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PR3 2AS

Preston Rural East · Preston · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Preston
Ward
Preston Rural East
Local authority
Preston
Constituency
Ribble Valley
Postcode district
PR3
Postcode sector
PR3 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PR3 2FZ 179 m
PR3 2AR 278 m
PR3 2AT 280 m
PR3 2NW 367 m
PR3 2LS 380 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR3 2AS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR3
Postcode sector
PR3 2
Latitude
53.825327
Longitude
-2.659117
British National Grid easting
356,711
British National Grid northing
436,762

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Preston · E07000123
Electoral ward
Preston Rural East · E05012204
Parish or community
E04005240
Westminster constituency
Ribble Valley · E14001443
Output area
E00182003
Lower layer super output area
Preston 001C · E01025282
Middle layer super output area
Preston 001 · E02005253

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Property

At this postcode

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3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Blue Gates, Camforth Hall Lane, Whittingham, Preston, PR3 2AS 22 June 2020 £180,000
Rowan Court, Camforth Hall Lane, Whittingham, Preston, PR3 2AS 15 March 2019 £474,500
Grasshopper Court, Camforth Hall Lane, Whittingham, Preston, PR3 2AS 11 August 2004 £485,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
22
Primary
17
Secondary
3

  1. Goosnargh Oliverson's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    855 m

  2. St Francis Catholic Primary School, Goosnargh

    Voluntary aided school

    1.8 km

  3. Grimsargh St Michael's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    3.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
218
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 127
  • Public order 33
  • Anti social behaviour 29
  • Criminal damage and arson 8
  • Other crime 6

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
26

12 female, 14 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
3.7
PR3 2 residents
7,219

Age bands in PR3 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.4%

1,023 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.1%

717 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.8%

1,474 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.1%

2,207 residents

Age 65 and over
23.6%

1,678 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider PR3 2 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

2

within 5 km

  • STONEBRIDGE SURGERY

    PRESTON ROAD, LONGRIDGE, PRESTON, PR3 3AP

    ODS code P81107

    3.4 km

  • BERRY LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    BERRY LANE, LONGRIDGE, PRESTON, PR3 3JJ

    ODS code P81055

    3.8 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

  • Camforth Hall Lane

    BCT · Whittingham

    0.1 miles

  • Whittingham House

    BCT · Goosnargh

    0.1 miles

  • Bleasdale Road

    BCT · Cumeragh Village

    0.1 miles

  • The Stables

    BCT · Whittingham

    0.2 miles

  • Tansy Road

    BCT · Cumeragh Village

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Preston 001C, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,915 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
8 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

22 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 3 secondary schools. Goosnargh Oliverson's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 855 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

218 published events cover 12 months, averaging 18.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 127 events.

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