Wyre: house prices, crime and schools

Local authority in North West · 69 neighbourhoods

Homes here sell for a typical £2,400 per m², up 2.2% in a year. Police record 62.0 crimes per 1,000 people a year (North West 80.1), and there are 48 state schools.

Close to North West's middle on most measures.

Is Wyre a good place to live?

Safer than 78% of North West's councils, prices up 2.2% in a year, 48 state schools, and a 23-minute typical walk to a station.

Crime
62.0 crimes per 1,000 residents a yearsafer than 78% of North West's councils
Prices
£2,400 per m², up 2.2% in a yearcheaper than 64% of North West's councils
Schools
48 state schoolsprimaries nearby weaker than in 64% of North West's councils
Green space
Not published outside London yet
Commute
23 min walk to a stationtypical walk from homes here · a longer walk than 56% of North West's councils

Ranks among North West's councils. Crime: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026. Prices: HM Land Registry to August 2026, area price bands, never a home's value. Schools: DfE GIAS, Ofsted. Stations: walks along OpenStreetMap paths. How this is worked out

Areas

14 areas

Against North West: to the right is safer, better schools, pricier. The tick is North West's middle.

  1. Bonds, Bilsborrow & Wyresdale · PR33 neighbourhoods£3,010 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
  2. Pilling, Great Eccleston & Inskip · PR33 neighbourhoods£2,740 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
  3. Garstang & Catterall · PR35 neighbourhoods£2,740 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
  4. Poulton South · FY65 neighbourhoods£2,630 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
  5. Preesall, Stalmine & Hambleton · FY67 neighbourhoods£2,580 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
  6. Poulton North & Carleton East · FY65 neighbourhoods£2,530 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
  7. Cleveleys East · FY55 neighbourhoods£2,530 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
  8. Thornton East & Carleton West · FY56 neighbourhoods£2,500 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
  9. Fleetwood Rossall & Chatsworth · FY74 neighbourhoods£2,400 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
  10. Thornton West · FY55 neighbourhoods£2,140 per m²PriceCrimeSchools

Price

£2,400/m²Cheaper than 64% of councilsOn map
Per m²
£2,400 per m² · typical North West neighbourhood £2,700
By type
Flat £99k · Terraced £148k · Semi £181k · Detached £296k
1-year change
+2.2%
Neighbourhoods
69
Sources

HM Land Registry sales: the middle of the council's neighbourhoods' prices per m², beside the middle of North West's, and typical prices by type from the area price bands. Area figures only, never a home's value.

Safety

62.0 / 1,000Safer than 78% of councilsOn map
Crime
62.0 per 1,000 a year · North West 80.1
Among councils
Safer than 78%
Sources

Recorded crime per 1,000 residents a year (police.uk), the council's own figure; North West pools every council's crimes and residents.

Schools

48 state schools
Primary
41
Secondary
7
Primaries nearby
Stronger than in 36% of councils
School rankings
Sources

State primaries and secondaries inside its boundary (DfE GIAS, Ofsted). The standing is each neighbourhood's best primary within 1 km, among North West's primaries.

Getting around

23 min medianOn map
Station walk
23 min median · typical walk
Sources

The typical (middle) neighbourhood's walk to a station; protected cycle lanes and Cycleways inside the council.

Green & quiet

On map
Noise
29% over 55 dB
Sources

The typical (middle) neighbourhood: green space, the share of homes at 55 dB or more from road or rail, and air where it is published.

People

Census 2021
Household income
£41,500 a year · typical North West neighbourhood £44,100
Social renting
4% of homes · typical North West neighbourhood 10%
Most-deprived fifth
17% of its neighbourhoods
Least-deprived fifth
17% of its neighbourhoods
Sources

Income (ONS) and social renting (Census 2021) beside the middle of North West's neighbourhoods. Deprivation is the official Index of Multiple Deprivation for each neighbourhood, not its people: the share of the council's neighbourhoods in England's most and least deprived fifths.

Living costs

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Questions people ask about Wyre

Is Wyre safe?

Police recorded about 62.0 crimes for every 1,000 residents in the 12 months to August 2026; safer than 78% of North West's councils. Figures run high in busy centres where few people live, so visit at different times of day.

How much do homes cost in Wyre?

Homes sold for a typical £2,400 per m² in the year to August 2026, up 2.2% in a year; cheaper than 64% of North West's councils. These are area price bands from recorded sales, never a home's value.

How many schools are there in Wyre?

48 state schools; primaries nearby weaker than in 64% of North West's councils. Living nearby doesn't guarantee a place, so check each school's admissions rules.

How far is Wyre from a station?

A 23-minute typical walk to a station from the typical home; a longer walk than 56% of North West's councils. Walks are timed along mapped paths, not in a straight line.

Is Wyre a deprived area?

17% of Wyre's 69 neighbourhoods are among the most deprived fifth in England, and 17% among the least deprived fifth, on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation. It combines income, jobs, health, education, crime, housing and living environment.