PR2 7BS

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 7BP 70 m
PR2 7BT 82 m
PR2 7DY 102 m
PR2 7BE 112 m
PR2 7BQ 152 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR2 7BS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1981
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR2
Postcode sector
PR2 7
Latitude
53.785379
Longitude
-2.741601
British National Grid easting
351,235
British National Grid northing
432,371

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
E00128215
Lower layer super output area
Preston 005D · E01025264
Middle layer super output area
Preston 005 · E02005257

Postcode source versions

Explore PR2

18 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
41, Thistlecroft, Ingol, Preston, PR2 7BS 27 August 2025 £74,500
33, Thistlecroft, Ingol, Preston, PR2 7BS 16 October 2024 £122,500
5, Thistlecroft, Ingol, Preston, PR2 7BS 30 November 2020 £85,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
73
Primary
46
Secondary
11
  1. Pool House Community Primary School

    Community school

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

    Academy converter

    587 m
  3. Ingol Community Primary School

    Community school

    677 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,574
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 720
  • Anti social behaviour 311
  • Criminal damage and arson 135
  • Other theft 80
  • Public order 76

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
108

57 female, 51 male

Postcode households
48
Residents per household
2.3
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 2.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider PR2 7 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

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

  • NORTH PRESTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81103

    1.9 km

  • LANE ENDS SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81119

    1.9 km

  • LYTHAM ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81015

    2.0 km

  • THE HEALTHCARE CENTRE

    FLINTOFF WAY, DEEPDALE, PRESTON, PR1 5AF

    ODS code P81067

    3.7 km

  • DR ALI GUTTRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    DEEPDALE ROAD, PRESTON, PR1 6LL

    ODS code P81685

    3.7 km

  • GUTTERIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81647

    3.7 km

  • FISHERGATE HILL SURGERY

    50 FISHERGATE HILL, PRESTON, PR1 8DN

    ODS code P81169

    3.9 km

  • ISSA MEDICAL CENTRE - PATEL

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

    ODS code P81196

    4.0 km

  • ST FILLAN'S MEDICAL CTRE

    2 LIVERPOOL ROAD, PENWORTHAM, PRESTON, PR1 0AD

    ODS code P81018

    4.0 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

    4.5 km

  • THE NEW HALL LANE PRACTICE

    GEOFFREY STREET, PRESTON, PR1 5NE

    ODS code P81071

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

Nearby transport

  • Threefields

    BCT · Tanterton

    0.0 miles
  • Threefields

    BCT · Tanterton

    0.0 miles
  • Cottam Hall Lane

    BCT · Tanterton

    0.2 miles
  • Cottam Hall Lane

    BCT · Tanterton

    0.2 miles
  • Kidsgrove

    BCT · Tanterton

    0.2 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
3
Medium risk addresses
8
Low risk addresses
8
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

Property market

The five-year median is £98,500 from 2 recorded sales in PR2 7BS. 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

73 open schools are in scope, including 46 primary and 11 secondary schools. Pool House Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 231 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,574 published events cover 12 months, averaging 131.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 720 events.

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