PR2 7AJ

Ingol & Cottam · Preston · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Preston
Local authority
Preston
Constituency
Preston
Postcode district
PR2
Postcode sector
PR2 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PR2 7AL 92 m
PR2 7AA 114 m
PR2 3GJ 119 m
PR2 3XB 120 m
PR2 7AH 140 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR2 7AJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1981
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR2
Postcode sector
PR2 7
Latitude
53.784790
Longitude
-2.746736
British National Grid easting
350,896
British National Grid northing
432,309

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Preston · E07000123
Parish or community
E04012217
Westminster constituency
Preston · E14001433
Output area
E00128217
Lower layer super output area
Preston 005D · E01025264
Middle layer super output area
Preston 005 · E02005257

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Property

At this postcode

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27 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
165, Tag Croft, Ingol, Preston, PR2 7AJ 26 March 2026 £45,500
157, Tag Croft, Ingol, Preston, PR2 7AJ 16 March 2026 £42,500
181, Tag Croft, Ingol, Preston, PR2 7AJ 23 May 2025 £66,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
73
Primary
43
Secondary
11
  1. Pool House Community Primary School

    Community school

    284 m
  2. Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Ingol, Preston

    Academy converter

    439 m
  3. Ingol Community Primary School

    Community school

    577 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,512
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 688
  • Anti social behaviour 303
  • Criminal damage and arson 141
  • Other theft 79
  • Public order 70

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
70

35 female, 35 male

Postcode households
43
Residents per household
1.6
PR2 7 residents
4,009

Age bands in PR2 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19%

816 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.7%

416 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.9%

1,027 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.6%

1,101 residents

Age 65 and over
21.9%

943 residents

This postcode contained 1.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider PR2 7 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

14

within 5 km

  • THE PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81664

    1.7 km

  • BRIARWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81748

    1.8 km

  • LANE ENDS SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81119

    2.1 km

  • NORTH PRESTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81103

    2.2 km

  • LYTHAM ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81015

    2.3 km

  • THE HEALTHCARE CENTRE

    FLINTOFF WAY, DEEPDALE, PRESTON, PR1 5AF

    ODS code P81067

    4.0 km

  • FISHERGATE HILL SURGERY

    50 FISHERGATE HILL, PRESTON, PR1 8DN

    ODS code P81169

    4.0 km

  • DR ALI GUTTRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    DEEPDALE ROAD, PRESTON, PR1 6LL

    ODS code P81685

    4.0 km

  • GUTTERIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81647

    4.0 km

  • ST FILLAN'S MEDICAL CTRE

    2 LIVERPOOL ROAD, PENWORTHAM, PRESTON, PR1 0AD

    ODS code P81018

    4.0 km

  • ISSA MEDICAL CENTRE - PATEL

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

    ODS code P81196

    4.3 km

  • ST. MARY'S HEALTH CENTRE

    COP LANE, PENWORTHAM, PRESTON, PR1 0SR

    ODS code P81213

    4.3 km

  • AVENHAM SURGERY

    AVENHAM LANE, PRESTON, PR1 3RG

    ODS code P81770

    4.7 km

  • THE NEW HALL LANE PRACTICE

    GEOFFREY STREET, PRESTON, PR1 5NE

    ODS code P81071

    4.9 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Tag Croft

    BCT · Tanterton

    0.1 miles
  • Cottam Hall Lane

    BCT · Tanterton

    0.1 miles
  • Tag Croft

    BCT · Tanterton

    0.1 miles
  • Cottam Hall Lane

    BCT · Tanterton

    0.1 miles
  • Kidsgrove

    BCT · Tanterton

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Preston 005D, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

5,314 of 33,755

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

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
2
Low risk addresses
4
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £73,000 from 8 recorded sales in PR2 7AJ. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Preston is £187,709 in June 2026, up 12.4% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

73 open schools are in scope, including 43 primary and 11 secondary schools. Pool House Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 284 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,512 published events cover 12 months, averaging 126 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 688 events.

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