FY6 9EW postcode in Sower Carr, Lancashire

FY6 9EW is a postcode in Sower Carr, in the Hambleton & Stalmine ward of Wyre. It is in the Lancaster and Wyre parliamentary constituency and the Lancashire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at FY6 9EW can get it Across Wyre: 92% Typical price £262,450 Homes sold in FY6 9, last 12 months. ▲ 1% on the year before Nearest station Poulton-le-Fylde 4.9 km in a straight line

Where FY6 9EW is, and what is near it

Map of FY6 9EW and what is near it Map of FY6 9EW: its centre point, with the 90 other postcodes in the FY6 9 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 5 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. FY6 9AA: also in FY6 9FY6 9AB: also in FY6 9FY6 9AE: also in FY6 9FY6 9AF: also in FY6 9FY6 9AG: also in FY6 9FY6 9AH: also in FY6 9FY6 9AJ: also in FY6 9FY6 9AL: also in FY6 9FY6 9AP: also in FY6 9FY6 9AQ: also in FY6 9FY6 9AS: also in FY6 9FY6 9AT: also in FY6 9FY6 9AU: also in FY6 9FY6 9AY: also in FY6 9FY6 9AZ: also in FY6 9FY6 9BA: also in FY6 9FY6 9BB: also in FY6 9FY6 9BD: also in FY6 9FY6 9BG: also in FY6 9FY6 9BH: also in FY6 9FY6 9BJ: also in FY6 9FY6 9BL: also in FY6 9FY6 9BN: also in FY6 9FY6 9BP: also in FY6 9FY6 9BQ: also in FY6 9FY6 9BS: also in FY6 9FY6 9BW: also in FY6 9FY6 9BY: also in FY6 9FY6 9BZ: also in FY6 9FY6 9DF: also in FY6 9FY6 9DG: also in FY6 9FY6 9DH: also in FY6 9FY6 9DJ: also in FY6 9FY6 9DN: also in FY6 9FY6 9DP: also in FY6 9FY6 9DQ: also in FY6 9FY6 9DR: also in FY6 9FY6 9DS: also in FY6 9FY6 9DT: also in FY6 9FY6 9DU: also in FY6 9FY6 9DW: also in FY6 9FY6 9DX: also in FY6 9FY6 9DY: also in FY6 9FY6 9DZ: also in FY6 9FY6 9EA: also in FY6 9FY6 9EB: also in FY6 9FY6 9ED: also in FY6 9FY6 9EE: also in FY6 9FY6 9EF: also in FY6 9FY6 9EG: also in FY6 9FY6 9EH: also in FY6 9FY6 9EJ: also in FY6 9FY6 9EN: also in FY6 9FY6 9EP: also in FY6 9FY6 9EQ: also in FY6 9FY6 9ES: also in FY6 9FY6 9ET: also in FY6 9FY6 9EU: also in FY6 9FY6 9EY: also in FY6 9FY6 9EZ: also in FY6 9FY6 9FA: also in FY6 9FY6 9FB: also in FY6 9FY6 9FD: also in FY6 9FY6 9FE: also in FY6 9FY6 9FF: also in FY6 9FY6 9FG: also in FY6 9FY6 9FH: also in FY6 9FY6 9FJ: also in FY6 9FY6 9FL: also in FY6 9FY6 9FN: also in FY6 9FY6 9FP: also in FY6 9FY6 9FQ: also in FY6 9FY6 9FR: also in FY6 9FY6 9FS: also in FY6 9FY6 9FT: also in FY6 9FY6 9FU: also in FY6 9FY6 9FW: also in FY6 9FY6 9FX: also in FY6 9 4 places, 3.3–4.0 kmBeechwood Surgery 3.9 kmPoulton-le-Fylde station 4.9 kmHambleton FY6 9EW Map of FY6 9EW and what is near it Map of FY6 9EW: its centre point, with the 90 other postcodes in the FY6 9 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 5 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Beechwood Surgery 3.9 kmHambleton FY6 9EW
  • FY6 9EW
  • Other postcodes in FY6 9: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 5 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.8875, longitude -2.9564)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after FY6 9EW?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at FY6 9EW?

Every home and business at FY6 9EW can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

FY6 9EW 100% Wyre 92%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

FY6 9EW 100% Wyre 99%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at FY6 9EW?

BinDayBuddy has not read Wyre Council's days for FY6 9EW today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for FY6 9EW on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is FY6 9EW at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include FY6 9EW.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Wyre

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for FY6 9EW: 1,202 properties in Wyre are at high risk (1.7% of all its properties). All the figures for Wyre

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of FY6 9EW is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near FY6 9EW?

Homes in FY6 9 sold for a typical £262,450 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 58 sales, up 1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£262,450 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£259,975 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £288,000 33 sales
  • Semi-detached £225,000 21 sales
  • Terraced 2 sales, too few to price
  • Flat or maisonette 2 sales, too few to price

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole FY6 district: a typical £229,950 from 481 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in FY6 9EW

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in FY6 9EW from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near FY6 9EW?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 960 homes in the neighbourhood around FY6 9EW. The largest share of them, 24%, are in council tax band A. More were built from 1983 to 1999 than in any other period (25%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around FY6 9EW

Band D in Wyre for 2026‑27: £2,461. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,640 (band A) to £4,101 (band G); band A, the most common, is £1,640.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 230 (24%)£1,640
Band Babout 120 (13%)£1,914
Band Cabout 160 (17%)£2,187
Band Dabout 170 (18%)£2,461
Band Eabout 170 (18%)£3,007
Band Fabout 70 (7%)£3,554
Band Gabout 40 (4%)£4,101
Band Hwithheld£4,921

When the homes were built

  1. 10% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 5% 1919 to 1939
  4. 5% 1945 to 1964
  5. 20% 1965 to 1982
  6. 25% 1983 to 1999
  7. 4% 2000 to 2009
  8. 11% 2010 to 2019
  9. 18% 2020 or later

Averages for Wyre before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of FY6 9EW is in (ONS area E01025565), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near FY6 9EW?

The nearest open schools to FY6 9EW, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near FY6 9EW, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to FY6 9EW?

The nearest railway station to the centre of FY6 9EW is Poulton-le-Fylde Rail Station, 4.9 km away in a straight line.

  • Poulton-le-Fylde Rail Station Railway station 4.9 kmCycle
  • Layton (Lancs) Rail Station Railway station 7.6 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

5 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Staynall Lane, 78 m away.

More stations near FY6 9EW, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near FY6 9EW?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of FY6 9EW, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near FY6 9EW?

0 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of FY6 9EW, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Hambleton Village Hall Charging point · 1 charger · Type 2 · up to 7 kW 1.5 kmCycle
  • Hambleton Village Hall Charging point · 1 charger · Type 2 · up to 7 kW 1.5 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near FY6 9EW?

The nearest to the centre of FY6 9EW, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to FY6 9EW?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near FY6 9EW?

The nearest care homes to the centre of FY6 9EW, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near FY6 9EW?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of FY6 9EW, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near FY6 9EW?

The nearest vets to the centre of FY6 9EW on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is FY6 9EW in a conservation area?

The centre of FY6 9EW is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near FY6 9EW?

Police.uk records 22 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of FY6 9EW in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences15 reports
Vehicle crime2 reports
Other theft2 reports
Anti-social behaviour1 report
Burglary1 report
Possession of weapons1 report

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for FY6 9EW

Ward
Hambleton & Stalmine
Parish
Stalmine-with-Staynall
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Sower Carr
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

FY6 9DW130 mFY6 9DR150 mFY6 9BG340 mFY6 9EQ360 mFY6 9ET410 mFY6 9BD440 m
All of FY6

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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