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PR2 6GG

Garrison · Preston · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Preston
Ward
Garrison
Local authority
Preston
Constituency
Preston
Postcode district
PR2
Postcode sector
PR2 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PR2 9AH 1 m
PR2 9AP 66 m
PR2 9AN 67 m
PR2 9AL 75 m
PR2 9AJ 145 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR2 6GG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1996
Terminated
1 February 2015
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR2
Postcode sector
PR2 6
Latitude
53.786711
Longitude
-2.669484
British National Grid easting
355,988
British National Grid northing
432,472

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Preston · E07000123
Electoral ward
Garrison · E05012199
Parish or community
E43000225
Westminster constituency
Preston · E14001433
Output area
E00128161
Lower layer super output area
Preston 004C · E01025255
Middle layer super output area
Preston 004 · E02005256

Postcode source versions

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Property

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97 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Redsands Drive, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 6GG 6 February 2015 £147,500
12, Redsands Drive, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 6GG 23 January 2015 £156,000
31, Redsands Drive, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 6GG 27 October 2014 £155,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
71
Primary
46
Secondary
9

  1. Longsands Community Primary School

    Community school

    338 m

  2. Brookfield Community Primary School

    Community school

    435 m

  3. Highfield Priory School

    Other independent school

    655 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,078
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 742
  • Shoplifting 296
  • Anti social behaviour 269
  • Criminal damage and arson 199
  • Other theft 135

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.

GP practices

15

within 5 km straight-line

  • RIBBLETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    243 RIBBLETON AVENUE, RIBBLETON, PRESTON, PR2 6RD

    ODS code P81184

    1.2 km

  • THE HEALTHCARE CENTRE

    FLINTOFF WAY, DEEPDALE, PRESTON, PR1 5AF

    ODS code P81067

    1.7 km

  • DR A HUSSAIN

    200 MILLER ROAD, RIBBLETON, PRESTON, PR2 6NH

    ODS code P81735

    1.9 km

  • ISSA MEDICAL CENTRE - PATEL

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

    ODS code P81196

    2.2 km

  • DR ALI GUTTRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    DEEPDALE ROAD, PRESTON, PR1 6LL

    ODS code P81685

    2.4 km

  • GUTTERIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81647

    2.4 km

  • THE NEW HALL LANE PRACTICE

    GEOFFREY STREET, PRESTON, PR1 5NE

    ODS code P81071

    2.6 km

  • LYTHAM ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81015

    2.8 km

  • NORTH PRESTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81103

    3.1 km

  • AVENHAM SURGERY

    AVENHAM LANE, PRESTON, PR1 3RG

    ODS code P81770

    3.7 km

  • LANE ENDS SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81119

    4.2 km

  • RIVERSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81185

    4.3 km

  • FISHERGATE HILL SURGERY

    50 FISHERGATE HILL, PRESTON, PR1 8DN

    ODS code P81169

    4.7 km

  • BRIARWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    514 BLACKPOOL ROAD, ASHTON-ON-RIBBLE, ASHTON BANK, PRESTON, PR2 1HY

    ODS code P81748

    4.8 km

  • THE PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    COTTAM LANE, ASHTON-ON-RIBBLE, PRESTON, PR2 1JR

    ODS code P81664

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Teil Green

    BCT · Longsands

    0.1 miles

  • Squires Wood

    BCT · Longsands

    0.1 miles

  • Anderton Arms

    BCT · Longsands

    0.2 miles

  • Anderton Arms

    BCT · Longsands

    0.2 miles

  • Shops

    BCT · Brookfield

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Preston 004C, 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

29,074 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
8 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

71 open schools are in scope, including 46 primary and 9 secondary schools. Longsands Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 338 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,078 published events cover 12 months, averaging 173.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 742 events.

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