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PR1 5RG

St Matthew's · Preston · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
St Matthew's
Local authority
Preston
Constituency
Preston
Postcode district
PR1
Postcode sector
PR1 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PR1 5DL 56 m
PR1 5ED 57 m
PR1 5RT 71 m
PR1 5EE 72 m
PR1 5ES 75 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR1 5RG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1996
Terminated
1 June 2001
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR1
Postcode sector
PR1 5
Latitude
53.767377
Longitude
-2.677596
British National Grid easting
355,433
British National Grid northing
430,326

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Preston · E07000123
Electoral ward
St Matthew's · E05012207
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

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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

    214 m

  2. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Preston

    Academy converter

    246 m

  3. Ribbleton Avenue Methodist Junior School

    Voluntary controlled school

    255 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,498
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,450
  • Anti social behaviour 1,052
  • Criminal damage and arson 494
  • Public order 427
  • Other theft 395

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

GP practices

21

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE NEW HALL LANE PRACTICE

    GEOFFREY STREET, PRESTON, PR1 5NE

    ODS code P81071

    428 m

  • ISSA MEDICAL CENTRE - PATEL

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

    ODS code P81196

    691 m

  • DR ALI GUTTRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    DEEPDALE ROAD, PRESTON, PR1 6LL

    ODS code P81685

    944 m

  • GUTTERIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81647

    944 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

    3.3 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

    3.9 km

  • ROSLEA SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81083

    3.9 km

  • ST FILLAN'S MEDICAL CTRE

    2 LIVERPOOL ROAD, PENWORTHAM, PRESTON, PR1 0AD

    ODS code P81018

    3.9 km

  • THE PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81664

    4.1 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

    4.2 km

  • LOSTOCK HALL MEDICAL CTR.

    DARDSLEY HOUSE, BROWNEDGE ROAD, PRESTON, PR5 5AB

    ODS code P81179

    4.5 km

Showing 20 of 21 matching practices.

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.

Evidence in context

Schools

94 open schools are in scope, including 61 primary and 14 secondary schools. Ribbleton Avenue Infant School is the nearest published school at 214 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,498 published events cover 12 months, averaging 541.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,450 events.

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