PR2 3AY

Cadley · Preston · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Preston
Ward
Cadley
Local authority
Preston
Constituency
Preston
Postcode district
PR2
Postcode sector
PR2 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PR2 3EH 49 m
PR2 3AP 82 m
PR2 3AN 97 m
PR2 2HG 101 m
PR2 3AG 104 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR2 3AY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 2002
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR2
Postcode sector
PR2 3
Latitude
53.775818
Longitude
-2.719187
British National Grid easting
352,701
British National Grid northing
431,292

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Preston · E07000123
Electoral ward
Cadley · E05012195
Parish or community
E43000225
Westminster constituency
Preston · E14001433
Output area
E00171999
Lower layer super output area
Preston 012B · E01025308
Middle layer super output area
Preston 012 · E02005264

Postcode source versions

Explore PR2

27 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
7, St Michaels Close, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 3AY 13 September 2023 £136,000
10, St Michaels Close, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 3AY 25 November 2022 £130,000
5, St Michaels Close, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 3AY 31 January 2022 £124,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
92
Primary
60
Secondary
13
  1. Moorbrook School

    Community special school

    424 m
  2. The Roebuck School

    Community school

    532 m
  3. Fulwood and Cadley Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    580 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,626
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,352
  • Anti social behaviour 657
  • Criminal damage and arson 339
  • Vehicle crime 272
  • Other theft 230

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
50

24 female, 26 male

Postcode households
20
Residents per household
2.5
PR2 3 residents
15,103

Age bands in PR2 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17%

2,676 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.8%

1,702 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.4%

3,997 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.4%

3,998 residents

Age 65 and over
21.3%

3,355 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider PR2 3 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
95%

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

18

within 5 km

  • LANE ENDS SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81119

    812 m

  • BRIARWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81748

    1.3 km

  • LYTHAM ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81015

    1.3 km

  • THE PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81664

    1.5 km

  • NORTH PRESTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81103

    1.7 km

  • DR ALI GUTTRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    DEEPDALE ROAD, PRESTON, PR1 6LL

    ODS code P81685

    2.0 km

  • GUTTERIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81647

    2.0 km

  • THE HEALTHCARE CENTRE

    FLINTOFF WAY, DEEPDALE, PRESTON, PR1 5AF

    ODS code P81067

    2.0 km

  • ISSA MEDICAL CENTRE - PATEL

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

    ODS code P81196

    2.2 km

  • FISHERGATE HILL SURGERY

    50 FISHERGATE HILL, PRESTON, PR1 8DN

    ODS code P81169

    2.4 km

  • AVENHAM SURGERY

    AVENHAM LANE, PRESTON, PR1 3RG

    ODS code P81770

    2.7 km

  • THE NEW HALL LANE PRACTICE

    GEOFFREY STREET, PRESTON, PR1 5NE

    ODS code P81071

    2.9 km

  • ST FILLAN'S MEDICAL CTRE

    2 LIVERPOOL ROAD, PENWORTHAM, PRESTON, PR1 0AD

    ODS code P81018

    2.9 km

  • ST. MARY'S HEALTH CENTRE

    COP LANE, PENWORTHAM, PRESTON, PR1 0SR

    ODS code P81213

    3.2 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

    4.1 km

  • RIVERSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81185

    4.4 km

  • KINGSFOLD MEDICAL CENTRE

    WOODCROFT CLOSE, PENWORTHAM, PRESTON, PR1 9BX

    ODS code P81181

    4.5 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

  • Seymour Road

    BCT · Cadley

    0.1 miles
  • Seymour Road

    BCT · Cadley

    0.1 miles
  • The Plungington

    BCT · Fulwood

    0.2 miles
  • The Plungington

    BCT · Fulwood

    0.2 miles
  • The Filberts

    BCT · Cadley

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Preston 012B, 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

8,660 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
8 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.

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
1
Low risk addresses
15
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

Property market

The five-year median is £130,000 from 3 recorded sales in PR2 3AY. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Preston is £187,709 in June 2026, up 12.4% year on year.

Schools

92 open schools are in scope, including 60 primary and 13 secondary schools. Moorbrook School is the nearest published school at 424 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,626 published events cover 12 months, averaging 302.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,352 events.

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