PR2 4GB

Sharoe Green · Preston · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Preston
Constituency
Ribble Valley
Postcode district
PR2
Postcode sector
PR2 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PR2 9GB 1 m
PR2 9LX 121 m
PR2 9LJ 164 m
PR2 9WU 183 m
PR2 9HU 249 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR2 4GB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1986
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR2
Postcode sector
PR2 4
Latitude
53.794761
Longitude
-2.693811
British National Grid easting
354,394
British National Grid northing
433,383

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Preston · E07000123
Parish or community
E43000225
Westminster constituency
Ribble Valley · E14001443
Output area
E00128415
Lower layer super output area
Preston 004E · E01025303
Middle layer super output area
Preston 004 · E02005256

Postcode source versions

Explore PR2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
75
Primary
49
Secondary
10
  1. Sherwood Primary School

    Community school

    228 m
  2. St Clare's Catholic Primary School, Preston

    Academy converter

    667 m
  3. Fulwood, St Peter's Church of England Primary School and Nursery

    Voluntary aided school

    695 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,216
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 508
  • Anti social behaviour 183
  • Other theft 95
  • Shoplifting 93
  • Public order 89

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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 not available.

GP practices

14

within 5 km straight-line

  • NORTH PRESTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81103

    1.5 km

  • LYTHAM ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81015

    1.5 km

  • THE HEALTHCARE CENTRE

    FLINTOFF WAY, DEEPDALE, PRESTON, PR1 5AF

    ODS code P81067

    2.1 km

  • ISSA MEDICAL CENTRE - PATEL

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

    ODS code P81196

    2.8 km

  • DR ALI GUTTRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    DEEPDALE ROAD, PRESTON, PR1 6LL

    ODS code P81685

    2.8 km

  • GUTTERIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81647

    2.8 km

  • RIBBLETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    243 RIBBLETON AVENUE, RIBBLETON, PRESTON, PR2 6RD

    ODS code P81184

    2.9 km

  • LANE ENDS SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81119

    3.5 km

  • THE NEW HALL LANE PRACTICE

    GEOFFREY STREET, PRESTON, PR1 5NE

    ODS code P81071

    3.5 km

  • DR A HUSSAIN

    200 MILLER ROAD, RIBBLETON, PRESTON, PR2 6NH

    ODS code P81735

    3.6 km

  • BRIARWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81748

    3.9 km

  • THE PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81664

    4.0 km

  • AVENHAM SURGERY

    AVENHAM LANE, PRESTON, PR1 3RG

    ODS code P81770

    4.2 km

  • FISHERGATE HILL SURGERY

    50 FISHERGATE HILL, PRESTON, PR1 8DN

    ODS code P81169

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Barnacre Close

    BCT · Sherwood

    0.1 miles
  • Barnacre Close

    BCT · Sherwood

    0.1 miles
  • The Sherwood

    BCT · Sherwood

    0.2 miles
  • The Sherwood

    BCT · Sherwood

    0.2 miles
  • Caxton Road

    BCT · Eastway

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Preston 004E, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

28,340 of 33,755

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

75 open schools are in scope, including 49 primary and 10 secondary schools. Sherwood Primary School is the nearest published school at 228 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,216 published events cover 12 months, averaging 101.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 508 events.

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