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PR2 2RZ

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 2XS 41 m
PR2 2YP 127 m
PR2 2TX 133 m
PR2 2FT 157 m
PR2 1NS 172 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR2 2RZ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 2005
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR2
Postcode sector
PR2 2
Latitude
53.761593
Longitude
-2.742168
British National Grid easting
351,170
British National Grid northing
429,725

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
E00128368
Lower layer super output area
Preston 010D · E01025288
Middle layer super output area
Preston 010 · E02005262

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
84
Primary
52
Secondary
13

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

    Voluntary aided school

    853 m

  2. Cedar Lodge School

    Other independent special school

    892 m

  3. New Focus Education

    Other independent special school

    933 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,196
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 779
  • Anti social behaviour 422
  • Criminal damage and arson 194
  • Other theft 159
  • Shoplifting 155

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

  • THE PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81664

    979 m

  • BRIARWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81748

    996 m

  • LANE ENDS SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81119

    1.4 km

  • ST FILLAN'S MEDICAL CTRE

    2 LIVERPOOL ROAD, PENWORTHAM, PRESTON, PR1 0AD

    ODS code P81018

    1.5 km

  • ST. MARY'S HEALTH CENTRE

    COP LANE, PENWORTHAM, PRESTON, PR1 0SR

    ODS code P81213

    1.8 km

  • FISHERGATE HILL SURGERY

    50 FISHERGATE HILL, PRESTON, PR1 8DN

    ODS code P81169

    2.0 km

  • KINGSFOLD MEDICAL CENTRE

    WOODCROFT CLOSE, PENWORTHAM, PRESTON, PR1 9BX

    ODS code P81181

    3.1 km

  • AVENHAM SURGERY

    AVENHAM LANE, PRESTON, PR1 3RG

    ODS code P81770

    3.2 km

  • LYTHAM ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81015

    3.5 km

  • DR ALI GUTTRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    DEEPDALE ROAD, PRESTON, PR1 6LL

    ODS code P81685

    3.5 km

  • GUTTERIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81647

    3.5 km

  • NORTH PRESTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81103

    3.8 km

  • ISSA MEDICAL CENTRE - PATEL

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

    ODS code P81196

    3.8 km

  • THE HEALTHCARE CENTRE

    FLINTOFF WAY, DEEPDALE, PRESTON, PR1 5AF

    ODS code P81067

    3.9 km

  • THE NEW HALL LANE PRACTICE

    GEOFFREY STREET, PRESTON, PR1 5NE

    ODS code P81071

    4.1 km

  • NEW LONGTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81687

    4.2 km

  • LONGTON HEALTH CENTRE

    LIVERPOOL ROAD, LONGTON, PRESTON, PR4 5HA

    ODS code P81040

    4.5 km

  • RIVERSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81185

    4.8 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • McDonalds

    BCT · Riversway

    0.0 miles

  • McDonalds

    BCT · Riversway

    0.1 miles

  • Business Village

    BCT · Riversway

    0.1 miles

  • Business Village

    BCT · Riversway

    0.1 miles

  • Chain Caul Way

    BCT · Riversway

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Preston 010D, 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

11,338 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
6 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

84 open schools are in scope, including 52 primary and 13 secondary schools. Ashton-on-Ribble St Andrew's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 853 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,196 published events cover 12 months, averaging 183 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 779 events.

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