PR3 1ZB Wyre
Live postcode, introduced June 1981. Ward: Calder. Region: North West.
Streets
- Garstang Road, Bonds: 53 addresses
- Dimples Lane, Bruna Hill: 3 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 (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
- Bowgreave Rise, 1 Garstang Road, Bowgreave, permissioned (480 m)
- South of Kepple Lane, Garstang, pending decision (710 m)
- Garstang Business & Community Centre, 96 High Street, Garstang, permissioned (720 m)
- Utopia, Kepple Lane, Garstang, permissioned (760 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 20 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 43 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 24 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 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 56 addresses are between 17 m and 21 m above sea level (19 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 98%, ultrafast 96%, gigabit 96% 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 | 13.1 km |
| Kirkham and Wesham 398,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 20 within 800 m; nearest Church View Place Bonds | 20 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 710 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 62.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Garstang Medical Practice | 800 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Well | 600 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Staina House Dental Surgery | 560 m |
| Hospital | Royal Preston Hospital | 12.4 km |
| Police station | Lancashire Police - Garstang Customer Service Reception | 750 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Kirkham, Kirkham | 460 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | The Millenium Green 7.9 ha | 830 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 460 m² | 550 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7,960 m² | 240 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 670 m² | 1.2 km |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 10 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 30 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 10 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 6 | 56 |
50 of the postcode's 56 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 | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 90% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 50% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 41% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 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 Garstang Road.