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PR2 3NL

Greyfriars · Preston · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Greyfriars
Local authority
Preston
Constituency
Ribble Valley
Postcode district
PR2
Postcode sector
PR2 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PR2 3LH 0 m
PR3 5JE 70 m
PR2 3NJ 95 m
PR2 3LJ 134 m
PR2 3LP 134 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR2 3NL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR2
Postcode sector
PR2 3
Latitude
53.798207
Longitude
-2.716109
British National Grid easting
352,929
British National Grid northing
433,781

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Preston · E07000123
Electoral ward
Greyfriars · E05012200
Parish or community
E43000225
Westminster constituency
Ribble Valley · E14001443
Output area
E00182028
Lower layer super output area
Preston 003C · E01025259
Middle layer super output area
Preston 003 · E02005255

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
72
Primary
46
Secondary
9

  1. Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School, Preston

    Academy converter

    199 m

  2. Fulwood, St Peter's Church of England Primary School and Nursery

    Voluntary aided school

    832 m

  3. Lancashire Education Medical Services

    Miscellaneous

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,331
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 563
  • Anti social behaviour 214
  • Other theft 95
  • Criminal damage and arson 88
  • Public order 86

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

14

within 5 km

  • NORTH PRESTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81103

    767 m

  • LYTHAM ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81015

    1.3 km

  • THE HEALTHCARE CENTRE

    FLINTOFF WAY, DEEPDALE, PRESTON, PR1 5AF

    ODS code P81067

    3.1 km

  • LANE ENDS SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81119

    3.2 km

  • BRIARWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81748

    3.4 km

  • THE PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81664

    3.5 km

  • DR ALI GUTTRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    DEEPDALE ROAD, PRESTON, PR1 6LL

    ODS code P81685

    3.6 km

  • GUTTERIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81647

    3.6 km

  • ISSA MEDICAL CENTRE - PATEL

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

    ODS code P81196

    3.7 km

  • RIBBLETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    243 RIBBLETON AVENUE, RIBBLETON, PRESTON, PR2 6RD

    ODS code P81184

    4.3 km

  • THE NEW HALL LANE PRACTICE

    GEOFFREY STREET, PRESTON, PR1 5NE

    ODS code P81071

    4.5 km

  • AVENHAM SURGERY

    AVENHAM LANE, PRESTON, PR1 3RG

    ODS code P81770

    4.8 km

  • FISHERGATE HILL SURGERY

    50 FISHERGATE HILL, PRESTON, PR1 8DN

    ODS code P81169

    4.9 km

  • DR A HUSSAIN

    200 MILLER ROAD, RIBBLETON, PRESTON, PR2 6NH

    ODS code P81735

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

Nearby transport

  • Lightfoot Close

    BCT · Fulwood

    0.0 miles

  • Lightfoot Lane

    BCT · Fulwood

    0.1 miles

  • Hazelmere Rd

    BCT · Fulwood

    0.1 miles

  • Parklands

    BCT · Fulwood

    0.2 miles

  • Belton Hill

    BCT · Fulwood

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Preston 003C, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

31,405 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
9 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

72 open schools are in scope, including 46 primary and 9 secondary schools. Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School, Preston is the nearest published school at 199 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,331 published events cover 12 months, averaging 110.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 563 events.

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