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Overview

North West · Non-metropolitan district

Wyre

2026/27 view

Wyre · ONS E07000128

Financial position as at 2026/27 Q1 quarter end

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COUNCIL AT A GLANCE

Who runs the council and its current position

76/ 100
COUNCILMETRICS FINANCIAL HEALTH SCORE

Good

Compared only with non-metropolitan district councils using central government returns.

164 councils in peer group Rank 26 of 164 Medium confidence 2024/25 outturn · 2026/27 Q1 debt How this is calculated
Reserves cover57
Debt burden91
Debt direction89
YEAR-ON-YEAR CONTEXT Change from the previous reported period Each measure uses its own official reporting timetable.
Net debt £-57.90m 2026/27 Q1 vs 2025/26 Q4
−£14.05m 32.1%
Service expenditure £19.28m 2024/25 vs 2023/24
+£1.61m 9.1%
Unallocated reserves £3.75m 2024/25 vs 2023/24
−£13.01m 77.6%
FIVE-YEAR FINANCIAL TREND

How this council's finances have changed

Official annual outturn. Each line uses its own scale so direction remains easy to read.

Through 2024/25
Service expenditure £19.28m
27.0%
2020/21: £15.17m 2021/22: £18.61m 2022/23: £17.71m 2023/24: £17.67m 2024/25: £19.28m
Net revenue expenditure £14.30m
7.5%
2020/21: £15.47m 2021/22: £12.56m 2022/23: £15.81m 2023/24: £11.86m 2024/25: £14.30m
Council Tax requirement £9.86m
17.4%
2020/21: £8.40m 2021/22: £8.54m 2022/23: £9.03m 2023/24: £9.37m 2024/25: £9.86m
Unallocated reserves £3.75m
71.4%
2020/21: £13.09m 2021/22: £13.33m 2022/23: £13.33m 2023/24: £16.76m 2024/25: £3.75m
COUNCILMETRICS COMMUNITY SCORE Share your experience 0 of 25 responses collected before results are published
Score this council
Political controlNot yet recordedAdministration not identified
Council leaderNot identifiedParty not identified
Resident population118,7432024 estimate
Latest net debt£-57.90m2026/27 Q1 quarter end
WASTE & RECYCLING

What happens to household waste?

Official Defra measures for Wyre, with like-for-like comparison against collection authorities.

2024/25
40.4%recycled
Household recycling rate

Recycling rate fell

1.9 percentage points vs 2023/24
111 of 196 peer authorities Peer median 42.1%
Residual waste448.9 kgper household+6.9 kg year on year
Waste collected353.5 kgper resident−8.1 kg year on year
Household waste42,143tonnes collected17,014 tonnes recycled
WHERE HOUSEHOLD WASTE WENT

Recycled versus residual waste

17,014 t recycled, composted or reused 25,129 t not recycled
RECYCLING RATE TREND

10 years of official data

40.4%
2015/16: 51.4%2016/17: 44.9%2017/18: 42.9%2018/19: 43.2%2019/20: 45.7%2020/21: 44.5%2021/22: 45.7%2022/23: 40.3%2023/24: 42.3%2024/25: 40.4%
2015/162024/25
Official Defra waste statistics · Annual local-authority return · Figures may not sum exactly because of published rounding.View source
EDUCATION

Schools and education

Schools, pupil numbers and latest education outcomes across Wyre.

2024/25
SCHOOLS & PUPILS

Education at a glance

Explore schools
56 Open schools
14,179 Pupils
15,626 School places
90.7% Capacity utilisation
ATTAINMENT & OUTCOMES

Key Stage 4

Published outcomes for pupils living in Wyre.

Attainment 8
44.4
North West 44.6
England 46.1
1.7 points below England
English & maths grade 5+
42.2%
North West 42.0%
England 45.4%
3.2 percentage points below England
EBacc entry
30.9%
North West 36.7%
England 40.5%
9.6 percentage points below England
PROGRESS

Progress 8

-0.31

Latest published Progress 8 score, 2023/24.

A score of 0 represents the national average.
TREND

Attainment 8 over time

46.4 18/19
49.0 19/20
49.3 20/21
47.8 21/22
43.1 22/23
43.1 23/24
44.4 24/25
Education context

Wyre's latest Key Stage 4 outcomes show a mixed picture when compared with North West and England.

Department for Education · Key Stage 4 performance · Pupil residency
HOUSING & AFFORDABILITY

Housing costs and local earnings

House prices and affordability for Wyre, based on the earnings of local residents.

2025
Median house price
£195,000
+ 16.6% over five years
Median resident earnings
£38,048
+ 39.7% over five years
House price to earnings
5.13×
Improved from 6.14× five years ago
PRIVATE RENTING

Average monthly private rent

Typical private rental cost across all property types in Wyre.

£737 / month
+ 6.6% in the last year
July 2026
Wyre
£737
+ 6.6%
North West
£965
+ 5.7%
England
£1,451
+ 3.8%
Compared with North West £228 less per month
Compared with England £714 less per month
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

Housing affordability

Median house price as a multiple of median resident earnings. Lower is more affordable.

Wyre
5.13×
North West
5.90×
England
7.64×
Compared with North West More affordable
Compared with England More affordable
Source: Office for National Statistics · Housing affordability in England and Wales · House prices year ending September · Residence-based earnings
PLANNING & HOUSING DELIVERY

Is development moving through the system?

Quarterly planning decisions and the government's latest three-year Housing Delivery Test.

2026 Q1
Applications received145this quarter+15 vs 2025 Q4
Applications decided136this quarter+2 vs 2025 Q4
Outstanding applications—at quarter end
86.8%approved
Overall approval rate118 granted18 refused+5.4 pts vs previous quarter
DECISION TIMELINESS

Decisions made within time

97.8%
Rank 44 of 294 reporting authoritiesNational median 92.5%

2.3 percentage points higher than 2025 Q4

APPLICATION MIX

Performance by development type

TypeDecisionsApprovedIn time Major887.5%100.0% Minor3987.2%100.0% Other8986.5%96.6%
QUARTERLY FLOW

Applications through the system

Last 8 quarters
2024 Q2: 1232024 Q3: 1762024 Q4: 1442025 Q1: 1632025 Q2: 1212025 Q3: 1302025 Q4: 1302026 Q1: 1452024 Q2: 1422024 Q3: 1142024 Q4: 1412025 Q1: 1602025 Q2: 1352025 Q3: 1342025 Q4: 1342026 Q1: 136
2024 Q2
Received Decided Outstanding
2026 Q1
HOUSING DELIVERY TEST

Homes delivered against requirement

237%
Required859homes over three years
Delivered2,034homes over three years
100% requirement
No consequenceHDT 2025 government assessment
CRIME & POLICING

Police-recorded crime

Latest police-recorded crime figures for Wyre, excluding fraud.

Year ending Mar 2026
Recorded offences 6,933 Total police-recorded crime excluding fraud
Crime rate 58.4 offences per 1,000 residents
Annual change − 2.7% compared with the previous year
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

Recorded crime rate

Offences per 1,000 residents
Wyre Your council
58.4 − 2.7%
North West Region
89.4 − 0.9%
England National
83.4 − 1.5%

Wyre has a recorded crime rate 34.7% below North West. It is 30.0% below the England rate.

OFFENCE PROFILE

Recorded crime by category

Lancashire
Violence 3,159
26.6 per 1,000 − 0.7%
Theft 1,666
14.0 per 1,000 − 13.0%
Public order 440
3.7 per 1,000 + 6.5%
Criminal damage 670
5.6 per 1,000 − 6.7%
Shoplifting 593
5.0 per 1,000 − 4.5%
Vehicle offences 271
2.3 per 1,000 − 34.9%
Burglary 265
2.2 per 1,000 − 2.9%
Drug offences 273
2.3 per 1,000 + 13.8%
ONS / Home Office · Police-recorded crime · Community Safety Partnership data
SCHOOLS & OFSTED

Schools and inspection outcomes

Open schools, pupil numbers and the latest published Ofsted inspection position for Wyre.

56 schools
Open schools 56
Pupils 14,179
School places 15,626
Capacity used 90.7%
Primary 40 schools
6,807 pupils
Other / specialist 8 schools
1,284 pupils
Secondary 7 schools
6,088 pupils
16+ provision 1 school
0 pupils
CURRENT POSITION

Inspection coverage

Latest Ofsted management information
Renewed framework 8
14.3% of open schools
Previous full framework 26
46.4% of open schools
Ungraded inspection 17
30.4% of open schools
No Ofsted record 5
8.9% of open schools
RENEWED FRAMEWORK

Latest inspection standards

8 schools assessed
Achievement 8 assessed
Expected standard 6
Needs attention 2
Attendance & behaviour 8 assessed
Expected standard 7
Strong standard 1
Curriculum & teaching 8 assessed
Expected standard 7
Needs attention 1
Inclusion 8 assessed
Expected standard 7
Needs attention 1
Leadership & governance 8 assessed
Expected standard 7
Needs attention 1
Personal development 8 assessed
Expected standard 5
Strong standard 2
Needs attention 1
Safeguarding 8 assessed
Met 8
PREVIOUS FRAMEWORK

Legacy Ofsted ratings

These ratings apply only to schools whose latest full inspection remains under the previous Ofsted framework. Schools assessed under the renewed framework are shown separately above.

Good 16
Requires improvement 1
Not judged 9
LOCAL SCHOOLS

School directory

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School Phase Pupils Capacity Latest Ofsted position
Bilsborrow John Cross Church of England Primary School URN 119519 · PR3 0RE Primary 84 70 Ungraded inspection
Calder Vale St John Church of England Primary School URN 119518 · PR3 1SR Primary 39 60 Renewed framework
Carleton Green Community Primary School URN 119316 · FY6 7TF Primary 333 330 Good
Carleton St Hilda's Church of England Primary School URN 119557 · FY6 7PE Primary 212 210 Ungraded inspection
Carter's Charity Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Preesall URN 119392 · FY6 0HH Primary 164 210 Renewed framework
Fleetwood Chaucer Community Primary School URN 119343 · FY7 6QN Primary 239 315 Good
Fleetwood Flakefleet Primary School URN 130336 · FY7 7ND Primary 421 420 Ungraded inspection
Forton Primary School URN 119128 · PR3 0AS Primary 104 105 Good
School information: Get Information about Schools (GIAS). Inspection information: Ofsted monthly management information. Inspection frameworks differ over time, so renewed-framework standards and previous overall effectiveness grades are shown separately.
Published expenditure£0.00No spending file imported
Revenue budget£0.00Not imported
Reported overspend£0.00Not imported outturn
Contracts00 active
Identified suppliers0Normalised entities
PEOPLE AND PLACE

Population snapshot

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Population 118,743 2024
North West region 7,737,414
Wyre represents 1.53% of the region's population
Five-year population change
+9,199 residents ↑ 8.4%
2019: 109,544 residents2020: 110,409 residents2021: 112,434 residents2022: 114,974 residents2023: 116,832 residents2024: 118,743 residents
Wyre +8.4%
North West +5.1%
England +4.3%
Growth context

Wyre's population grew over five years. Its change was 3.3 percentage points above the North West and 4.1 percentage points above England.

2019–2024 ONS mid-year estimates
Population estimates and labour-market measures from ONS/Nomis.Official profile
BENEFITS & FINANCIAL PRESSURE

How is Universal Credit changing in Wyre?

People receiving Universal Credit and how the caseload has changed over the latest 24 months.

DWP · May 2026
PEOPLE ON UNIVERSAL CREDIT 12,392 10.4% of the 2024 resident population May 2026
CHANGE IN 12 MONTHS +9.1% +1,031 people
LATEST MONTHLY CHANGE +0.5% +66 since April 2026
LOCAL CONTEXT

Universal Credit recipients as a share of population

Comparison using 2024 resident population estimates.

May 2026
Wyre LOCAL AUTHORITY
10.4%
North West REGION
14.0%
England COUNTRY
12.3%
Percentage of the resident population receiving Universal Credit. This is not an unemployment rate.
24-MONTH TREND

People receiving Universal Credit

Monthly caseload recorded on the DWP Universal Credit system.

June 2024 May 2026
12,396 11,287 10,177
June 2024 May 2026
What does this measure?

Universal Credit provides financial support to people who are on a low income or out of work. These figures count people receiving Universal Credit, not households and not the number of people who are unemployed.

DWP Stat-Xplore
HOUSING LICENSING

HMOs and property licensing

Coverage not assessedNational HMO explorer
Licensed HMOsAwaiting registerOnly licensed properties will be counted
Register accessNot assessedNo register record available
Identifiable HMO expenditureNot identifiableNot separately described in published transactions
Inspection and enforcement dataAwaiting dataNo activity source imported yet
Coverage note

A licensed HMO register has not yet been located for this council. CouncilMetrics does not estimate HMO expenditure from broad housing or social-care descriptions.

FINANCE

How this council raises and spends money

Comparable official outturn for 2024/25, reported to central government.

MHCLG official outturn
Total service expenditure
£19.28m 2024/25 actual outturn
Net revenue expenditure
£14.30m 2024/25 actual outturn
Council Tax requirement
£9.86m 2024/25 actual outturn
Unallocated reserves
£3.75m 2024/25 actual outturn
Service expenditure per resident £162
Median for councils of the same type £166 1.9% below peer median
2024/25 SERVICE SPENDING

Where the money was spent

Net current expenditure after service income.

Actual outturn
Environmental and regulatory services Gross £8.38m · Income £2.24m
£6.14m
Culture and related services Gross £6.59m · Income £1.89m
£4.70m
Central services Gross £24.66m · Income £21.20m
£3.47m
Planning and development Gross £5.26m · Income £1.95m
£3.32m
Housing Gross £2.01m · Income £846.0k
£1.17m
Highways and transport Gross £1.30m · Income £855.0k
£445.0k
Adult social care Gross £319.0k · Income £269.0k
£50.0k
CORE FUNDING

Selected funding sources

Major financing lines in the central return.

Council Tax requirement£9.86m
Retained business rates£7.83m
Revenue Support Grant£178.0k
UNALLOCATED RESERVES

Financial buffer

General unallocated reserves during the year.

Opening £16.76m
Closing £3.75m
£13.01m decrease during 2024/25
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Revenue Outturn RS and RSX · values shown in pounds Official dataset
BORROWING AND INVESTMENTS

Balance-sheet position

A point-in-time view of debt and liquid investments at the end of 2026/27 Q1.

MHCLG quarterly return
Outstanding borrowing
£0.00 2026/27 Q1 quarter end
Investments and cash
£57.90m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end
Net debt
£-57.90m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end
Net debt per resident
£-488 Per resident using latest population
This council's net debt per resident £-488
Median for non-metropolitan district councils £95 612.1% lower than the peer median
QUARTERLY TREND

Borrowing, investments and net debt

2020/21 Q1 to 2026/27 Q1.

£14.05m quarterly reduction
2020/21 Q12021/22 Q32023/24 Q12024/25 Q32026/27 Q1
Latest quarterly movement −£14.05m −32.1%
Change across the series −£26.29m Net debt since 2020/21 Q1
What changed?

Net debt reduced during the latest quarter as the balance between borrowing and investments improved.

MHCLG Borrowing and Investment live table · 2026/27 Q1 · values shown in pounds Official dataset
COUNCIL TAX & COLLECTION

How much council tax remains unpaid?

Council tax collection, outstanding arrears and write-offs reported to central government.

MHCLG 2025/26
Outstanding arrears
£13.97m Total outstanding at financial year-end
Collection rate
96.25% Collected against the in-year debit
Council tax written off
£520,000 Written off during the financial year
Council tax collected
£93.79m Receipts relating to the financial year
FIVE-YEAR TREND

How has unpaid council tax changed?

Outstanding arrears at each financial year-end.

2021/22–2025/26
OUTSTANDING ARREARS 2025/26
£13.97m
CHANGE SINCE 2021/22
+ 56.5%
+ £5.04m
ENGLAND CHANGE
+49.5%
£8.92m 2021/22 £10.74m 2022/23 £12.06m 2023/24 £12.90m 2024/25 £13.97m 2025/26

Figures represent total outstanding council tax balances, including arrears carried forward from earlier years. Changes in council boundaries can affect historical comparisons.

OUTSTANDING ARREARS

Where does the unpaid council tax come from?

Breakdown of outstanding balances at the end of 2025/26.

£13.97m outstanding
CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR £3.79m

27.1% of outstanding arrears

EARLIER FINANCIAL YEARS £10.18m

72.9% of outstanding arrears

Current-year arrears Earlier-years arrears

Earlier-years arrears represent unpaid council tax carried forward from previous financial years. These figures do not identify individual households or establish whether balances are recoverable.

COLLECTION PERFORMANCE

How does this council compare?

England 2025/26
In-year collection rate 96.25%

England average: 95.60%  ·  0.65 percentage points above England

Outstanding arrears include unpaid balances from earlier financial years and are not the same as council tax uncollected during 2025/26. Monetary values are rounded for display. Official MHCLG source

SPENDING

Published directorate expenditure

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CONTRACTS

Largest contracts

Explore all 0 contracts
ContractSupplierStatusEnd dateOriginal value
SUPPLIERS

Largest supplier exposure

Dated transactions
SupplierPaymentsPublished expenditure
PROVENANCE

Source documents

39 imported
DocumentDatasetPeriodStatusOfficial source
Housing Delivery Test 2025 results — Wyremhclg housing delivery testHDT 2025–HDT 2025importedOpen
MHCLG district planning application decisions (PS2) — Wyremhclg planning ps21979 Q2–2026 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG district planning application statistics (PS1) — Wyremhclg planning ps11996 Q2–2026 Q1importedOpen
Defra local authority waste statistics — Wyre Borough Councildefra local authority waste2010/11–2024/25importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2023/24 — Wyremhclg revenue outturn rsx2023/24importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2023/24 — Wyremhclg revenue outturn rs2023/24importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2022/23 — Wyremhclg revenue outturn rsx2022/23importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2022/23 — Wyremhclg revenue outturn rs2022/23importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2021/22 — Wyremhclg revenue outturn rsx2021/22importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2021/22 — Wyremhclg revenue outturn rs2021/22importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2020/21 — Wyremhclg revenue outturn rsx2020/21importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2020/21 — Wyremhclg revenue outturn rs2020/21importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q4 — Wyremhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q3 — Wyremhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q2 — Wyremhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q1 — Wyremhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q4 — Wyremhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q3 — Wyremhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q2 — Wyremhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q1 — Wyremhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q4 — Wyremhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q3 — Wyremhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q2 — Wyremhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q1 — Wyremhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q4 — Wyremhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q3 — Wyremhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q2 — Wyremhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q1 — Wyremhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q4 — Wyremhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q3 — Wyremhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q2 — Wyremhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q1 — Wyremhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q4 — Wyremhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q3 — Wyremhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q2 — Wyremhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q1 — Wyremhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2026/27 Q1 — Wyremhclg borrowing investment2026/27 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2024/25 — Wyremhclg revenue outturn rsx2024/25importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2024/25 — Wyremhclg revenue outturn rs2024/25importedOpen
How to read these figures and the Financial Health Score

Budget summaries and financial positions retain the reporting year and assurance status of their original source. Draft or unaudited values are labelled separately from audited outturn figures. The Financial Health Score uses reserves cover, net debt per resident, liquidity and quarterly debt direction from central MHCLG returns. Each component is converted to a percentile among councils of the same authority type; available components are weighted 35%, 30%, 20% and 15% respectively. A score is published only when at least three components covering 65% of the weighting are available. It is a comparative financial indicator, not an assessment of service quality or political performance.