PR3 2WS

Chipping · Ribble Valley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Ribble Valley
Constituency
Ribble Valley
Postcode district
PR3
Postcode sector
PR3 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PR3 2NU 485 m
PR3 2PA 667 m
PR3 2PB 667 m
PR3 2WU 816 m
PR3 2NT 884 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR3 2WS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 2005
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR3
Postcode sector
PR3 2
Latitude
53.868255
Longitude
-2.611068
British National Grid easting
359,915
British National Grid northing
441,510

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Ribble Valley · E07000124
Electoral ward
Chipping · E05012005
Parish or community
E04005251
Westminster constituency
Ribble Valley · E14001443
Output area
E00128526
Lower layer super output area
Ribble Valley 004A · E01025322
Middle layer super output area
Ribble Valley 004 · E02005273

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
10
Primary
7
Secondary
2
  1. St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Chipping

    Voluntary aided school

    2.7 km
  2. Brabins Endowed School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.9 km
  3. Barnacre Road Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    3.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 3
  • Violence and sexual offences 2
  • Vehicle crime 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.

GP practices

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • BERRY LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    BERRY LANE, LONGRIDGE, PRESTON, PR3 3JJ

    ODS code P81055

    4.1 km

  • STONEBRIDGE SURGERY

    PRESTON ROAD, LONGRIDGE, PRESTON, PR3 3AP

    ODS code P81107

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Dog and Partridge

    BCT · Hesketh Lane

    1.3 miles
  • Derby Arms

    BCT · Thornley

    1.5 miles
  • Derby Arms

    BCT · Thornley

    1.5 miles
  • Lower Cockleach Barn

    BCT · Thornley

    1.8 miles
  • Alston Arms

    BCT · Longridge

    2.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Ribble Valley 004A, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,530 of 33,755

Income
8 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
1 of 10
Living environment
1 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

10 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 2 secondary schools. St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Chipping is the nearest published school at 1.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

6 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 3 events.

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