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PR26 8ND

Croston, Mawdesley & Euxton South · Chorley · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Croston, Mawdesley & Euxton South
Local authority
Chorley
Constituency
South Ribble
Postcode district
PR26
Postcode sector
PR26 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PR26 8NE 166 m
PR26 8LW 478 m
PR26 8NH 697 m
PR26 8LX 729 m
PR26 8NP 731 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR26 8ND
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 2006
Terminated
1 March 2009
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR26
Postcode sector
PR26 8
Latitude
53.679576
Longitude
-2.756364
British National Grid easting
350,137
British National Grid northing
420,610

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Chorley · E07000118
Electoral ward
Croston, Mawdesley & Euxton South · E05013075
Parish or community
E04005158
Westminster constituency
South Ribble · E14001491
Output area
E00170510
Lower layer super output area
Chorley 007C · E01024975
Middle layer super output area
Chorley 007 · E02005195

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
28
Primary
19
Secondary
6

  1. Leyland St James Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.1 km

  2. Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Academy

    Academy converter

    2.1 km

  3. Trinity and St Michael's VA CofE/Methodist Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
337
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 203
  • Other crime 70
  • Other theft 16
  • Anti social behaviour 16
  • Drugs 9

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
PR26 8 residents
2,648

Age bands in PR26 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
4.9%
124 residents
Age 15 to 24
7.6%
194 residents
Age 25 to 44
47.9%
1,220 residents
Age 45 to 64
28.9%
735 residents
Age 65 and over
10.7%
272 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

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE VILLAGE SURGERIES CROSTON&ECCLESTON

    OUT LANE, CROSTON, LEYLAND, PR26 9HJ

    ODS code P81655

    2.2 km

  • MOSS SIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    16 MOSS SIDE WAY, LEYLAND, PR26 7XL

    ODS code P81186

    2.3 km

  • STATION SURGERY

    LEYLAND SURGERY, WEST PADDOCK, LEYLAND, PR25 1HR

    ODS code P81741

    3.3 km

  • WORDEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    WEST PADDOCK, LEYLAND, PR25 1HR

    ODS code P81057

    3.3 km

  • SANDY LANE SURGERY

    SANDY LANE, LEYLAND, PR25 2EB

    ODS code P81076

    4.2 km

  • CENTRAL PARK SURGERY

    BALFOUR STREET, LEYLAND, PR25 2TD

    ODS code P81117

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • H M Prison Garth

    BCT · Wymott

    136 m

  • H M Prison

    BCT · Wymott

    244 m

  • Willow Road

    BCT · Wymott

    610 m

  • HM Prison

    BCT · Wymott

    771 m

  • Bullen's Farm

    BCT · Wymott

    850 m

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Chorley 007C, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,885 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
5 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

28 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 6 secondary schools. Leyland St James Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 2.1 km.

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

Recorded crime

337 published events cover 12 months, averaging 28 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 203 events.

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