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PR2 6PW

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 6QT 42 m
PR2 6PP 68 m
PR2 6PR 98 m
PR2 6PL 102 m
PR2 6PT 115 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR2 6PW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
1 December 1995
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR2
Postcode sector
PR2 6
Latitude
53.781647
Longitude
-2.655563
British National Grid easting
356,900
British National Grid northing
431,900

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
E00128330
Lower layer super output area
Preston 009F · E01025287
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
64
Primary
42
Secondary
8

  1. Preston Grange Primary School

    Community school

    158 m

  2. St Maria Goretti Catholic Primary School, Preston

    Academy converter

    300 m

  3. Highfield Priory School

    Other independent school

    467 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,237
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 855
  • Anti social behaviour 295
  • Criminal damage and arson 245
  • Shoplifting 240
  • Other theft 144

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

13

within 5 km straight-line

  • RIBBLETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    243 RIBBLETON AVENUE, RIBBLETON, PRESTON, PR2 6RD

    ODS code P81184

    646 m

  • DR A HUSSAIN

    200 MILLER ROAD, RIBBLETON, PRESTON, PR2 6NH

    ODS code P81735

    1.2 km

  • THE HEALTHCARE CENTRE

    FLINTOFF WAY, DEEPDALE, PRESTON, PR1 5AF

    ODS code P81067

    2.3 km

  • ISSA MEDICAL CENTRE - PATEL

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

    ODS code P81196

    2.4 km

  • THE NEW HALL LANE PRACTICE

    GEOFFREY STREET, PRESTON, PR1 5NE

    ODS code P81071

    2.6 km

  • DR ALI GUTTRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    DEEPDALE ROAD, PRESTON, PR1 6LL

    ODS code P81685

    2.7 km

  • GUTTERIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81647

    2.7 km

  • AVENHAM SURGERY

    AVENHAM LANE, PRESTON, PR1 3RG

    ODS code P81770

    3.7 km

  • LYTHAM ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81015

    3.8 km

  • RIVERSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81185

    3.9 km

  • NORTH PRESTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81103

    4.1 km

  • LANE ENDS SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81119

    4.9 km

  • FISHERGATE HILL SURGERY

    50 FISHERGATE HILL, PRESTON, PR1 8DN

    ODS code P81169

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Grange Place

    BCT · Grange

    0.1 miles

  • Longridge Road

    BCT · Grange

    0.1 miles

  • Clock Garage

    BCT · Gamull Lane

    0.1 miles

  • Tesco Metro

    BCT · Gamull Lane

    0.1 miles

  • Rothwell Crescent

    BCT · Gamull Lane

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Preston 009F, 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

1,061 of 33,755

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

64 open schools are in scope, including 42 primary and 8 secondary schools. Preston Grange Primary School is the nearest published school at 158 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,237 published events cover 12 months, averaging 186.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 855 events.

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