PR2 5NX

Ribbleton · Preston · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PR2 5NQ 199 m
PR2 6QW 392 m
PR2 5LX 426 m
PR2 6QB 440 m
PR2 6QA 488 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR2 5NX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1983
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR2
Postcode sector
PR2 5
Latitude
53.779719
Longitude
-2.643180
British National Grid easting
357,714
British National Grid northing
431,678

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
E00128346
Lower layer super output area
Preston 009E · E01025286
Middle layer super output area
Preston 009 · E02005261

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
57
Primary
36
Secondary
7
  1. Preston Grange Primary School

    Community school

    689 m
  2. Sir Tom Finney Community High School

    Community special school

    905 m
  3. Moor Nook Community Primary School

    Community school

    936 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,633
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 622
  • Anti social behaviour 209
  • Shoplifting 201
  • Criminal damage and arson 180
  • Other theft 108

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

11

within 5 km straight-line

  • RIBBLETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    243 RIBBLETON AVENUE, RIBBLETON, PRESTON, PR2 6RD

    ODS code P81184

    1.2 km

  • DR A HUSSAIN

    200 MILLER ROAD, RIBBLETON, PRESTON, PR2 6NH

    ODS code P81735

    1.4 km

  • THE HEALTHCARE CENTRE

    FLINTOFF WAY, DEEPDALE, PRESTON, PR1 5AF

    ODS code P81067

    3.0 km

  • THE NEW HALL LANE PRACTICE

    GEOFFREY STREET, PRESTON, PR1 5NE

    ODS code P81071

    3.0 km

  • ISSA MEDICAL CENTRE - PATEL

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

    ODS code P81196

    3.1 km

  • DR ALI GUTTRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    DEEPDALE ROAD, PRESTON, PR1 6LL

    ODS code P81685

    3.4 km

  • GUTTERIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81647

    3.4 km

  • RIVERSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81185

    4.0 km

  • AVENHAM SURGERY

    AVENHAM LANE, PRESTON, PR1 3RG

    ODS code P81770

    4.2 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

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Thornley Road

    BCT · Moor Nook

    0.3 miles
  • Industrial Park

    BCT · Red Scar

    0.4 miles
  • Glenview Close

    BCT · Moor Nook

    0.4 miles
  • Motorway Bridge

    BCT · Gamull Lane

    0.5 miles
  • Birkett Drive

    BCT · Moor Nook

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Preston 009E, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

935 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
6 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

57 open schools are in scope, including 36 primary and 7 secondary schools. Preston Grange Primary School is the nearest published school at 689 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,633 published events cover 12 months, averaging 136.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 622 events.

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