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PR1 8DJ

City Centre · Preston · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
City Centre
Local authority
Preston
Constituency
Preston
Postcode district
PR1
Postcode sector
PR1 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PR1 8HB 127 m
PR1 8DX 147 m
PR1 8EN 159 m
PR1 8DY 169 m
PR1 8ED 173 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR1 8DJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR1
Postcode sector
PR1 8
Latitude
53.751633
Longitude
-2.717272
British National Grid easting
352,800
British National Grid northing
428,600

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
E00128364
Lower layer super output area
Preston 017C · E01025291
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
99
Primary
61
Secondary
16

  1. St Stephen's CofE School

    Voluntary controlled school

    413 m

  2. Penwortham Girls' High School

    Community school

    795 m

  3. St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    979 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,514
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,604
  • Anti social behaviour 760
  • Shoplifting 462
  • Public order 305
  • Criminal damage and arson 295

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
PR1 8 residents
5,765

Age bands in PR1 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
11.4%

733 residents

Age 15 to 24
31.1%

1,999 residents

Age 25 to 44
30.7%

1,977 residents

Age 45 to 64
18.4%

1,187 residents

Age 65 and over
8.4%

540 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

23

within 5 km straight-line

  • FISHERGATE HILL SURGERY

    50 FISHERGATE HILL, PRESTON, PR1 8DN

    ODS code P81169

    368 m

  • ST FILLAN'S MEDICAL CTRE

    2 LIVERPOOL ROAD, PENWORTHAM, PRESTON, PR1 0AD

    ODS code P81018

    772 m

  • ST. MARY'S HEALTH CENTRE

    COP LANE, PENWORTHAM, PRESTON, PR1 0SR

    ODS code P81213

    937 m

  • AVENHAM SURGERY

    AVENHAM LANE, PRESTON, PR1 3RG

    ODS code P81770

    1.6 km

  • KINGSFOLD MEDICAL CENTRE

    WOODCROFT CLOSE, PENWORTHAM, PRESTON, PR1 9BX

    ODS code P81181

    1.8 km

  • LANE ENDS SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81119

    2.2 km

  • BRIARWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81748

    2.4 km

  • THE PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81664

    2.5 km

  • DR ALI GUTTRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    DEEPDALE ROAD, PRESTON, PR1 6LL

    ODS code P81685

    2.7 km

  • GUTTERIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81647

    2.7 km

  • THE NEW HALL LANE PRACTICE

    GEOFFREY STREET, PRESTON, PR1 5NE

    ODS code P81071

    2.8 km

  • ISSA MEDICAL CENTRE - PATEL

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

    ODS code P81196

    2.9 km

  • RIVERSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81185

    3.0 km

  • LOSTOCK HALL MEDICAL CTR.

    DARDSLEY HOUSE, BROWNEDGE ROAD, PRESTON, PR5 5AB

    ODS code P81179

    3.3 km

  • THE HEALTHCARE CENTRE

    FLINTOFF WAY, DEEPDALE, PRESTON, PR1 5AF

    ODS code P81067

    3.3 km

  • NEW LONGTON SURGERY

    THE VILLAGE SURGERY, 2 CHURCHSIDE, NEW LONGTON, PRESTON, PR4 4LU

    ODS code P81687

    3.5 km

  • LYTHAM ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81015

    4.0 km

  • ROSLEA SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81083

    4.1 km

  • THE RYAN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81082

    4.3 km

  • NORTH PRESTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81103

    4.4 km

Showing 20 of 23 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Ardee Road

    BCT · Broadgate

    0.1 miles

  • Ardee Road

    BCT · Broadgate

    0.1 miles

  • Valley Road

    BCT · Lower Penwortham

    0.1 miles

  • Valley Road

    BCT · Lower Penwortham

    0.1 miles

  • Taylor Street

    BCT · Broadgate

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Preston 017C, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

8,806 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
9 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

99 open schools are in scope, including 61 primary and 16 secondary schools. St Stephen's CofE School is the nearest published school at 413 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,514 published events cover 12 months, averaging 376.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,604 events.

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