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PR2 1BW

Ashton · Preston · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Ashton
Local authority
Preston
Constituency
Preston
Postcode district
PR2
Postcode sector
PR2 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PR2 1LJ 91 m
PR2 1LL 157 m
PR2 1LT 186 m
PR2 1TD 189 m
PR2 1SU 199 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR2 1BW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 May 1994
Terminated
1 December 1999
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR2
Postcode sector
PR2 1
Latitude
53.768541
Longitude
-2.749527
British National Grid easting
350,693
British National Grid northing
430,503

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Preston · E07000123
Electoral ward
Ashton · E05012193
Parish or community
E43000225
Westminster constituency
Preston · E14001433
Output area
E00128237
Lower layer super output area
Preston 013D · E01025267
Middle layer super output area
Preston 013 · E02005265

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
81
Primary
48
Secondary
14

  1. Ashton Community Science College

    Community school

    220 m

  2. Royal Cross Primary School

    Community special school

    482 m

  3. Ashton Primary School

    Community school

    590 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,323
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 884
  • Anti social behaviour 448
  • Criminal damage and arson 230
  • Other theft 162
  • Shoplifting 121

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

17

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81664

    715 m

  • BRIARWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81748

    905 m

  • LANE ENDS SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81119

    1.5 km

  • ST FILLAN'S MEDICAL CTRE

    2 LIVERPOOL ROAD, PENWORTHAM, PRESTON, PR1 0AD

    ODS code P81018

    2.4 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

    2.8 km

  • LYTHAM ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81015

    3.2 km

  • NORTH PRESTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81103

    3.4 km

  • DR ALI GUTTRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    DEEPDALE ROAD, PRESTON, PR1 6LL

    ODS code P81685

    3.8 km

  • GUTTERIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81647

    3.8 km

  • AVENHAM SURGERY

    AVENHAM LANE, PRESTON, PR1 3RG

    ODS code P81770

    3.9 km

  • KINGSFOLD MEDICAL CENTRE

    WOODCROFT CLOSE, PENWORTHAM, PRESTON, PR1 9BX

    ODS code P81181

    4.0 km

  • THE HEALTHCARE CENTRE

    FLINTOFF WAY, DEEPDALE, PRESTON, PR1 5AF

    ODS code P81067

    4.1 km

  • ISSA MEDICAL CENTRE - PATEL

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

    ODS code P81196

    4.1 km

  • THE NEW HALL LANE PRACTICE

    GEOFFREY STREET, PRESTON, PR1 5NE

    ODS code P81071

    4.6 km

  • NEW LONGTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81687

    4.9 km

  • LONGTON HEALTH CENTRE

    LIVERPOOL ROAD, LONGTON, PRESTON, PR4 5HA

    ODS code P81040

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Blackpool Road

    BCT · Larches

    0.1 miles

  • Mythop Place

    BCT · Larches

    0.1 miles

  • Broadway

    BCT · Ashton-on-Ribble

    0.1 miles

  • Ashton School

    BCT · Ashton-on-Ribble

    0.1 miles

  • Clifton Avenue

    BCT · Ashton-on-Ribble

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Preston 013D, 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

8,168 of 33,755

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

81 open schools are in scope, including 48 primary and 14 secondary schools. Ashton Community Science College is the nearest published school at 220 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,323 published events cover 12 months, averaging 193.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 884 events.

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