PR3 2YR

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 3ZD 553 m
PR3 2ZP 563 m
PR3 3ZB 623 m
PR3 2ZQ 668 m
PR3 2ZS 693 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR3 2YR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR3
Postcode sector
PR3 2
Latitude
53.831129
Longitude
-2.549174
British National Grid easting
363,953
British National Grid northing
437,346

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
Foxwood Cottage, Green Moor Lane, Knowle Green, Preston, PR3 2YR 31 March 2023 £540,000
Cob Castle, Greenmoor Lane, Knowle Green, Preston, PR3 2YR 13 October 2016 £476,000
Higher Cage Farm, Greenmoor Lane, Knowle Green, Preston, PR3 2YR 6 December 2013 £453,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
10
Primary
6
Secondary
2
  1. Brook View School

    Other independent special school

    843 m
  2. Hillside Specialist School and College

    Community special school

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

    Voluntary aided school

    2.5 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 6
  • Criminal damage and arson 2
  • Other theft 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
22

12 female, 10 male

Postcode households
10
Residents per household
2.2
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 0.3% 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
63.6%

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

    3.5 km

  • STONEBRIDGE SURGERY

    PRESTON ROAD, LONGRIDGE, PRESTON, PR3 3AP

    ODS code P81107

    3.9 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

  • Ward Green Lane

    BCT · Ward Green Cross

    0.6 miles
  • Mill House Lane

    BCT · Knowle Green

    0.6 miles
  • Mill House Lane

    BCT · Knowle Green

    0.6 miles
  • Ward Green Lane

    BCT · Ward Green Cross

    0.6 miles
  • Halls Arms

    BCT · Knowle Green

    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
1
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

Property market

The five-year median is £540,000 from 1 recorded sale in PR3 2YR. 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

10 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 2 secondary schools. Brook View School is the nearest published school at 843 m.

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 6 events.

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