 52% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 18% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 33% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 13% | 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.