PR3 2XD

Alston & Hothersall · 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 2YH 50 m
PR3 3PQ 90 m
PR3 3SQ 115 m
PR3 2YG 120 m
PR3 3SR 134 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR3 2XD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1981
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR3
Postcode sector
PR3 2
Latitude
53.827644
Longitude
-2.594022
British National Grid easting
360,998
British National Grid northing
436,982

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Ribble Valley · E07000124
Parish or community
E04005265
Westminster constituency
Ribble Valley · E14001443
Output area
E00128501
Lower layer super output area
Ribble Valley 006B · E01025317
Middle layer super output area
Ribble Valley 006 · E02005275

Postcode source versions

Explore PR3

3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Alston Court, Longridge, Preston, PR3 2XD 15 October 2010 £420,000
2, Alston Court, Longridge, Preston, PR3 2XD 21 August 2003 £330,000
1, Alston Court, Longridge, Preston, PR3 2XD 31 October 1997 £185,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
7
Secondary
2
  1. Longridge Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    591 m
  2. St Cecilia's RC High School

    Voluntary aided school

    794 m
  3. Longridge High School

    Academy converter

    885 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
646
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 277
  • Anti social behaviour 134
  • Shoplifting 47
  • Other theft 42
  • Criminal damage and arson 41

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
12

6 female, 6 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
4.0
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 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider PR3 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

2

within 5 km

  • BERRY LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    BERRY LANE, LONGRIDGE, PRESTON, PR3 3JJ

    ODS code P81055

    718 m

  • STONEBRIDGE SURGERY

    PRESTON ROAD, LONGRIDGE, PRESTON, PR3 3AP

    ODS code P81107

    936 m

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

  • Hoghton Road

    BCT · Longridge

    0.1 miles
  • Hoghton Road

    BCT · Longridge

    0.1 miles
  • Gardeners Cottage

    BCT · Longridge

    0.2 miles
  • Gardeners Cottage

    BCT · Longridge

    0.2 miles
  • Dilworth Lane

    BCT · Longridge

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Ribble Valley 006B, 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

19,958 of 33,755

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

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
1
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

Schools

11 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 2 secondary schools. Longridge Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 591 m.

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

Recorded crime

646 published events cover 12 months, averaging 53.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 277 events.

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