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PR3 2DN

Preston Rural East · Preston · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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 2JN 199 m
PR3 5BZ 251 m
PR3 5BY 262 m
PR3 5DF 274 m
PR3 5DG 291 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR3 2DN
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1995
Terminated
1 December 1998
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR3
Postcode sector
PR3 2
Latitude
53.816867
Longitude
-2.702257
British National Grid easting
353,862
British National Grid northing
435,848

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
E00128313
Lower layer super output area
Preston 001B · E01025279
Middle layer super output area
Preston 001 · E02005253

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
37
Primary
25
Secondary
5

  1. Broughton-in-Amounderness Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.6 km

  2. Broughton High School

    Community school

    1.9 km

  3. Goosnargh Oliverson's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
145
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 71
  • Anti social behaviour 23
  • Other theft 12
  • Criminal damage and arson 8
  • Public order 7

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • NORTH PRESTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BROADWAY SURGERY, 2 BROADWAY, FULWOOD, PRESTON, PR2 9TH

    ODS code P81103

    3.0 km

  • LYTHAM ROAD SURGERY

    1ST FLOOR FATIMA MEDICAL CENTRE, 228 GARSTANG ROAD, FULWOOD, PRESTON, PR2 9QB

    ODS code P81015

    3.4 km

  • THE HEALTHCARE CENTRE

    FLINTOFF WAY, DEEPDALE, PRESTON, PR1 5AF

    ODS code P81067

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Langley Lane

    BCT · Broughton

    0.1 miles

  • Orchard Farm

    BCT · Broughton

    0.2 miles

  • Orchard Farm

    BCT · Broughton

    0.2 miles

  • Motorway Bridge

    BCT · Broughton

    0.4 miles

  • Italian Orchard

    BCT · Broughton

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Preston 001B, 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

25,640 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
3 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

37 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 5 secondary schools. Broughton-in-Amounderness Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

145 published events cover 12 months, averaging 12.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 71 events.

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