PR3 2XR

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 2XE 349 m
PR3 2YS 356 m
PR3 2YQ 429 m
PR3 2ZS 641 m
PR3 2ZQ 842 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR3 2XR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2011
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR3
Postcode sector
PR3 2
Latitude
53.838761
Longitude
-2.541068
British National Grid easting
364,493
British National Grid northing
438,191

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

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Halls Arms Business Centre, Clitheroe Road, Knowle Green, Preston, PR3 2XR 19 July 2019 £700,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
10
Primary
5
Secondary
2
  1. Brook View School

    Other independent special school

    1.7 km
  2. Hillside Specialist School and College

    Community special school

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

    Voluntary aided school

    3.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
9
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5
  • Criminal damage and arson 2
  • Other theft 1
  • Anti social behaviour 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

    4.1 km

  • STONEBRIDGE SURGERY

    PRESTON ROAD, LONGRIDGE, PRESTON, PR3 3AP

    ODS code P81107

    4.6 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

  • Halls Arms

    BCT · Knowle Green

    0.0 miles
  • Halls Arms

    BCT · Knowle Green

    0.0 miles
  • Moor Nook

    BCT · Dutton

    0.4 miles
  • New Drop Inn

    BCT · Dutton

    0.5 miles
  • Duddle House Farm

    BCT · Dutton

    0.6 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.

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

Schools

10 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 2 secondary schools. Brook View School is the nearest published school at 1.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

9 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5 events.

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