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PR3 2DQ

Preston Rural North · Preston · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Preston Rural North
Local authority
Preston
Constituency
Ribble Valley
Postcode district
PR3
Postcode sector
PR3 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PR3 2BP 85 m
PR3 2DE 209 m
PR3 2BS 296 m
PR3 2BN 326 m
PR3 2BQ 375 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR3 2DQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1981
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR3
Postcode sector
PR3 2
Latitude
53.825605
Longitude
-2.680238
British National Grid easting
355,321
British National Grid northing
436,806

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Preston · E07000123
Electoral ward
Preston Rural North · E05012205
Parish or community
E04005236
Westminster constituency
Ribble Valley · E14001443
Output area
E00128307
Lower layer super output area
Preston 001C · E01025282
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
25
Primary
18
Secondary
4

  1. Goosnargh Oliverson's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    549 m

  2. St Francis Catholic Primary School, Goosnargh

    Voluntary aided school

    2.5 km

  3. Broughton-in-Amounderness 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
113
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 65
  • Anti social behaviour 21
  • Criminal damage and arson 7
  • Other crime 5
  • Other theft 5

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
10

5 female, 5 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
2.0
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 0.1% 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

3

within 5 km

  • NORTH PRESTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81103

    4.5 km

  • STONEBRIDGE SURGERY

    PRESTON ROAD, LONGRIDGE, PRESTON, PR3 3AP

    ODS code P81107

    4.7 km

  • LYTHAM ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81015

    4.8 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

  • Oakleaf Close

    BCT · Goosnargh

    0.0 miles

  • Oakleaf Close

    BCT · Goosnargh

    0.0 miles

  • Goosnargh Lane

    BCT · Goosnargh

    0.2 miles

  • Sports Pavilion

    BCT · Goosnargh

    0.2 miles

  • The Grapes Inn

    BCT · Goosnargh

    0.3 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

25 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 4 secondary schools. Goosnargh Oliverson's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 549 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

113 published events cover 12 months, averaging 9.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 65 events.

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