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PR3 2LW

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 2LS 161 m
PR3 2NW 162 m
PR3 2JR 190 m
PR3 2LG 231 m
PR3 2LR 252 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR3 2LW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 2024
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR3
Postcode sector
PR3 2
Latitude
53.820612
Longitude
-2.660091
British National Grid easting
356,642
British National Grid northing
436,238

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

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

    1.0 km

  2. St Francis Catholic Primary School, Goosnargh

    Voluntary aided school

    2.4 km

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

    Voluntary aided school

    2.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
220
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 127
  • Public order 32
  • Anti social behaviour 31
  • Criminal damage and arson 8
  • Other theft 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.

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%

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

4

within 5 km

  • STONEBRIDGE SURGERY

    PRESTON ROAD, LONGRIDGE, PRESTON, PR3 3AP

    ODS code P81107

    3.5 km

  • BERRY LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    BERRY LANE, LONGRIDGE, PRESTON, PR3 3JJ

    ODS code P81055

    4.0 km

  • RIBBLETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    243 RIBBLETON AVENUE, RIBBLETON, PRESTON, PR2 6RD

    ODS code P81184

    4.9 km

  • NORTH PRESTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81103

    4.9 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

  • Tansy Road

    BCT · Cumeragh Village

    0.1 miles

  • Bleasdale Road

    BCT · Cumeragh Village

    0.2 miles

  • The Stables

    BCT · Whittingham

    0.2 miles

  • The Stables

    BCT · Whittingham

    0.2 miles

  • Whittingham House

    BCT · Goosnargh

    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.

Evidence in context

Schools

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 0.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

220 published events cover 12 months, averaging 18.333 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.