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PR1 2ER

City Centre · Preston · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
City Centre
Local authority
Preston
Constituency
Preston
Postcode district
PR1
Postcode sector
PR1 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PR1 2HD 40 m
PR1 2EX 57 m
PR1 2HP 78 m
PR1 2EF 90 m
PR1 2EE 103 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR1 2ER
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1995
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR1
Postcode sector
PR1 2
Latitude
53.760546
Longitude
-2.702665
British National Grid easting
353,773
British National Grid northing
429,582

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Preston · E07000123
Electoral ward
City Centre · E05012196
Parish or community
E43000225
Westminster constituency
Preston · E14001433
Output area
E00171995
Lower layer super output area
Preston 017F · E01033223
Middle layer super output area
Preston 017 · E02005269

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
101
Primary
64
Secondary
15

  1. University of Central Lancashire

    Higher education institutions

    324 m

  2. Stoneygate Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    542 m

  3. Imam Muhammad Zakariya School

    Other independent school

    551 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
8,289
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,972
  • Anti social behaviour 1,354
  • Shoplifting 693
  • Public order 586
  • Criminal damage and arson 581

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
PR1 2 residents
2,192

Age bands in PR1 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
3.9%

76 residents

Age 15 to 24
56.8%

1,121 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.2%

536 residents

Age 45 to 64
7.8%

153 residents

Age 65 and over
4.4%

86 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
100%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

22

within 5 km

  • AVENHAM SURGERY

    AVENHAM LANE, PRESTON, PR1 3RG

    ODS code P81770

    698 m

  • FISHERGATE HILL SURGERY

    50 FISHERGATE HILL, PRESTON, PR1 8DN

    ODS code P81169

    1.0 km

  • DR ALI GUTTRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    DEEPDALE ROAD, PRESTON, PR1 6LL

    ODS code P81685

    1.3 km

  • GUTTERIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    GUTTRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE, DEEPDALE ROAD, PRESTON, PR1 6LL

    ODS code P81647

    1.3 km

  • ISSA MEDICAL CENTRE - PATEL

    73 ST GREGORY ROAD, DEEPDALE, PRESTON, PR1 6YA

    ODS code P81196

    1.5 km

  • THE NEW HALL LANE PRACTICE

    GEOFFREY STREET, PRESTON, PR1 5NE

    ODS code P81071

    1.5 km

  • LANE ENDS SURGERY

    200 TULKETH BROW, ASHTON-ON-RIBBLE, PRESTON, PR2 2JJ

    ODS code P81119

    1.9 km

  • THE HEALTHCARE CENTRE

    FLINTOFF WAY, DEEPDALE, PRESTON, PR1 5AF

    ODS code P81067

    2.0 km

  • ST FILLAN'S MEDICAL CTRE

    2 LIVERPOOL ROAD, PENWORTHAM, PRESTON, PR1 0AD

    ODS code P81018

    2.1 km

  • ST. MARY'S HEALTH CENTRE

    COP LANE, PENWORTHAM, PRESTON, PR1 0SR

    ODS code P81213

    2.3 km

  • BRIARWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    514 BLACKPOOL ROAD, ASHTON-ON-RIBBLE, ASHTON BANK, PRESTON, PR2 1HY

    ODS code P81748

    2.4 km

  • RIVERSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    194 VICTORIA ROAD, WALTON-LE-DALE, PRESTON, PR5 4AY

    ODS code P81185

    2.4 km

  • THE PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    COTTAM LANE, ASHTON-ON-RIBBLE, PRESTON, PR2 1JR

    ODS code P81664

    2.6 km

  • LYTHAM ROAD SURGERY

    1ST FLOOR FATIMA MEDICAL CENTRE, 228 GARSTANG ROAD, FULWOOD, PRESTON, PR2 9QB

    ODS code P81015

    3.0 km

  • KINGSFOLD MEDICAL CENTRE

    WOODCROFT CLOSE, PENWORTHAM, PRESTON, PR1 9BX

    ODS code P81181

    3.1 km

  • DR A HUSSAIN

    200 MILLER ROAD, RIBBLETON, PRESTON, PR2 6NH

    ODS code P81735

    3.2 km

  • RIBBLETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    243 RIBBLETON AVENUE, RIBBLETON, PRESTON, PR2 6RD

    ODS code P81184

    3.3 km

  • NORTH PRESTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BROADWAY SURGERY, 2 BROADWAY, FULWOOD, PRESTON, PR2 9TH

    ODS code P81103

    3.5 km

  • LOSTOCK HALL MEDICAL CTR.

    DARDSLEY HOUSE, BROWNEDGE ROAD, PRESTON, PR5 5AB

    ODS code P81179

    3.8 km

  • ROSLEA SURGERY

    51 STATION ROAD, BAMBER BRIDGE, PRESTON, PR5 6PE

    ODS code P81083

    4.0 km

Showing 20 of 22 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Ring Way

    BCT · Preston City Centre

    0.0 miles

  • Ring Way

    BCT · Preston City Centre

    0.1 miles

  • Corporation Street

    BCT · Preston City Centre

    0.1 miles

  • Corporation Street

    BCT · Preston City Centre

    0.1 miles

  • Corporation Street

    BCT · Preston City Centre

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Preston 017F, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

2 of 10

Overall England rank

4,442 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
3 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

101 open schools are in scope, including 64 primary and 15 secondary schools. University of Central Lancashire is the nearest published school at 324 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

8,289 published events cover 12 months, averaging 690.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,972 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.