CheckNear.me

PR2 8FG

Garrison · Preston · England

Updated September 2026

Compare this postcode

Location overview

Drag to pan. Use + or - to zoom. Open larger map
Post town
Preston
Ward
Garrison
Local authority
Preston
Constituency
Preston
Postcode district
PR2
Postcode sector
PR2 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PR2 8FF 105 m
PR2 8DB 147 m
PR2 8DG 196 m
PR2 8BY 225 m
PR2 8DF 226 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR2 8FG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1995
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR2
Postcode sector
PR2 8
Latitude
53.782385
Longitude
-2.690677
British National Grid easting
354,587
British National Grid northing
432,004

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
E00128171
Lower layer super output area
Preston 006E · E01025251
Middle layer super output area
Preston 006 · E02005258

Postcode source versions

Explore PR2

Property

View all property records
3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Brookview, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 8FG 12 April 1999 £190,000
5, Brookview, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 8FG 5 July 1996 £147,500
7, Brookview, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 8FG 17 November 1995 £150,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
82
Primary
53
Secondary
12

  1. Kennington Primary School

    Community school

    456 m

  2. Preston College

    Further education

    668 m

  3. The Olive School, Preston

    Free schools

    828 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
2,688
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,038
  • Anti social behaviour 428
  • Shoplifting 225
  • Criminal damage and arson 191
  • Public order 190

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
14

6 female, 8 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
2.8
PR2 8 residents
7,350

Age bands in PR2 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.1%

1,206 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.8%

903 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.3%

1,710 residents

Age 45 to 64
26%

1,831 residents

Age 65 and over
19.8%

1,392 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider PR2 8 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
60%

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

17

within 5 km

  • THE HEALTHCARE CENTRE

    FLINTOFF WAY, DEEPDALE, PRESTON, PR1 5AF

    ODS code P81067

    709 m

  • ISSA MEDICAL CENTRE - PATEL

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

    ODS code P81196

    1.4 km

  • DR ALI GUTTRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    DEEPDALE ROAD, PRESTON, PR1 6LL

    ODS code P81685

    1.4 km

  • GUTTERIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81647

    1.4 km

  • LYTHAM ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81015

    1.5 km

  • NORTH PRESTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81103

    1.9 km

  • RIBBLETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    243 RIBBLETON AVENUE, RIBBLETON, PRESTON, PR2 6RD

    ODS code P81184

    2.1 km

  • THE NEW HALL LANE PRACTICE

    GEOFFREY STREET, PRESTON, PR1 5NE

    ODS code P81071

    2.2 km

  • DR A HUSSAIN

    200 MILLER ROAD, RIBBLETON, PRESTON, PR2 6NH

    ODS code P81735

    2.6 km

  • LANE ENDS SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81119

    2.8 km

  • AVENHAM SURGERY

    AVENHAM LANE, PRESTON, PR1 3RG

    ODS code P81770

    2.8 km

  • BRIARWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81748

    3.3 km

  • THE PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81664

    3.5 km

  • FISHERGATE HILL SURGERY

    50 FISHERGATE HILL, PRESTON, PR1 8DN

    ODS code P81169

    3.5 km

  • RIVERSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81185

    4.0 km

  • ST FILLAN'S MEDICAL CTRE

    2 LIVERPOOL ROAD, PENWORTHAM, PRESTON, PR1 0AD

    ODS code P81018

    4.4 km

  • ST. MARY'S HEALTH CENTRE

    COP LANE, PENWORTHAM, PRESTON, PR1 0SR

    ODS code P81213

    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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Fulwood Hall Lane

    BCT · Fulwood

    0.3 miles

  • Park Road

    BCT · Fulwood

    0.3 miles

  • Garrison Road

    BCT · Fulwood

    0.3 miles

  • Lulworth Road

    BCT · Fulwood

    0.3 miles

  • Lulworth Road

    BCT · Fulwood

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Preston 006E, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

20,585 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
5 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
0
Low risk addresses
0
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

Schools

82 open schools are in scope, including 53 primary and 12 secondary schools. Kennington Primary School is the nearest published school at 456 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,688 published events cover 12 months, averaging 224 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,038 events.

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