Wrea Green
Wrea Green is a village in Lancashire, England, with a population of around 1,373. It has around 6 restaurants and cafés and is located 2.3 km from Moss Side railway station. There were around 17 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Wrea Green area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Fylde area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 81,374 residents at roughly 491 people per km².
- Council
- Fylde
- County
- Lancashire
- Constituency
- Fylde
- Police force
- Lancashire
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 71st of 294 English council areas — better than 76% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
17°CPartly Cloudy
- Today: 18° / 14° · 21% rain
- Tomorrow: 20° / 13° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:39Sunset 19:35
12h 55m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
26US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Blackpool Marton, United Kingdom
Crime
9 reported · July 2026▼ 53% YoY
- Anti-social behaviour3
- Other theft2
- Violence & sexual offences2
- Public order1
Neighbourhood team: Wrea Green with Westby · Lancashire
Local policing priorities
- Anti-social Behaviour, SFSS (Shoplifting), Road safety
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
135 reported road collisions (2024)
40 killed or seriously injured · 196 casualties · 16.6 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
89 food businesses within 2 miles
- 74 rated 4–5 ★ (60 top)
- 2 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Moss Side (2.3 km)
- 0 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Moss Side (2.3 km):
Loading live departures…
Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£233,647 average▲ 8.7% YoY
Across Fylde · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£866 average monthly rent▲ 5.5% YoY
- 1 bed £608
- 2 bed £783
- 3 bed £940
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
5.4× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 5.4 times median annual pay (5.5× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 138.8p · AppleGreen (3.9 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 142.8p · AppleGreen (3.9 km)
12 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
15 charging locations within ~8 km
- 9 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 120 kW
- Nearest: Ribby Hall Village (1.3 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres2
- Sports pitches6
- Playgrounds6
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local news
- Fylde Council Opens Tender for Expanded Padel and Tennis Facilities at Fairhaven Lake· 10 Sept 2026
- Historic Kirkham Landmark’s New 1860 Bistro Opens· 2 Sept 2026
- Fylde Gallery to Showcase Coastal Art, Local Talent and Treasured Artworks This Autumn and Winter· 28 Aug 2026
- Historic Kirkham Building Transformed as Major Restoration Reaches Completion· 28 Aug 2026
- Fylde Council Submits Comments to Offshore Wind Transmission DCO Process· 21 Aug 2026
Source: Fylde Council
Population
81,374 residents in Fylde · 491/km²
- Under 16: 15%
- 16–64: 57%
- 65+: 28%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Less deprived than the average in England
Ranked 198 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
4% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,484 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band C (23% of 41,660)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
37 schools · 9,381 pupils
25 primary · 3 secondary · 9 other
Ofsted: 8 of 10 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (80%)
29inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Carr Hill High SchoolRequires improvement
- Lytham St Annes High School
- St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Fylde
Care & health services
1,255 CQC-registered services
- Care homes423
- GP practices184
- Dentists250
- Homecare agencies290
- Hospitals & hospices38
CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 7 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Lancashire
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 8 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
95 applications decided
97.9% granted · 93 granted, 2 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Mr Andrew Snowden
Conservative
Fylde
Recent votes:
- NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- NoClosure motion
- AyeSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- NoDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Conservative majority
- Lab 2
- Con 22
- LD 2
- Oth 11
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools2
- Parks & greens2
- Restaurants & cafés6
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
3,940 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
10 jobs advertised · £44,125 avg
e.g. Online Maths Tutoring Job in Wrea Green – Flexible Schedule, Maintenance Engineer, Online Maths Tutor - Part Time
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£839 median full-time weekly pay
2.7% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£28,058 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
40% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 46,631 certificates
10.9% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
72% low-carbon electricity
Nuclear 58% · Imports 18% · Gas 10% · Biomass 7%
46 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity
Latest estimate for North West England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 84.9 yrs women · 78.3 yrs men
67% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.8
- Feeling worthwhile7.8
- Happiness yesterday7.6
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.5
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Fylde:
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases538 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office450 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership313 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership308 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s290 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Wrea Green · 0.0 kmWrea Green is a village in the Fylde borough of Lancashire, England. It lies about 2 miles west of Kirkham. Along with the village of Ribby, it forms the civil parish Ribby-with-Wrea.
St Nicholas Church, Wrea Green · 0.2 kmSt Nicholas Church is in the village of Wrea Green, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Kirkham, the archdeaconry of Lancaster and the diocese of Blackburn. Its benefice is co…
Ribby-with-Wrea · 0.4 kmRibby-with-Wrea is a civil parish just west of Kirkham, in the Borough of Fylde and ceremonial county of Lancashire, England. It had a population of 1,489 in 2001, reducing to 1,373 at the 2011 Census. The parish incl…
Wrea Green railway station · 0.5 kmWrea Green railway station was on the Blackpool South-to-Kirkham line. It served the village of Wrea Green, Lancashire, England, and closed in 1961.
Fylde South · 0.8 kmFylde South was a constituency which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1950, until it was abolished for the 1983 general election.
Blackpool South (constituency) · 1.0 kmBlackpool South is a constituency in Lancashire, England, which has been represented by Chris Webb of the Labour Party since a 2024 by-election.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Wrea Green?
- Wrea Green is a town in Lancashire, England, in the Fylde local authority.
- What is the population of Wrea Green?
- Wrea Green has an approximate settlement population of 1,373.
- How deprived is Wrea Green?
- The Fylde local authority, which includes Wrea Green, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.