Nicksons Lane Preesall, Wyre
9 addresses across 2 postcodes (FY6), about 130 m long, classed as a restricted local access road. USRN 45600277.
- Sales: 11 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £235,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 7 homes have an energy certificate (B: 2, D: 4, E: 1).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in Wyre costs £2,461 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 23% to 88% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Poulton-Le-Fylde, about 8.4 km (5.2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 1.8 km (1.1 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 3.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 6 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 9 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is The Over-Wyre Med.ctr., about 1.3 km (0.8 miles) away.
- People: About 770 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 75% of households owned their home and 27% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 2 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £235,000 | £235,000 | £235,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £382,500 | £382,500 | £382,500 |
| 2019 | 1 | £129,950 | £129,950 | £129,950 |
| 2016 | 2 | £151,500 | £118,000 | £185,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £130,000 | £130,000 | £130,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £143,000 | £143,000 | £143,000 |
| 2005 | 1 | £142,000 | £142,000 | £142,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | £140,000 | £140,000 | £140,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Dec 2025 | BRANDELHOW FY6 0NY | Semi-detached | £235,000 | |
| 28 Apr 2021 | BLOSSOM COTTAGE FY6 0NY | Detached | £382,500 | |
| 19 Aug 2019 | WYRESDALE FY6 0NY | Semi-detached | £129,950 | |
| 26 Jun 2019 | BLOSSOM COTTAGE FY6 0NY | Other | £105,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 14 Oct 2016 | BLOSSOM COTTAGE FY6 0NY | Other | £75,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 28 Jul 2016 | HAVANA FY6 0NY | Detached | £185,000 | |
| 4 Feb 2016 | AVONDALE FY6 0NY | Semi-detached | £118,000 | |
| 20 Jun 2013 | HAVANA FY6 0NY | Detached | £130,000 | |
| 20 Feb 2012 | BRANDELHOW FY6 0NY | Semi-detached | £143,000 | |
| 28 Jan 2005 | AVONDALE FY6 0NY | Semi-detached | £142,000 | |
| 12 Aug 2004 | AVONDALE FY6 0NY | Semi-detached | £140,000 |
Energy performance certificates
7 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 100 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (3); House, detached (2); Bungalow, detached (2). Built: 1930-1949 (3); 2016 (1); 2019 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (5).
Each home's certificates and sales (4 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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band B (33% of about 1,380 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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 km (0.6 miles)
- Preesall Service Station, Sandy Lane, Preesall, permissioned (90 m)
- Springfield Cottage Farm, Cart Gate, Presall, permissioned (490 m (0.3 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 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 37 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 1 low and 33 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: at least one 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.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY6 0NY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| FY6 0PD | zone 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 6 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY6 0NY | 100% | 88% | 88% | 0% |
| FY6 0PD | 30% | 23% | 23% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Poulton-Le-Fylde 630,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.4 km (5.2 miles) |
| Layton (Lancs) 75,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.6 km (6.6 miles) | |
| Blackpool North 2.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 12.5 km (7.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 20 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Little Tongues Lane Preesall | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Cleveleys | 7.3 km (4.5 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Knott End-On-Sea Ferry Landing Knott End on Sea | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 65.7 km (41 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Over-Wyre Med.ctr. | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Allied Pharmacy Knott End | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dock Street (Dental Surgery) | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Hospital | Opd Fleetwood Hospital | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Police station | Fleetwood Police Station | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Knott End, Knott End-on-Sea Cashzone | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1,500 m² | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 470 m² | 930 m (0.6 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,700 m² | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Parrox Hall, a listed building (Grade II*), 1 km (0.6 miles) west. 2 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Parrox Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Preesall Hill | Hill | 440 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Bourbles Ponds | Lake or reservoir | 680 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Curwens Hill | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Adkinson's Wood | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) east |
| Spring Bank | Wetland | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) west |
| Knott Gulf | Tidal water | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 8 | 9 |
1 of the street's 9 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Wyre: see them on the Wyre page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preesall Fleetwood's Charity Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 470 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| Saint Aidan's Church of England High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 640 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Carter's Charity Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Preesall | Primary | 4–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Report card (Feb 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Needs attention; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Early years: Needs attention; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preesall Archery And Air Rifle Centre FY6 0PD | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 290 m | 4 Good | 12 Feb 2025 |
| Canton House FY6 0EB | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 3 Generally satisfactory | 9 Sep 2026 |
| St Aidans C Of E Technology College FY6 0NP | School/college/university | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 31 Oct 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 2 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Nicksons Lane (1); On or near Little Tongues Lane (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 75% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 47% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 33% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 24% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 67% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 52% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhoods around this street are all in decile 4 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Sandicroft Place · Gaulter's Lane · Sandy Lane · Hillside Avenue · Little Tongues Lane · Sandy Lane
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.