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PR2 5AE

Ribbleton · Preston · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Ribbleton
Local authority
Preston
Constituency
Preston
Postcode district
PR2
Postcode sector
PR2 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PR2 5AR 121 m
PR2 5BX 144 m
PR2 5AP 298 m
PR2 5BU 368 m
PR2 5NE 379 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR2 5AE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 2009
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR2
Postcode sector
PR2 5
Latitude
53.791553
Longitude
-2.642010
British National Grid easting
357,803
British National Grid northing
432,994

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Preston · E07000123
Electoral ward
Ribbleton · E05012206
Parish or community
E43000225
Westminster constituency
Preston · E14001433
Output area
E00128087
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
46
Primary
29
Secondary
7

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

    Voluntary aided school

    945 m

  2. St Maria Goretti Catholic Primary School, Preston

    Academy converter

    1.3 km

  3. Preston Grange Primary School

    Community school

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
743
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 235
  • Shoplifting 179
  • Anti social behaviour 80
  • Other theft 63
  • Criminal damage and arson 50

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

    2.1 km

  • DR A HUSSAIN

    200 MILLER ROAD, RIBBLETON, PRESTON, PR2 6NH

    ODS code P81735

    2.5 km

  • THE HEALTHCARE CENTRE

    FLINTOFF WAY, DEEPDALE, PRESTON, PR1 5AF

    ODS code P81067

    3.5 km

  • ISSA MEDICAL CENTRE - PATEL

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

    ODS code P81196

    3.8 km

  • THE NEW HALL LANE PRACTICE

    GEOFFREY STREET, PRESTON, PR1 5NE

    ODS code P81071

    4.0 km

  • DR ALI GUTTRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    DEEPDALE ROAD, PRESTON, PR1 6LL

    ODS code P81685

    4.0 km

  • GUTTERIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81647

    4.0 km

  • STONEBRIDGE SURGERY

    PRESTON ROAD, LONGRIDGE, PRESTON, PR3 3AP

    ODS code P81107

    4.6 km

  • LYTHAM ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81015

    4.6 km

  • NORTH PRESTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81103

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Crematorium

    BCT · Red Scar

    0.1 miles

  • Crematorium

    BCT · Red Scar

    0.1 miles

  • Roman Way Ind Est

    BCT · Red Scar

    0.2 miles

  • Roman Way Industrial Estate

    BCT · Red Scar

    0.2 miles

  • Roman Way

    BCT · Red Scar

    0.2 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

46 open schools are in scope, including 29 primary and 7 secondary schools. Grimsargh St Michael's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 945 m.

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

Recorded crime

743 published events cover 12 months, averaging 61.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 235 events.

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