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PR2 8FJ

Garrison · Preston · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Garrison
Local authority
Preston
Constituency
Preston
Postcode district
PR2
Postcode sector
PR2 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PR2 8DP 45 m
PR2 8DZ 49 m
PR2 8EX 85 m
PR2 8EZ 127 m
PR2 8HA 131 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR2 8FJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1998
Terminated
1 December 1999
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR2
Postcode sector
PR2 8
Latitude
53.781728
Longitude
-2.695386
British National Grid easting
354,276
British National Grid northing
431,934

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
E00128172
Lower layer super output area
Preston 006E · E01025251
Middle layer super output area
Preston 006 · E02005258

Postcode source versions

Explore PR2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
84
Primary
55
Secondary
12

  1. Kennington Primary School

    Community school

    233 m

  2. Preston College

    Further education

    414 m

  3. The Olive School, Preston

    Free schools

    510 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,056
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,220
  • Anti social behaviour 489
  • Criminal damage and arson 223
  • Shoplifting 211
  • Public order 207

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

17

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE HEALTHCARE CENTRE

    FLINTOFF WAY, DEEPDALE, PRESTON, PR1 5AF

    ODS code P81067

    772 m

  • LYTHAM ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81015

    1.2 km

  • DR ALI GUTTRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    DEEPDALE ROAD, PRESTON, PR1 6LL

    ODS code P81685

    1.3 km

  • GUTTERIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81647

    1.3 km

  • ISSA MEDICAL CENTRE - PATEL

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

    ODS code P81196

    1.4 km

  • NORTH PRESTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81103

    1.7 km

  • THE NEW HALL LANE PRACTICE

    GEOFFREY STREET, PRESTON, PR1 5NE

    ODS code P81071

    2.2 km

  • RIBBLETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    243 RIBBLETON AVENUE, RIBBLETON, PRESTON, PR2 6RD

    ODS code P81184

    2.3 km

  • LANE ENDS SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81119

    2.4 km

  • AVENHAM SURGERY

    AVENHAM LANE, PRESTON, PR1 3RG

    ODS code P81770

    2.8 km

  • DR A HUSSAIN

    200 MILLER ROAD, RIBBLETON, PRESTON, PR2 6NH

    ODS code P81735

    2.8 km

  • BRIARWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81748

    3.0 km

  • THE PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81664

    3.2 km

  • FISHERGATE HILL SURGERY

    50 FISHERGATE HILL, PRESTON, PR1 8DN

    ODS code P81169

    3.3 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

    4.1 km

  • ST. MARY'S HEALTH CENTRE

    COP LANE, PENWORTHAM, PRESTON, PR1 0SR

    ODS code P81213

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Lulworth Road

    BCT · Fulwood

    0.1 miles

  • Lulworth Road

    BCT · Fulwood

    0.1 miles

  • Lindale Road

    BCT · Fulwood

    0.2 miles

  • Sharoe Green Library

    BCT · Fulwood

    0.2 miles

  • Preston Business Centre

    BCT · Fulwood

    0.2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

84 open schools are in scope, including 55 primary and 12 secondary schools. Kennington Primary School is the nearest published school at 233 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,056 published events cover 12 months, averaging 254.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,220 events.

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