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PR2 5AL

Ribbleton · Preston · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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
PR1 5TP 81 m
PR1 5BB 102 m
PR1 5BJ 104 m
PR1 5BH 119 m
PR1 5TB 150 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR2 5AL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 February 2015
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR2
Postcode sector
PR2 5
Latitude
53.764577
Longitude
-2.652490
British National Grid easting
357,085
British National Grid northing
429,999

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
E00128150
Lower layer super output area
Preston 016C · E01025249
Middle layer super output area
Preston 016 · E02005268

Postcode source versions

Explore PR2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
77
Primary
50
Secondary
9

  1. Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery

    Community school

    241 m

  2. Fishwick Primary School

    Community school

    792 m

  3. St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Preston

    Academy converter

    792 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
2,254
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 878
  • Anti social behaviour 357
  • Criminal damage and arson 233
  • Public order 142
  • Other theft 141

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

15

within 5 km straight-line

  • DR A HUSSAIN

    200 MILLER ROAD, RIBBLETON, PRESTON, PR2 6NH

    ODS code P81735

    758 m

  • RIBBLETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    243 RIBBLETON AVENUE, RIBBLETON, PRESTON, PR2 6RD

    ODS code P81184

    1.5 km

  • THE NEW HALL LANE PRACTICE

    GEOFFREY STREET, PRESTON, PR1 5NE

    ODS code P81071

    1.8 km

  • RIVERSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    194 VICTORIA ROAD, WALTON-LE-DALE, PRESTON, PR5 4AY

    ODS code P81185

    2.2 km

  • ISSA MEDICAL CENTRE - PATEL

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

    ODS code P81196

    2.4 km

  • DR ALI GUTTRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    DEEPDALE ROAD, PRESTON, PR1 6LL

    ODS code P81685

    2.6 km

  • GUTTERIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81647

    2.6 km

  • THE HEALTHCARE CENTRE

    FLINTOFF WAY, DEEPDALE, PRESTON, PR1 5AF

    ODS code P81067

    2.7 km

  • AVENHAM SURGERY

    AVENHAM LANE, PRESTON, PR1 3RG

    ODS code P81770

    2.9 km

  • ROSLEA SURGERY

    51 STATION ROAD, BAMBER BRIDGE, PRESTON, PR5 6PE

    ODS code P81083

    3.5 km

  • THE RYAN MEDICAL CENTRE

    ST. MARYS ROAD, BAMBER BRIDGE, PRESTON, PR5 6JD

    ODS code P81082

    3.9 km

  • FISHERGATE HILL SURGERY

    50 FISHERGATE HILL, PRESTON, PR1 8DN

    ODS code P81169

    4.2 km

  • LYTHAM ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81015

    4.6 km

  • LOSTOCK HALL MEDICAL CTR.

    DARDSLEY HOUSE, BROWNEDGE ROAD, PRESTON, PR5 5AB

    ODS code P81179

    4.7 km

  • LANE ENDS SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81119

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Glenluce Drive

    BCT · Farringdon Park

    0.1 miles

  • Brockholes Brow

    BCT · Farringdon Park

    0.2 miles

  • Tudor Avenue

    BCT · Farringdon Park

    0.2 miles

  • Farringdon Crescent

    BCT · Farringdon Park

    0.2 miles

  • Ripon Terrace

    BCT · Farringdon Park

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Preston 016C, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

10,280 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
7 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

77 open schools are in scope, including 50 primary and 9 secondary schools. Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 241 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,254 published events cover 12 months, averaging 187.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 878 events.

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