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PR26 6TU

Farington West · South Ribble · England

Updated September 2026

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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 6TT 64 m
PR26 6TR 92 m
PR26 6TJ 117 m
PR26 6AD 131 m
PR26 6TY 172 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR26 6TU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2001
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR26
Postcode sector
PR26 6
Latitude
53.708490
Longitude
-2.694298
British National Grid easting
354,268
British National Grid northing
423,785

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
E00181930
Lower layer super output area
South Ribble 012E · E01034349
Middle layer super output area
South Ribble 012 · E02005298

Postcode source versions

Explore PR26

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
62
Primary
41
Secondary
10

  1. Farington Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    945 m

  2. Lever House Primary School

    Community school

    1.1 km

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

    Voluntary aided school

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,456
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 565
  • Anti social behaviour 315
  • Other theft 123
  • Criminal damage and arson 112
  • Shoplifting 101

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.

GP practices

17

within 5 km

  • CENTRAL PARK SURGERY

    BALFOUR STREET, LEYLAND, PR25 2TD

    ODS code P81117

    1.5 km

  • SANDY LANE SURGERY

    SANDY LANE, LEYLAND, PR25 2EB

    ODS code P81076

    2.1 km

  • LOSTOCK HALL MEDICAL CTR.

    DARDSLEY HOUSE, BROWNEDGE ROAD, PRESTON, PR5 5AB

    ODS code P81179

    2.2 km

  • STATION SURGERY

    LEYLAND SURGERY, WEST PADDOCK, LEYLAND, PR25 1HR

    ODS code P81741

    2.3 km

  • WORDEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    WEST PADDOCK, LEYLAND, PR25 1HR

    ODS code P81057

    2.3 km

  • MOSS SIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    16 MOSS SIDE WAY, LEYLAND, PR26 7XL

    ODS code P81186

    2.9 km

  • THE RYAN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81082

    3.2 km

  • DR DAWOUD'S SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81701

    3.5 km

  • ROSLEA SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81083

    3.5 km

  • KINGSFOLD MEDICAL CENTRE

    WOODCROFT CLOSE, PENWORTHAM, PRESTON, PR1 9BX

    ODS code P81181

    3.6 km

  • NEW LONGTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81687

    3.7 km

  • CLAYTON BROOK SURGERY

    59-60 TUNLEY HOLME, BAMBER BRIDGE, CLAYTON BROOK, PRESTON, PR5 8ES

    ODS code P81180

    3.8 km

  • WHITTLE SURGERY

    239 PRESTON ROAD, CLAYTON-LE-WOODS, CHORLEY, PR6 7PY

    ODS code P81143

    4.0 km

  • BUCKSHAW VILLAGE HEALTH CENTRE

    UNITY PLACE, BUCKSHAW VILLAGE, CHORLEY, PR7 7HZ

    ODS code Y02466

    4.1 km

  • THE EUXTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    ST. MARYS GATE, EUXTON, CHORLEY, PR7 6AH

    ODS code P81171

    4.5 km

  • RIVERSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    194 VICTORIA ROAD, WALTON-LE-DALE, PRESTON, PR5 4AY

    ODS code P81185

    4.6 km

  • ST. MARY'S HEALTH CENTRE

    COP LANE, PENWORTHAM, PRESTON, PR1 0SR

    ODS code P81213

    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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Jubilee House

    BCT · Farington

    0.1 miles

  • Jubilee House

    BCT · Farington

    0.1 miles

  • Kentmere Avenue

    BCT · Farington

    0.2 miles

  • Business Park

    BCT · Farington

    0.3 miles

  • Kentmere Avenue

    BCT · Farington

    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

Schools

62 open schools are in scope, including 41 primary and 10 secondary schools. Farington Primary School is the nearest published school at 945 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,456 published events cover 12 months, averaging 121.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 565 events.

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