| Postcode | PR3 0BL |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Preston |
| Nearest station | Lancaster (11 km) |
| Bus stops |
Sunny Bank Nurseries (S)
War Memorial (S)
War Memorial (N)
New Holly Hotel (N)
New Holly (S)
|
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 33 View |
| Known addresses |
Forton Bank, Lancaster Road, Forton
New Holly Hotel, Lancaster Road, Forton
The Channings, Lancaster Road, Forton
The Hollies, Lancaster Road, Forton
|
| Main property type | Detached |
| Businesses |
| Latitude | 53.952177 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -2.776531 | |
| Easting | 349137 | |
| Northing | 450955 | |
| Grid reference | SD491509 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 514665 5978223 | |
| what3words | daily.currently.jogging | |
| Plus code | 9C5VX62F+V9 | |
| Altitude | 39 metres (129 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 6:27 | |
| Sunset (today) | 18:15 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 5.2 KMs (3.2 miles) |
| Parish | Forton | E04005326 |
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Wyresdale | E05009955 |
| Local Authority District | Wyre | E07000128 |
| County Electoral Division | Wyre Rural Central | E58000831 |
| Local Authority | Lancashire | E10000017 |
| County | Lancashire | E10000017 |
| Constituency (2024) | Lancaster and Wyre | E14001318 |
| MP | Cat Smith | Labour |
| Police force | Lancashire | |
| Water company | United Utilities | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Lancaster and Wyre | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Lancashire | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | North West | |
| Country | England | E92000001 |
| Date introduced | January 1980 |
|---|---|
| Last updated | February 2025 |
| User type | Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day) |
| Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean |
| Population (2011) | 48 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 6 | |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) |
Most deprivedLeast deprived
|
|
| Average household income (2020) |
Lowest (£22,200)
Highest (£108,100)
|
|
| Rural/urban | Rural village | |
| Census output area (2021) | E00129964 | |
| Census output area (2011) | E00129964 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Wyre 006C | E01025609 |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Wyre 006C | E01025609 |
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Bonds, Bilsborrow & Wyresdale | E02005324 |
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Bonds, Bilsborrow & Wyresdale | E02005324 |
| Travel to work area | Preston | E30000255 |
| Average property price in Preston | £208,476 |
|---|---|
| Annual change | -1.8% |
| Address | Type | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Holly Hotel, Lancaster Road, Forton | Other (freehold) | Aug 2023 | £472,000 |
| The Hollies, Lancaster Road, Forton | Detached (freehold) | Apr 2023 | £395,000 |
| Detached (freehold) | Dec 2003 | £290,000 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Jun 1998 | £179,000 | |
| The Channings, Lancaster Road, Forton | Detached (freehold) | Jun 2014 | £675,000 |
| Forton Bank, Lancaster Road, Forton | Detached (freehold) | Apr 2014 | £450,000 |
| Detached (freehold) | Aug 2007 | £440,000 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Sep 1998 | £215,000 |