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PR2 7BU

Ingol & Cottam · Preston · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Ingol & Cottam
Local authority
Preston
Constituency
Preston
Postcode district
PR2
Postcode sector
PR2 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PR2 7AE 48 m
PR2 7AB 67 m
PR2 7DG 85 m
PR2 7HE 86 m
PR2 7AD 119 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR2 7BU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1981
Terminated
1 December 1999
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR2
Postcode sector
PR2 7
Latitude
53.788295
Longitude
-2.748255
British National Grid easting
350,800
British National Grid northing
432,700

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Preston · E07000123
Electoral ward
Ingol & Cottam · E05012201
Parish or community
E04012217
Westminster constituency
Preston · E14001433
Output area
E00128204
Lower layer super output area
Preston 005C · E01025263
Middle layer super output area
Preston 005 · E02005257

Postcode source versions

Explore PR2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
66
Primary
39
Secondary
10

  1. Pool House Community Primary School

    Community school

    318 m

  2. Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Ingol, Preston

    Academy converter

    839 m

  3. Ingol Community Primary School

    Community school

    979 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,350
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 633
  • Anti social behaviour 268
  • Criminal damage and arson 123
  • Other theft 67
  • Public order 59

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

  • THE PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81664

    2.1 km

  • NORTH PRESTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81103

    2.2 km

  • BRIARWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81748

    2.2 km

  • LYTHAM ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81015

    2.4 km

  • LANE ENDS SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81119

    2.5 km

  • THE HEALTHCARE CENTRE

    FLINTOFF WAY, DEEPDALE, PRESTON, PR1 5AF

    ODS code P81067

    4.2 km

  • DR ALI GUTTRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    DEEPDALE ROAD, PRESTON, PR1 6LL

    ODS code P81685

    4.3 km

  • GUTTERIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81647

    4.3 km

  • FISHERGATE HILL SURGERY

    50 FISHERGATE HILL, PRESTON, PR1 8DN

    ODS code P81169

    4.4 km

  • ST FILLAN'S MEDICAL CTRE

    2 LIVERPOOL ROAD, PENWORTHAM, PRESTON, PR1 0AD

    ODS code P81018

    4.4 km

  • ISSA MEDICAL CENTRE - PATEL

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

    ODS code P81196

    4.5 km

  • ST. MARY'S HEALTH CENTRE

    COP LANE, PENWORTHAM, PRESTON, PR1 0SR

    ODS code P81213

    4.7 km

  • AVENHAM SURGERY

    AVENHAM LANE, PRESTON, PR1 3RG

    ODS code P81770

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • The Guild Merchant

    BCT · Tanterton

    0.1 miles

  • Village Green

    BCT · Tanterton

    0.1 miles

  • The Guild Merchant

    BCT · Tanterton

    0.1 miles

  • Kidsgrove

    BCT · Tanterton

    0.1 miles

  • Bowlingfield

    BCT · Tanterton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Preston 005C, 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

3,395 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
9 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

66 open schools are in scope, including 39 primary and 10 secondary schools. Pool House Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 318 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,350 published events cover 12 months, averaging 112.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 633 events.

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