PR3 postcode area guide — Fylde
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the PR3 postcode district in Fylde — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in PR3
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
92.2%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
71.2%
Gigabit-capable
71.1%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.4%
Broadband availability in the PR3 postcode district (Fylde) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 1,399 postcodes Ofcom measures in PR3, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 92.2% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 71.1%.
Around 0.4% of premises in PR3 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in PR3
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| PR3 0AA | 95.1% | 95.1% |
| PR3 0AB | 95.8% | 95.8% |
| PR3 0AD | 100% | 100% |
| PR3 0AE | 100% | 44.4% |
| PR3 0AF | 75% | 75% |
| PR3 0AG | 100% | 0% |
| PR3 0AH | 100% | 100% |
| PR3 0AJ | 100% | 0% |
| PR3 0AL | 100% | 0% |
| PR3 0AN | 95% | 0% |
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Mobile signal around Fylde
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Fylde district (38,869 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
86.1%
4G outdoors — all networks
99.8%
5G outdoors — all networks
35.9%
Voice indoors — all networks
90.2%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in PR3
Police recorded 1 incidents within about a mile of the centre of PR3 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Vehicle crime | 1 | 100.0% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in PR3
Based on 515 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in PR3 is £255,500, down 4.7% on the previous year (£267,995).
Detached
£368,000
192 sales
Semi-detached
£232,500
162 sales
Terraced
£170,000
109 sales
Flat / maisonette
£129,950
26 sales
Latest recorded sales in PR3
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £225,000 | Semi-detached | Crumpax Croft | PR3 3JW |
| 15 May 2026 | £290,000 | Semi-detached | Green Drive | PR3 5AT |
| 7 May 2026 | £485,000 | Detached | Blackpool Old Road | PR3 0YQ |
| 6 May 2026 | £535,000 | Detached | Larch Grove | PR3 1LE |
| 1 May 2026 | £220,000 | Flat | Dorchester Road | PR3 1FE |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £186,000 | Semi-detached | Church Lane | PR3 2BE |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £214,950 | Semi-detached | Cameron Avenue | PR3 2LR |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £590,000 | Detached | St Johns Court | PR3 5LG |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £180,500 | Terraced | Inglewhite Road | PR3 3JS |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £236,000 | Semi-detached | Joe Lane | PR3 0QD |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Fylde demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Fylde district (81,374 residents, 37,606 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14.9% |
| 15–29 | 17.4% |
| 30–44 | 16.5% |
| 45–64 | 23.4% |
| 65+ | 27.8% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 71.7% |
| Private rented | 19.3% |
| Social rented | 7.3% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around PR3
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broughton High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 932 | PR3 5JJ |
| Longridge High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 810 | PR3 3AR |
| Garstang Community Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 750 | PR3 1YE |
| St Cecilia's RC High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 581 | PR3 2XA |
| Broughton-in-Amounderness Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 378 | PR3 5JB |
| Garstang St Thomas' Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 257 | PR3 1PB |
| Alston Lane Catholic Primary School, Longridge | Primary | 2–11 | 235 | PR3 3BJ |
| Garstang Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 202 | PR3 1HT |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in PR3
359 rated food businesses operate in PR3. 220 hold the top rating of 5, 74 are rated 4, and 7 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 2 To School, 65s, A & D Parkinson LTD, A Taste of Home by Maria And Sarah, Abbeyfield House.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in PR3
From a sample of 205 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 PR3 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band C). 51% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
4%
Band B
33%
Band C
14%
Band D
36%
Band E
9%
Band F
3%
Band G
0%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Fylde
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.