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PR2 3EZ

Ingol & Cottam · Preston · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Ingol & Cottam
Local authority
Preston
Constituency
Preston
Postcode district
PR2
Postcode sector
PR2 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PR2 3EG 63 m
PR2 3EE 90 m
PR2 3EF 107 m
PR2 3YA 133 m
PR2 3XQ 150 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR2 3EZ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 2022
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR2
Postcode sector
PR2 3
Latitude
53.777172
Longitude
-2.749074
British National Grid easting
350,733
British National Grid northing
431,463

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Preston · E07000123
Electoral ward
Ingol & Cottam · E05012201
Parish or community
E04012217
Westminster constituency
Preston · E14001433
Output area
E00128228
Lower layer super output area
Preston 005A · E01025260
Middle layer super output area
Preston 005 · E02005257

Postcode source versions

Explore PR2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
80
Primary
48
Secondary
13

  1. Ingol Community Primary School

    Community school

    377 m

  2. Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Ingol, Preston

    Academy converter

    452 m

  3. Ashton Community Science College

    Community school

    747 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,276
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,012
  • Anti social behaviour 435
  • Criminal damage and arson 221
  • Other theft 133
  • Public order 112

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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
0%

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

15

within 5 km

  • THE PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81664

    1.0 km

  • BRIARWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81748

    1.2 km

  • LANE ENDS SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81119

    1.6 km

  • LYTHAM ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81015

    2.7 km

  • NORTH PRESTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81103

    2.7 km

  • ST FILLAN'S MEDICAL CTRE

    2 LIVERPOOL ROAD, PENWORTHAM, PRESTON, PR1 0AD

    ODS code P81018

    3.3 km

  • FISHERGATE HILL SURGERY

    50 FISHERGATE HILL, PRESTON, PR1 8DN

    ODS code P81169

    3.4 km

  • ST. MARY'S HEALTH CENTRE

    COP LANE, PENWORTHAM, PRESTON, PR1 0SR

    ODS code P81213

    3.6 km

  • DR ALI GUTTRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    DEEPDALE ROAD, PRESTON, PR1 6LL

    ODS code P81685

    3.9 km

  • GUTTERIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81647

    3.9 km

  • THE HEALTHCARE CENTRE

    FLINTOFF WAY, DEEPDALE, PRESTON, PR1 5AF

    ODS code P81067

    4.0 km

  • ISSA MEDICAL CENTRE - PATEL

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

    ODS code P81196

    4.2 km

  • AVENHAM SURGERY

    AVENHAM LANE, PRESTON, PR1 3RG

    ODS code P81770

    4.3 km

  • THE NEW HALL LANE PRACTICE

    GEOFFREY STREET, PRESTON, PR1 5NE

    ODS code P81071

    4.8 km

  • KINGSFOLD MEDICAL CENTRE

    WOODCROFT CLOSE, PENWORTHAM, PRESTON, PR1 9BX

    ODS code P81181

    4.9 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Creswell Ave

    BCT · Ingol

    0.1 miles

  • Dunbar Road

    BCT · Ingol

    0.2 miles

  • Barry Avenue

    BCT · Ingol

    0.2 miles

  • Clevedon Rd

    BCT · Ingol

    0.2 miles

  • Whitby Ave

    BCT · Ingol

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Preston 005A, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

2,065 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
9 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
1
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
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

Schools

80 open schools are in scope, including 48 primary and 13 secondary schools. Ingol Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 377 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,276 published events cover 12 months, averaging 189.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,012 events.

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