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PR2 2BW

Ashton · Preston · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Ashton
Local authority
Preston
Constituency
Preston
Postcode district
PR2
Postcode sector
PR2 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PR2 2SL 26 m
PR2 2SN 41 m
PR2 2JL 47 m
PR2 2JE 67 m
PR2 2TB 76 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR2 2BW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1995
Terminated
1 June 1998
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR2
Postcode sector
PR2 2
Latitude
53.768969
Longitude
-2.725199
British National Grid easting
352,297
British National Grid northing
430,534

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
E00128471
Lower layer super output area
Preston 012E · E01025312
Middle layer super output area
Preston 012 · E02005264

Postcode source versions

Explore PR2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
95
Primary
61
Secondary
14

  1. Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Preston

    Academy converter

    371 m

  2. The Roebuck School

    Community school

    378 m

  3. Ashton-on-Ribble St Andrew's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    824 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,256
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,543
  • Anti social behaviour 756
  • Criminal damage and arson 370
  • Vehicle crime 286
  • Other theft 271

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
PR2 2 residents
7,935

Age bands in PR2 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.8%

1,244 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.4%

920 residents

Age 25 to 44
33.7%

2,492 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.8%

1,838 residents

Age 65 and over
12.3%

909 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

18

within 5 km straight-line

  • LANE ENDS SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81119

    181 m

  • BRIARWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81748

    714 m

  • THE PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81664

    923 m

  • FISHERGATE HILL SURGERY

    50 FISHERGATE HILL, PRESTON, PR1 8DN

    ODS code P81169

    1.8 km

  • ST FILLAN'S MEDICAL CTRE

    2 LIVERPOOL ROAD, PENWORTHAM, PRESTON, PR1 0AD

    ODS code P81018

    2.1 km

  • LYTHAM ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81015

    2.2 km

  • DR ALI GUTTRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    DEEPDALE ROAD, PRESTON, PR1 6LL

    ODS code P81685

    2.2 km

  • GUTTERIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81647

    2.2 km

  • ST. MARY'S HEALTH CENTRE

    COP LANE, PENWORTHAM, PRESTON, PR1 0SR

    ODS code P81213

    2.4 km

  • AVENHAM SURGERY

    AVENHAM LANE, PRESTON, PR1 3RG

    ODS code P81770

    2.5 km

  • ISSA MEDICAL CENTRE - PATEL

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

    ODS code P81196

    2.5 km

  • THE HEALTHCARE CENTRE

    FLINTOFF WAY, DEEPDALE, PRESTON, PR1 5AF

    ODS code P81067

    2.6 km

  • NORTH PRESTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81103

    2.6 km

  • THE NEW HALL LANE PRACTICE

    GEOFFREY STREET, PRESTON, PR1 5NE

    ODS code P81071

    3.0 km

  • KINGSFOLD MEDICAL CENTRE

    WOODCROFT CLOSE, PENWORTHAM, PRESTON, PR1 9BX

    ODS code P81181

    3.7 km

  • RIVERSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81185

    4.2 km

  • RIBBLETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    243 RIBBLETON AVENUE, RIBBLETON, PRESTON, PR2 6RD

    ODS code P81184

    4.3 km

  • DR A HUSSAIN

    200 MILLER ROAD, RIBBLETON, PRESTON, PR2 6NH

    ODS code P81735

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Fazackerley Street

    BCT · Ashton-on-Ribble

    0.1 miles

  • Fazackerley Street

    BCT · Ashton-on-Ribble

    0.1 miles

  • Lane Ends

    BCT · Ashton-on-Ribble

    0.1 miles

  • Lane Ends

    BCT · Ashton-on-Ribble

    0.1 miles

  • Stock Rd

    BCT · Ashton-on-Ribble

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Preston 012E, 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

7,242 of 33,755

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

95 open schools are in scope, including 61 primary and 14 secondary schools. Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Preston is the nearest published school at 371 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,256 published events cover 12 months, averaging 354.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,543 events.

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