PR1 5ED

St Matthew's · Preston · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PR1 5ES 23 m
PR1 5ET 24 m
PR1 5EU 38 m
PR1 5ER 62 m
PR1 5EX 64 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR1 5ED
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR1
Postcode sector
PR1 5
Latitude
53.767733
Longitude
-2.678208
British National Grid easting
355,393
British National Grid northing
430,366

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Preston · E07000123
Parish or community
E43000225
Westminster constituency
Preston · E14001433
Output area
E00128394
Lower layer super output area
Preston 014D · E01025298
Middle layer super output area
Preston 014 · E02005266

Postcode source versions

Explore PR1

15 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
291, Ribbleton Lane, Preston, PR1 5ED 28 February 2025 £220,000
275, Ribbleton Lane, Preston, PR1 5ED 14 November 2014 £56,000
251a, Ribbleton Lane, Preston, PR1 5ED 10 April 2012 £100,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
94
Primary
61
Secondary
14
  1. Ribbleton Avenue Infant School

    Community school

    198 m
  2. Ribbleton Avenue Methodist Junior School

    Voluntary controlled school

    242 m
  3. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Preston

    Academy converter

    285 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,521
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,449
  • Anti social behaviour 1,058
  • Criminal damage and arson 498
  • Public order 429
  • Other theft 399

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
19

7 female, 12 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
2.7
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 0.2% 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+
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

21

within 5 km

  • THE NEW HALL LANE PRACTICE

    GEOFFREY STREET, PRESTON, PR1 5NE

    ODS code P81071

    448 m

  • ISSA MEDICAL CENTRE - PATEL

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

    ODS code P81196

    637 m

  • DR ALI GUTTRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    DEEPDALE ROAD, PRESTON, PR1 6LL

    ODS code P81685

    894 m

  • GUTTERIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81647

    894 m

  • THE HEALTHCARE CENTRE

    FLINTOFF WAY, DEEPDALE, PRESTON, PR1 5AF

    ODS code P81067

    1.2 km

  • DR A HUSSAIN

    200 MILLER ROAD, RIBBLETON, PRESTON, PR2 6NH

    ODS code P81735

    1.4 km

  • RIBBLETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    243 RIBBLETON AVENUE, RIBBLETON, PRESTON, PR2 6RD

    ODS code P81184

    1.5 km

  • AVENHAM SURGERY

    AVENHAM LANE, PRESTON, PR1 3RG

    ODS code P81770

    1.6 km

  • RIVERSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81185

    2.2 km

  • FISHERGATE HILL SURGERY

    50 FISHERGATE HILL, PRESTON, PR1 8DN

    ODS code P81169

    2.8 km

  • LYTHAM ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81015

    3.1 km

  • LANE ENDS SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81119

    3.2 km

  • NORTH PRESTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81103

    3.6 km

  • BRIARWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81748

    3.8 km

  • ST FILLAN'S MEDICAL CTRE

    2 LIVERPOOL ROAD, PENWORTHAM, PRESTON, PR1 0AD

    ODS code P81018

    3.9 km

  • ROSLEA SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81083

    3.9 km

  • THE PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81664

    4.0 km

  • ST. MARY'S HEALTH CENTRE

    COP LANE, PENWORTHAM, PRESTON, PR1 0SR

    ODS code P81213

    4.1 km

  • THE RYAN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81082

    4.3 km

  • LOSTOCK HALL MEDICAL CTR.

    DARDSLEY HOUSE, BROWNEDGE ROAD, PRESTON, PR5 5AB

    ODS code P81179

    4.5 km

Showing 20 of 21 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

  • Skeffington Road

    BCT · Ribbleton Lane

    0.1 miles
  • Acregate Lane

    BCT · Ribbleton Lane

    0.1 miles
  • Acregate Lane

    BCT · Ribbleton Lane

    0.1 miles
  • Skeffington Road

    BCT · Ribbleton Lane

    0.2 miles
  • Gillett Street

    BCT · Ribbleton Lane

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Preston 014D, 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

1,820 of 33,755

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

Property market

The five-year median is £220,000 from 1 recorded sale in PR1 5ED. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Preston is £187,709 in June 2026, up 12.4% year on year.

Schools

94 open schools are in scope, including 61 primary and 14 secondary schools. Ribbleton Avenue Infant School is the nearest published school at 198 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,521 published events cover 12 months, averaging 543.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,449 events.

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