PR3 1TA postcode in Garstang, Lancashire
PR3 1TA is a postcode in Garstang, in the Garstang ward of Wyre. It is in the Lancaster and Wyre parliamentary constituency and the Lancashire police force area, and has been in use since July 1983.
Where PR3 1TA is, and what is near it
- PR3 1TA
- Other postcodes in PR3 1: press one for its page
- 4 schools
- 2 railway stations
- 2 GP practices
- 10 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 53.9110, longitude -2.7775)
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 PR3 1TA?
- WyreDistrict council Wyre: bins, council tax, planning
- LancashireCounty council Lancashire: schools, roads, care
- Council tax bandSet for each home, not for a postcode. The bands and a year's charge around PR3 1TA Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- LancashirePolice force area
- Lancaster and WyreParliamentary constituency. Its MP is Cat Smith (Labour), as Parliament lists them. Contact Cat Smith
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 PR3 1TA?
Every home and business at PR3 1TA can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.
Share of homes and businesses that can get it
Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)
Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)
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 PR3 1TA?
BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for PR3 1TA.
Check the bin days for PR3 1TA on BinDayBuddySource: 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 PR3 1TA 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 PR3 1TA.
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 PR3 1TA: 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 PR3 1TA 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.
Sign up for flood warnings, free, on GOV.UK Check flood risk at another postcodeSource: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these
What do homes sell for near PR3 1TA?
Homes in PR3 1 sold for a typical £257,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 103 sales, down 1.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached £399,000 42 sales
- Semi-detached £250,000 30 sales
- Terraced £176,000 17 sales
- Flat or maisonette £135,000 14 sales
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole PR3 district: a typical £280,000 from 575 sales.
How we work this out: house prices by postcodeSource: 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 PR3 1TA
HM Land Registry records 4 standard sales of homes in PR3 1TA from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 29 January 2026. The middle price was £318,250, from £257,000 to £381,000. Across PR3 1, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £257,000. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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 PR3 1TA?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,010 homes in the neighbourhood around PR3 1TA. The largest share of them, 48%, are in council tax band A. More were built from 1983 to 1999 than in any other period (46%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.
Council tax bands, and a year's council tax
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.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | about 480 (48%) | £1,640 |
| Band B | about 40 (4%) | £1,914 |
| Band C | about 130 (13%) | £2,187 |
| Band D | about 130 (13%) | £2,461 |
| Band E | about 100 (10%) | £3,007 |
| Band F | about 100 (10%) | £3,554 |
| Band G | about 30 (3%) | £4,101 |
| Band H | withheld | £4,921 |
When the homes were built
- 1% Before 1900
- 1% 1900 to 1918
- 8% 1919 to 1939
- 18% 1945 to 1964
- 4% 1965 to 1982
- 46% 1983 to 1999
- 6% 2000 to 2009
- 8% 2010 to 2019
- 8% 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 PR3 1TA is in (ONS area E01025548), rounded by the VOA.
Check one home's band on GOV.UKSource: 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 PR3 1TA?
The nearest open schools to PR3 1TA, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.
Primary
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 PR3 1TA?
The nearest railway station to the centre of PR3 1TA is Salwick Rail Station, 14.6 km away in a straight line.
- Salwick Rail Station Railway station 14.6 kmDrive
- Lancaster Rail Station Railway station 15.4 kmDrive
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
10 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Wyre Vale Park, 97 m away.
More stations near PR3 1TA, and how we find themSource: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are near PR3 1TA?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of PR3 1TA, 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.
- Garstang Medical Practice Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report February 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 01995 607399 1.6 kmCycle
- Great Eccleston Hlth Ctr Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report March 2017, over 3 years old · Phone 01995 670066 8.6 kmDrive
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 PR3 1TA?
The nearest charging points to the centre of PR3 1TA, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:
- Instavolt Charging point · 2 chargers 1.0 kmWalk
- Instavolt Charging point · 2 chargers 1.0 kmWalk
- Instavolt Charging point · 2 chargers 1.0 kmWalk
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 MapSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Which dentists are near PR3 1TA?
The nearest to the centre of PR3 1TA, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- Bupa Dental Care Garstang Phone 01995 606572 1.1 kmWalk
- Mydentist - Croston Villas - Garstang 1.1 kmWalk
- Staina House Dental Practice Ltd Phone 01995 605707 1.1 kmWalk
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 PR3 1TA?
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.
- First Trust Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report September 2022, over 3 years old · Phone 01772 860884 12.8 kmDrive
- Royal Lancaster Infirmary Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report January 2026 · Phone 01524 65944 13.2 kmDrive
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 PR3 1TA?
The nearest care homes to the centre of PR3 1TA, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.
- Meadow Croft Care Home Phone 0330 400 0498 150 mWalk
- Nova Care Residential Home Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report August 2023, over 3 years old · Phone 01995 213444 850 mWalk
- Cornmill Nursing and Residential Care Home Care Quality Commission rating: Outstanding CQC report July 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 01995 606446 1.5 kmCycle
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 PR3 1TA?
The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of PR3 1TA, 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.
- Well, Garstang Mon to Fri 9am to 5:30pm; Sat 9am to 1pm; Sun closed · Phone 01995 603333 1.1 kmWalk
- Kepple Lane Pharmacy Mon to Fri 8:30am to 12:30pm, 2pm to 9pm; Sat 12pm to 9pm; Sun 8am to 4pm · Phone 01995 604800 1.6 kmCycle
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 PR3 1TA?
The nearest vets to the centre of PR3 1TA on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- Lanes Vets Phone +44 1995 603349 250 mWalk
- The Beacon Veterinary Centre Phone +44 1995 600606 1.3 kmCycle
- Lanes Farm Vets Phone +44 1995 602468 4.1 kmCycle
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 PR3 1TA in a conservation area?
The centre of PR3 1TA 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 PR3 1TA?
Police.uk records 31 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of PR3 1TA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.
Also: burglary 1.
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 monthsSource: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
The official record for PR3 1TA
- Ward
- Garstang
- Parish
- Cabus
- Region
- North West
- Country
- England
- Built-up area
- Garstang
- Rural or urban
- Larger rural, nearer to a major town or city
- In use since
- July 1983
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources
Where to check what we do not hold
- Food hygiene ratings: Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency
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