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PR26 9AP

Croston, Mawdesley & Euxton South · Chorley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Leyland
Ward
Croston, Mawdesley & Euxton South
Local authority
Chorley
Constituency
South Ribble
Postcode district
PR26
Postcode sector
PR26 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PR26 9AL 86 m
PR26 9AN 133 m
PR26 9AH 148 m
PR26 9AJ 158 m
PR26 9BH 243 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR26 9AP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2001
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR26
Postcode sector
PR26 9
Latitude
53.677346
Longitude
-2.791280
British National Grid easting
347,828
British National Grid northing
420,387

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
E04005143
Westminster constituency
South Ribble · E14001491
Output area
E00126758
Lower layer super output area
Chorley 007B · E01024974
Middle layer super output area
Chorley 007 · E02005195

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Weavers Fold, Bretherton, Leyland, PR26 9AP 15 February 2008 £135,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
12
Primary
9
Secondary
2

  1. Bretherton Endowed Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    148 m

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

    Voluntary aided school

    2.2 km

  3. Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Academy

    Academy converter

    2.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
59
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 23
  • Anti social behaviour 13
  • Criminal damage and arson 6
  • Other crime 5
  • Vehicle crime 5

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
14

5 female, 9 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
2.3
PR26 9 residents
3,813

Age bands in PR26 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.4%

619 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.7%

365 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.7%

703 residents

Age 45 to 64
32%

1,204 residents

Age 65 and over
23.3%

877 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider PR26 9 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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
0%
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

3

within 5 km

  • THE VILLAGE SURGERIES CROSTON&ECCLESTON

    OUT LANE, CROSTON, LEYLAND, PR26 9HJ

    ODS code P81655

    2.1 km

  • TARLETON GROUP PRACTICE

    THE HEALTH CENTRE, GORSE LANE, TARLETON, PRESTON, PR4 6UJ

    ODS code P81710

    2.8 km

  • MOSS SIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    16 MOSS SIDE WAY, LEYLAND, PR26 7XL

    ODS code P81186

    4.5 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

  • Marl Cop

    BCT · Bretherton

    0.1 miles

  • Marl Cop

    BCT · Bretherton

    0.1 miles

  • St Johns Church

    BCT · Bretherton

    0.1 miles

  • St Johns Church

    BCT · Bretherton

    0.2 miles

  • Blue Anchor

    BCT · Bretherton

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Chorley 007B, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

27,856 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
4 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

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

Schools

Published establishments

12 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 2 secondary schools. Bretherton Endowed Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is the nearest published school at 148 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

59 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 23 events.

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