PR1 5BF

Ribbleton · Preston · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Preston
Constituency
Preston
Postcode district
PR1
Postcode sector
PR1 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PR5 0UJ 335 m
PR1 5TT 429 m
PR1 5BH 457 m
PR1 5TG 466 m
PR1 5BJ 469 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR1 5BF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 2015
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR1
Postcode sector
PR1 5
Latitude
53.767233
Longitude
-2.645037
British National Grid easting
357,579
British National Grid northing
430,290

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Preston · E07000123
Electoral ward
Ribbleton · E05012206
Parish or community
E43000225
Westminster constituency
Preston · E14001433
Output area
E00128346
Lower layer super output area
Preston 009E · E01025286
Middle layer super output area
Preston 009 · E02005261

Postcode source versions

Explore PR1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
66
Primary
42
Secondary
9
  1. Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery

    Community school

    402 m
  2. Sir Tom Finney Community High School

    Community special school

    1.1 km
  3. The Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School, Preston

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,406
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 594
  • Anti social behaviour 233
  • Criminal damage and arson 150
  • Other theft 98
  • Public order 83

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
1

1 female, 0 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
1.0
PR1 5 residents
9,711

Age bands in PR1 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
23.1%

2,229 residents

Age 15 to 24
13.9%

1,340 residents

Age 25 to 44
33.6%

3,240 residents

Age 45 to 64
20.2%

1,954 residents

Age 65 and over
9.2%

891 residents

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider PR1 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
50%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
50%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
50%
Gigabit-capable
50%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

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

13

within 5 km

  • DR A HUSSAIN

    200 MILLER ROAD, RIBBLETON, PRESTON, PR2 6NH

    ODS code P81735

    893 m

  • RIBBLETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    243 RIBBLETON AVENUE, RIBBLETON, PRESTON, PR2 6RD

    ODS code P81184

    1.5 km

  • THE NEW HALL LANE PRACTICE

    GEOFFREY STREET, PRESTON, PR1 5NE

    ODS code P81071

    2.4 km

  • ISSA MEDICAL CENTRE - PATEL

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

    ODS code P81196

    2.8 km

  • RIVERSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81185

    2.8 km

  • THE HEALTHCARE CENTRE

    FLINTOFF WAY, DEEPDALE, PRESTON, PR1 5AF

    ODS code P81067

    3.0 km

  • DR ALI GUTTRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    DEEPDALE ROAD, PRESTON, PR1 6LL

    ODS code P81685

    3.1 km

  • GUTTERIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81647

    3.1 km

  • AVENHAM SURGERY

    AVENHAM LANE, PRESTON, PR1 3RG

    ODS code P81770

    3.4 km

  • ROSLEA SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81083

    3.9 km

  • THE RYAN MEDICAL CENTRE

    ST. MARYS ROAD, BAMBER BRIDGE, PRESTON, PR5 6JD

    ODS code P81082

    4.3 km

  • FISHERGATE HILL SURGERY

    50 FISHERGATE HILL, PRESTON, PR1 8DN

    ODS code P81169

    4.8 km

  • LYTHAM ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81015

    4.9 km

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

  • Tickled Trout

    BCT · Samlesbury

    0.2 miles
  • Tickled Trout

    BCT · Samlesbury

    0.2 miles
  • Hazelhurst Road

    BCT · Moor Nook

    0.3 miles
  • Burholme Close

    BCT · Moor Nook

    0.3 miles
  • Glenluce Drive

    BCT · Farringdon Park

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Preston 009E, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

935 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
7 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
1
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

66 open schools are in scope, including 42 primary and 9 secondary schools. Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 402 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,406 published events cover 12 months, averaging 117.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 594 events.

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