PR3 2HJ

Ribchester · Ribble Valley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PR3 2HP 0 m
PR3 2HS 0 m
PR3 2HT 0 m
PR3 2HY 0 m
PR3 2SA 24 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR3 2HJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR3
Postcode sector
PR3 2
Latitude
53.846286
Longitude
-2.542518
British National Grid easting
364,404
British National Grid northing
439,029

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Ribble Valley · E07000124
Parish or community
E04005276
Westminster constituency
Ribble Valley · E14001443
Output area
E00128620
Lower layer super output area
Ribble Valley 004D · E01025342
Middle layer super output area
Ribble Valley 004 · E02005273

Postcode source versions

Explore PR3

4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
New Drop View, 3, Old Clitheroe Road, Longridge, Preston, PR3 2HJ 6 January 2025 £495,000
New Drop View, 2, Old Clitheroe Road, Longridge, Preston, PR3 2HJ 15 April 2024 £608,000
New Drop View, 1, Old Clitheroe Road, Longridge, Preston, PR3 2HJ 16 February 2024 £460,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
12
Primary
7
Secondary
2
  1. Brook View School

    Other independent special school

    2.3 km
  2. Hillside Specialist School and College

    Community special school

    3.2 km
  3. Ribchester St Wilfrid's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    4.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
10
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4
  • Anti social behaviour 2
  • Criminal damage and arson 2
  • Drugs 1
  • Other theft 1

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.

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
100%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • BERRY LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    BERRY LANE, LONGRIDGE, PRESTON, PR3 3JJ

    ODS code P81055

    4.3 km

  • STONEBRIDGE SURGERY

    PRESTON ROAD, LONGRIDGE, PRESTON, PR3 3AP

    ODS code P81107

    4.8 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • New Drop Inn

    BCT · Dutton

    0.0 miles
  • Halls Arms

    BCT · Knowle Green

    0.5 miles
  • Halls Arms

    BCT · Knowle Green

    0.5 miles
  • Moor Nook

    BCT · Dutton

    0.7 miles
  • Duddle House Farm

    BCT · Dutton

    1.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Ribble Valley 004D, 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

25,454 of 33,755

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

Property market

The five-year median is £495,000 from 3 recorded sales in PR3 2HJ. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Ribble Valley is £287,641 in June 2026, up 5.0% year on year.

Schools

12 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 2 secondary schools. Brook View School is the nearest published school at 1.4 miles.

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

Recorded crime

10 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4 events.

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