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PR26 6AU

Farington West · South Ribble · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Leyland
Ward
Farington West
Local authority
South Ribble
Constituency
South Ribble
Postcode district
PR26
Postcode sector
PR26 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PR26 6BA 32 m
PR26 6AW 40 m
PR26 6AZ 81 m
PR26 6BB 86 m
PR26 6AY 92 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR26 6AU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 November 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR26
Postcode sector
PR26 6
Latitude
53.709016
Longitude
-2.714956
British National Grid easting
352,905
British National Grid northing
423,857

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
South Ribble · E07000126
Electoral ward
Farington West · E05010223
Parish or community
E04005293
Westminster constituency
South Ribble · E14001491
Output area
E00182038
Lower layer super output area
South Ribble 012E · E01034349
Middle layer super output area
South Ribble 012 · E02005298

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Property

At this postcode

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37 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
42, Barn Owl Drive, Farington Moss, Leyland, PR26 6AU 27 August 2025 £237,000
64, Barn Owl Drive, Farington Moss, Leyland, PR26 6AU 12 June 2025 £217,000
50, Barn Owl Drive, Farington Moss, Leyland, PR26 6AU 30 May 2025 £255,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
60
Primary
39
Secondary
11

  1. Golden Hill Pupil Referral Unit

    Pupil referral unit

    1.3 km

  2. Northbrook Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.6 km

  3. Farington Moss St. Paul's C.E. Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
696
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 243
  • Anti social behaviour 110
  • Other theft 90
  • Criminal damage and arson 65
  • Shoplifting 63

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
PR26 6 residents
3,134

Age bands in PR26 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.2%

531 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.4%

320 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.9%

770 residents

Age 45 to 64
29%

895 residents

Age 65 and over
18.5%

572 residents

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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
81.6%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

14

within 5 km

  • CENTRAL PARK SURGERY

    BALFOUR STREET, LEYLAND, PR25 2TD

    ODS code P81117

    2.0 km

  • STATION SURGERY

    LEYLAND SURGERY, WEST PADDOCK, LEYLAND, PR25 1HR

    ODS code P81741

    2.2 km

  • WORDEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    WEST PADDOCK, LEYLAND, PR25 1HR

    ODS code P81057

    2.2 km

  • MOSS SIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    16 MOSS SIDE WAY, LEYLAND, PR26 7XL

    ODS code P81186

    2.2 km

  • NEW LONGTON SURGERY

    THE VILLAGE SURGERY, 2 CHURCHSIDE, NEW LONGTON, PRESTON, PR4 4LU

    ODS code P81687

    2.5 km

  • SANDY LANE SURGERY

    SANDY LANE, LEYLAND, PR25 2EB

    ODS code P81076

    2.5 km

  • LOSTOCK HALL MEDICAL CTR.

    DARDSLEY HOUSE, BROWNEDGE ROAD, PRESTON, PR5 5AB

    ODS code P81179

    2.7 km

  • KINGSFOLD MEDICAL CENTRE

    WOODCROFT CLOSE, PENWORTHAM, PRESTON, PR1 9BX

    ODS code P81181

    3.0 km

  • THE RYAN MEDICAL CENTRE

    ST. MARYS ROAD, BAMBER BRIDGE, PRESTON, PR5 6JD

    ODS code P81082

    4.1 km

  • ST. MARY'S HEALTH CENTRE

    COP LANE, PENWORTHAM, PRESTON, PR1 0SR

    ODS code P81213

    4.4 km

  • ROSLEA SURGERY

    51 STATION ROAD, BAMBER BRIDGE, PRESTON, PR5 6PE

    ODS code P81083

    4.4 km

  • ST FILLAN'S MEDICAL CTRE

    2 LIVERPOOL ROAD, PENWORTHAM, PRESTON, PR1 0AD

    ODS code P81018

    4.7 km

  • LONGTON HEALTH CENTRE

    LIVERPOOL ROAD, LONGTON, PRESTON, PR4 5HA

    ODS code P81040

    4.8 km

  • DR DAWOUD'S SURGERY

    652 PRESTON ROAD, CLAYTON-LE-WOODS, CHORLEY, PR6 7EH

    ODS code P81701

    4.8 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Five Acres

    BCT · Farington Moss

    0.2 miles

  • Fylde Avenue

    BCT · Farington Moss

    0.2 miles

  • Bannister Lane

    BCT · Farington Moss

    0.3 miles

  • Bannister Lane

    BCT · Farington Moss

    0.3 miles

  • Moss Lane

    BCT · Farington Moss

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Ribble 012E, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,640 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
6 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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £220,675 from 37 recorded sales in PR26 6AU. 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

Published establishments

60 open schools are in scope, including 39 primary and 11 secondary schools. Golden Hill Pupil Referral Unit is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

696 published events cover 12 months, averaging 58 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 243 events.

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