PR26 6AW

Farington West · South Ribble · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PR26 6AU 40 m
PR26 6BB 47 m
PR26 6AZ 66 m
PR26 6BA 66 m
PR26 6BD 104 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR26 6AW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR26
Postcode sector
PR26 6
Latitude
53.708794
Longitude
-2.714482
British National Grid easting
352,936
British National Grid northing
423,832

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
South Ribble · E07000126
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

Postcode source versions

Explore PR26

41 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
71, Barn Owl Drive, Farington Moss, Leyland, PR26 6AW 31 October 2025 £205,000
79, Barn Owl Drive, Farington Moss, Leyland, PR26 6AW 30 September 2025 £187,000
75, Barn Owl Drive, Farington Moss, Leyland, PR26 6AW 31 July 2025 £190,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
61
Primary
40
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
782
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 285
  • Anti social behaviour 126
  • Other theft 93
  • Criminal damage and arson 73
  • 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

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
10.3%

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

14

within 5 km

  • CENTRAL PARK SURGERY

    BALFOUR STREET, LEYLAND, PR25 2TD

    ODS code P81117

    1.9 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

  • SANDY LANE SURGERY

    SANDY LANE, LEYLAND, PR25 2EB

    ODS code P81076

    2.5 km

  • NEW LONGTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81687

    2.6 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

    3.1 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

  • DR DAWOUD'S SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81701

    4.8 km

  • LONGTON HEALTH CENTRE

    LIVERPOOL ROAD, LONGTON, PRESTON, PR4 5HA

    ODS code P81040

    4.8 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

  • 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

Property market

The five-year median is £213,745 from 41 recorded sales in PR26 6AW. 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

61 open schools are in scope, including 40 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

782 published events cover 12 months, averaging 65.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 285 events.

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