PR2 9AU

Preston Rural East · Preston · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Preston
Local authority
Preston
Constituency
Ribble Valley
Postcode district
PR2
Postcode sector
PR2 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PR2 9AY 72 m
PR2 9AT 106 m
PR3 5LE 126 m
PR2 9AX 130 m
PR3 5LG 148 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR2 9AU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2019
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR2
Postcode sector
PR2 9
Latitude
53.801136
Longitude
-2.702631
British National Grid easting
353,820
British National Grid northing
434,098

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Preston · E07000123
Parish or community
E04005235
Westminster constituency
Ribble Valley · E14001443
Output area
E00182010
Lower layer super output area
Preston 002B · E01025277
Middle layer super output area
Preston 002 · E02005254

Postcode source versions

Explore PR2

48 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
24, Harrier Way, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 9AU 6 September 2024 £546,000
30, Harrier Way, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 9AU 14 June 2024 £535,000
52, Harrier Way, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 9AU 1 April 2022 £506,995

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
69
Primary
45
Secondary
9
  1. Fulwood, St Peter's Church of England Primary School and Nursery

    Voluntary aided school

    618 m
  2. Sherwood Primary School

    Community school

    992 m
  3. St Clare's Catholic Primary School, Preston

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,069
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 470
  • Anti social behaviour 168
  • Other theft 77
  • Public order 75
  • Criminal damage and arson 64

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
71

41 female, 30 male

Postcode households
19
Residents per household
3.7
PR2 9 residents
12,480

Age bands in PR2 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.5%

2,241 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.6%

1,170 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.6%

2,868 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.9%

3,501 residents

Age 65 and over
19.4%

2,351 residents

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider PR2 9 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

13

within 5 km

  • NORTH PRESTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81103

    1.4 km

  • LYTHAM ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81015

    1.7 km

  • THE HEALTHCARE CENTRE

    FLINTOFF WAY, DEEPDALE, PRESTON, PR1 5AF

    ODS code P81067

    2.9 km

  • DR ALI GUTTRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    DEEPDALE ROAD, PRESTON, PR1 6LL

    ODS code P81685

    3.6 km

  • GUTTERIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81647

    3.6 km

  • ISSA MEDICAL CENTRE - PATEL

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

    ODS code P81196

    3.6 km

  • LANE ENDS SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81119

    3.8 km

  • RIBBLETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    243 RIBBLETON AVENUE, RIBBLETON, PRESTON, PR2 6RD

    ODS code P81184

    3.9 km

  • BRIARWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81748

    4.1 km

  • THE PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81664

    4.2 km

  • THE NEW HALL LANE PRACTICE

    GEOFFREY STREET, PRESTON, PR1 5NE

    ODS code P81071

    4.4 km

  • DR A HUSSAIN

    200 MILLER ROAD, RIBBLETON, PRESTON, PR2 6NH

    ODS code P81735

    4.5 km

  • AVENHAM SURGERY

    AVENHAM LANE, PRESTON, PR1 3RG

    ODS code P81770

    4.9 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

  • Eastway

    BCT · Sharoe Green

    0.2 miles
  • Eastway

    BCT · Sharoe Green

    0.2 miles
  • Ashness Close

    BCT · Sherwood

    0.3 miles
  • Ashness Close

    BCT · Sherwood

    0.3 miles
  • Singleton Way

    BCT · Sharoe Green

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Preston 002B, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

27,219 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
7 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
1
Low risk addresses
1
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 £457,495 from 22 recorded sales in PR2 9AU. 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

69 open schools are in scope, including 45 primary and 9 secondary schools. Fulwood, St Peter's Church of England Primary School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 618 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,069 published events cover 12 months, averaging 89.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 470 events.

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