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PR26

UK postcode district

Part of Leyland

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
409
Current units
349
Coordinate coverage
100%
Electoral wards
9

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
North West
Local authority codes
2
Terminated postcode units
60

Postcode sectors in PR26

Choose a sector to browse its complete postcode-unit directory.

4 sectors
8,003 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
73, Alder Close, Leyland, PR26 7TU 24 July 2026 £156,500
11, Willowbank Close, Farington Moss, Leyland, PR26 6QD 22 July 2026 £435,000
109, Station Road, Croston, Leyland, PR26 9RP 17 July 2026 £269,100

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
7
Primary
5
Secondary
1

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
988
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 469
  • Anti social behaviour 136
  • Other theft 103
  • Other crime 89
  • Criminal damage and arson 63

Census 2021

Population and age profile

PR26 usual residents
15,650
Age-profile population
15,591

Age bands in PR26

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
15.1%
2,350 residents
Age 15 to 24
9.6%
1,489 residents
Age 25 to 44
26.3%
4,104 residents
Age 45 to 64
29.6%
4,620 residents
Age 65 and over
19.4%
3,028 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

The median Ofcom availability percentage across 338 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.

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%

In this district, 291 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 239 postcode units had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, 3 postcode units had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.

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, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

2

in this district

  • MOSS SIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    16 MOSS SIDE WAY, LEYLAND, PR26 7XL

    ODS code P81186

  • THE VILLAGE SURGERIES CROSTON&ECCLESTON

    OUT LANE, CROSTON, LEYLAND, PR26 9HJ

    ODS code P81655

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £237,020 from 1,694 recorded sales in PR26. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for South Ribble is £211,854 in June 2026, up 4.7% year on year.

Schools

7 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 1 secondary schools.

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

Recorded crime

988 published events cover 12 months, averaging 82 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 469 events.

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