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PR2 2QL

City Centre · Preston · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
City Centre
Local authority
Preston
Constituency
Preston
Postcode district
PR2
Postcode sector
PR2 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PR2 2QE 94 m
PR2 2QT 99 m
PR2 2QN 109 m
PR2 2QH 122 m
PR2 2QS 123 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR2 2QL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR2
Postcode sector
PR2 2
Latitude
53.763335
Longitude
-2.714438
British National Grid easting
353,000
British National Grid northing
429,900

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
E00172000
Lower layer super output area
Preston 012G · E01025314
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
101
Primary
63
Secondary
17

  1. University of Central Lancashire

    Higher education institutions

    515 m

  2. English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Preston

    Voluntary aided school

    640 m

  3. Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Preston

    Academy converter

    892 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7,977
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,841
  • Anti social behaviour 1,333
  • Shoplifting 670
  • Criminal damage and arson 578
  • Public order 559

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

22

within 5 km straight-line

  • FISHERGATE HILL SURGERY

    50 FISHERGATE HILL, PRESTON, PR1 8DN

    ODS code P81169

    988 m

  • LANE ENDS SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81119

    1.1 km

  • AVENHAM SURGERY

    AVENHAM LANE, PRESTON, PR1 3RG

    ODS code P81770

    1.5 km

  • BRIARWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81748

    1.6 km

  • DR ALI GUTTRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    DEEPDALE ROAD, PRESTON, PR1 6LL

    ODS code P81685

    1.7 km

  • GUTTERIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81647

    1.7 km

  • ST FILLAN'S MEDICAL CTRE

    2 LIVERPOOL ROAD, PENWORTHAM, PRESTON, PR1 0AD

    ODS code P81018

    1.7 km

  • THE PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81664

    1.8 km

  • ISSA MEDICAL CENTRE - PATEL

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

    ODS code P81196

    2.0 km

  • ST. MARY'S HEALTH CENTRE

    COP LANE, PENWORTHAM, PRESTON, PR1 0SR

    ODS code P81213

    2.0 km

  • THE HEALTHCARE CENTRE

    FLINTOFF WAY, DEEPDALE, PRESTON, PR1 5AF

    ODS code P81067

    2.2 km

  • THE NEW HALL LANE PRACTICE

    GEOFFREY STREET, PRESTON, PR1 5NE

    ODS code P81071

    2.2 km

  • LYTHAM ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81015

    2.6 km

  • NORTH PRESTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81103

    3.1 km

  • KINGSFOLD MEDICAL CENTRE

    WOODCROFT CLOSE, PENWORTHAM, PRESTON, PR1 9BX

    ODS code P81181

    3.1 km

  • RIVERSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81185

    3.3 km

  • RIBBLETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    243 RIBBLETON AVENUE, RIBBLETON, PRESTON, PR2 6RD

    ODS code P81184

    3.8 km

  • DR A HUSSAIN

    200 MILLER ROAD, RIBBLETON, PRESTON, PR2 6NH

    ODS code P81735

    3.9 km

  • LOSTOCK HALL MEDICAL CTR.

    DARDSLEY HOUSE, BROWNEDGE ROAD, PRESTON, PR5 5AB

    ODS code P81179

    4.3 km

  • ROSLEA SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81083

    4.7 km

Showing 20 of 22 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Priory Street

    BCT · Maudlands

    0.1 miles

  • Pedder Street

    BCT · Maudlands

    0.1 miles

  • Abbey St

    BCT · Maudlands

    0.1 miles

  • Maudland Bank

    BCT · Maudlands

    0.1 miles

  • The Guild

    BCT · Maudlands

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Preston 012G, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

10,375 of 33,755

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

101 open schools are in scope, including 63 primary and 17 secondary schools. University of Central Lancashire is the nearest published school at 515 m.

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

Recorded crime

7,977 published events cover 12 months, averaging 664.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,841 events.

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