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PR2 1AW

Lea & Larches · Preston · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Lea & Larches
Local authority
Preston
Constituency
Preston
Postcode district
PR2
Postcode sector
PR2 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PR2 1NA 43 m
PR2 1NY 61 m
PR2 1LX 105 m
PR2 1NT 109 m
PR2 1PB 120 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR2 1AW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 2013
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR2
Postcode sector
PR2 1
Latitude
53.766523
Longitude
-2.755984
British National Grid easting
350,265
British National Grid northing
430,283

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Preston · E07000123
Electoral ward
Lea & Larches · E05012202
Parish or community
E43000225
Westminster constituency
Preston · E14001433
Output area
E00128232
Lower layer super output area
Preston 013F · E01025269
Middle layer super output area
Preston 013 · E02005265

Postcode source versions

Explore PR2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
77
Primary
44
Secondary
14

  1. Royal Cross Primary School

    Community special school

    103 m

  2. Lea Community Primary School

    Community school

    214 m

  3. Ashton Primary School

    Community school

    541 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,674
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 650
  • Anti social behaviour 320
  • Criminal damage and arson 156
  • Other theft 111
  • Shoplifting 104

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
44

29 female, 15 male

Postcode households
13
Residents per household
3.4
PR2 1 residents
14,734

Age bands in PR2 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.3%

2,722 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.5%

1,555 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.6%

3,956 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.9%

4,000 residents

Age 65 and over
17.6%

2,615 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider PR2 1 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
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

17

within 5 km

  • THE PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81664

    1.2 km

  • BRIARWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81748

    1.4 km

  • LANE ENDS SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81119

    2.0 km

  • ST FILLAN'S MEDICAL CTRE

    2 LIVERPOOL ROAD, PENWORTHAM, PRESTON, PR1 0AD

    ODS code P81018

    2.5 km

  • ST. MARY'S HEALTH CENTRE

    COP LANE, PENWORTHAM, PRESTON, PR1 0SR

    ODS code P81213

    2.7 km

  • FISHERGATE HILL SURGERY

    50 FISHERGATE HILL, PRESTON, PR1 8DN

    ODS code P81169

    3.1 km

  • LYTHAM ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81015

    3.7 km

  • NORTH PRESTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81103

    3.9 km

  • KINGSFOLD MEDICAL CENTRE

    WOODCROFT CLOSE, PENWORTHAM, PRESTON, PR1 9BX

    ODS code P81181

    4.0 km

  • AVENHAM SURGERY

    AVENHAM LANE, PRESTON, PR1 3RG

    ODS code P81770

    4.2 km

  • DR ALI GUTTRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    DEEPDALE ROAD, PRESTON, PR1 6LL

    ODS code P81685

    4.3 km

  • GUTTERIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81647

    4.3 km

  • ISSA MEDICAL CENTRE - PATEL

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

    ODS code P81196

    4.6 km

  • THE HEALTHCARE CENTRE

    FLINTOFF WAY, DEEPDALE, PRESTON, PR1 5AF

    ODS code P81067

    4.6 km

  • LONGTON HEALTH CENTRE

    LIVERPOOL ROAD, LONGTON, PRESTON, PR4 5HA

    ODS code P81040

    4.6 km

  • NEW LONGTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81687

    4.8 km

  • THE NEW HALL LANE PRACTICE

    GEOFFREY STREET, PRESTON, PR1 5NE

    ODS code P81071

    5.0 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Weeton Place

    BCT · Larches

    0.1 miles

  • Weeton Place

    BCT · Larches

    0.1 miles

  • Primary School

    BCT · Lea

    0.1 miles

  • Thistleton Road

    BCT · Larches

    0.1 miles

  • Primary School

    BCT · Lea

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Preston 013F, 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

6,370 of 33,755

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

77 open schools are in scope, including 44 primary and 14 secondary schools. Royal Cross Primary School is the nearest published school at 103 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,674 published events cover 12 months, averaging 139.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 650 events.

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