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PR2 5AB

Preston Rural East · Preston · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Preston Rural East
Local authority
Preston
Constituency
Ribble Valley
Postcode district
PR2
Postcode sector
PR2 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PR2 5BS 27 m
PR2 5BJ 65 m
PR2 5BG 68 m
PR2 5BF 78 m
PR2 5BU 96 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR2 5AB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR2
Postcode sector
PR2 5
Latitude
53.794327
Longitude
-2.637544
British National Grid easting
358,100
British National Grid northing
433,300

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Preston · E07000123
Electoral ward
Preston Rural East · E05012204
Parish or community
E04005237
Westminster constituency
Ribble Valley · E14001443
Output area
E00128102
Lower layer super output area
Preston 007A · E01025234
Middle layer super output area
Preston 007 · E02005259

Postcode source versions

Explore PR2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
45
Primary
30
Secondary
7

  1. Grimsargh St Michael's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    551 m

  2. St Maria Goretti Catholic Primary School, Preston

    Academy converter

    1.7 km

  3. Preston Grange Primary School

    Community school

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
259
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 93
  • Other theft 39
  • Anti social behaviour 39
  • Vehicle crime 21
  • Drugs 12

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
PR2 5 residents
3,321

Age bands in PR2 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.6%

789 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.2%

429 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.2%

890 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.6%

1,058 residents

Age 65 and over
17.3%

664 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

10

within 5 km straight-line

  • RIBBLETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    243 RIBBLETON AVENUE, RIBBLETON, PRESTON, PR2 6RD

    ODS code P81184

    2.5 km

  • DR A HUSSAIN

    200 MILLER ROAD, RIBBLETON, PRESTON, PR2 6NH

    ODS code P81735

    2.9 km

  • THE HEALTHCARE CENTRE

    FLINTOFF WAY, DEEPDALE, PRESTON, PR1 5AF

    ODS code P81067

    3.9 km

  • STONEBRIDGE SURGERY

    PRESTON ROAD, LONGRIDGE, PRESTON, PR3 3AP

    ODS code P81107

    4.2 km

  • ISSA MEDICAL CENTRE - PATEL

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

    ODS code P81196

    4.2 km

  • THE NEW HALL LANE PRACTICE

    GEOFFREY STREET, PRESTON, PR1 5NE

    ODS code P81071

    4.4 km

  • DR ALI GUTTRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    DEEPDALE ROAD, PRESTON, PR1 6LL

    ODS code P81685

    4.5 km

  • GUTTERIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81647

    4.5 km

  • BERRY LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    BERRY LANE, LONGRIDGE, PRESTON, PR3 3JJ

    ODS code P81055

    4.7 km

  • LYTHAM ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81015

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Stone Cross

    BCT · Grimsargh

    0.1 miles

  • Stone Cross

    BCT · Grimsargh

    0.1 miles

  • Roman Way Industrial Estate

    BCT · Red Scar

    0.1 miles

  • Roman Way Ind Est

    BCT · Red Scar

    0.1 miles

  • Crematorium

    BCT · Red Scar

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Preston 007A, 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

7,608 of 33,755

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

45 open schools are in scope, including 30 primary and 7 secondary schools. Grimsargh St Michael's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 551 m.

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

Recorded crime

259 published events cover 12 months, averaging 21.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 93 events.

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