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PR2 6FT

Ribbleton · Preston · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Ribbleton
Local authority
Preston
Constituency
Preston
Postcode district
PR2
Postcode sector
PR2 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PR2 6FU 85 m
PR2 6ND 88 m
PR2 6LP 91 m
PR2 6LY 121 m
PR2 6NE 151 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR2 6FT
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR2
Postcode sector
PR2 6
Latitude
53.772784
Longitude
-2.658975
British National Grid easting
356,666
British National Grid northing
430,916

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
E00128329
Lower layer super output area
Preston 009C · E01025284
Middle layer super output area
Preston 009 · E02005261

Postcode source versions

Explore PR2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
72
Primary
46
Secondary
10

  1. The Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School, Preston

    Academy converter

    247 m

  2. Sir Tom Finney Community High School

    Community special school

    392 m

  3. Moor Nook Community Primary School

    Community school

    483 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,078
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,516
  • Anti social behaviour 606
  • Criminal damage and arson 412
  • Shoplifting 327
  • Other theft 241

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
PR2 6 residents
15,116

Age bands in PR2 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
23%

3,448 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.1%

1,821 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.1%

4,061 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.3%

3,642 residents

Age 65 and over
13.6%

2,034 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

15

within 5 km

  • DR A HUSSAIN

    200 MILLER ROAD, RIBBLETON, PRESTON, PR2 6NH

    ODS code P81735

    251 m

  • RIBBLETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    243 RIBBLETON AVENUE, RIBBLETON, PRESTON, PR2 6RD

    ODS code P81184

    469 m

  • THE NEW HALL LANE PRACTICE

    GEOFFREY STREET, PRESTON, PR1 5NE

    ODS code P81071

    1.7 km

  • ISSA MEDICAL CENTRE - PATEL

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

    ODS code P81196

    1.9 km

  • THE HEALTHCARE CENTRE

    FLINTOFF WAY, DEEPDALE, PRESTON, PR1 5AF

    ODS code P81067

    2.0 km

  • DR ALI GUTTRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    DEEPDALE ROAD, PRESTON, PR1 6LL

    ODS code P81685

    2.2 km

  • GUTTERIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81647

    2.2 km

  • RIVERSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81185

    2.9 km

  • AVENHAM SURGERY

    AVENHAM LANE, PRESTON, PR1 3RG

    ODS code P81770

    2.9 km

  • LYTHAM ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81015

    3.8 km

  • FISHERGATE HILL SURGERY

    50 FISHERGATE HILL, PRESTON, PR1 8DN

    ODS code P81169

    4.2 km

  • NORTH PRESTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81103

    4.2 km

  • ROSLEA SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81083

    4.3 km

  • LANE ENDS SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81119

    4.5 km

  • THE RYAN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81082

    4.7 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Sandycroft

    BCT · Ribbleton

    0.1 miles

  • Grizedale Crescent

    BCT · Moor Nook

    0.1 miles

  • The Green

    BCT · Ribbleton

    0.1 miles

  • Slaidburn Road

    BCT · Moor Nook

    0.2 miles

  • The Glades

    BCT · Ribbleton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Preston 009C, 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

8,751 of 33,755

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

72 open schools are in scope, including 46 primary and 10 secondary schools. The Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School, Preston is the nearest published school at 247 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,078 published events cover 12 months, averaging 339.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,516 events.

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