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PR2 5LQ

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 5LZ 69 m
PR2 5NZ 139 m
PR2 5LH 156 m
PR2 5DS 168 m
PR2 5LG 177 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR2 5LQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
1 December 1995
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR2
Postcode sector
PR2 5
Latitude
53.806011
Longitude
-2.637722
British National Grid easting
358,100
British National Grid northing
434,600

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
E00128301
Lower layer super output area
Preston 001A · E01025278
Middle layer super output area
Preston 001 · E02005253

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
33
Primary
26
Secondary
2

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

    Voluntary aided school

    778 m

  2. Alston Lane Catholic Primary School, Longridge

    Academy converter

    1.7 km

  3. St Maria Goretti Catholic Primary School, Preston

    Academy converter

    2.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
179
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 71
  • Anti social behaviour 36
  • Other theft 16
  • Vehicle crime 14
  • Criminal damage and arson 10

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

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • STONEBRIDGE SURGERY

    PRESTON ROAD, LONGRIDGE, PRESTON, PR3 3AP

    ODS code P81107

    3.1 km

  • RIBBLETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    243 RIBBLETON AVENUE, RIBBLETON, PRESTON, PR2 6RD

    ODS code P81184

    3.6 km

  • BERRY LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    BERRY LANE, LONGRIDGE, PRESTON, PR3 3JJ

    ODS code P81055

    3.7 km

  • DR A HUSSAIN

    200 MILLER ROAD, RIBBLETON, PRESTON, PR2 6NH

    ODS code P81735

    4.1 km

  • THE HEALTHCARE CENTRE

    FLINTOFF WAY, DEEPDALE, PRESTON, PR1 5AF

    ODS code P81067

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Post Office

    BCT · Grimsargh

    0.2 miles

  • Nook Glade

    BCT · Grimsargh

    0.3 miles

  • Nook Crescent

    BCT · Grimsargh

    0.3 miles

  • Plough Inn

    BCT · Grimsargh

    0.3 miles

  • The Pastures

    BCT · Grimsargh

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Preston 001A, 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

28,919 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
4 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

33 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 2 secondary schools. Grimsargh St Michael's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 778 m.

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

Recorded crime

179 published events cover 12 months, averaging 14.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 71 events.

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