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PR3 3BP

Alston & Hothersall · Ribble Valley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Preston
Ward
Alston & Hothersall
Local authority
Ribble Valley
Constituency
Ribble Valley
Postcode district
PR3
Postcode sector
PR3 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PR3 3BN 550 m
BB2 7LA 1.1 km
PR3 3BQ 1.2 km
PR2 5LE 1.3 km
PR3 3BJ 1.4 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR3 3BP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR3
Postcode sector
PR3 3
Latitude
53.800303
Longitude
-2.595746
British National Grid easting
360,859
British National Grid northing
433,941

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Ribble Valley · E07000124
Electoral ward
Alston & Hothersall · E05012000
Parish or community
E04005265
Westminster constituency
Ribble Valley · E14001443
Output area
E00128497
Lower layer super output area
Ribble Valley 006A · E01025316
Middle layer super output area
Ribble Valley 006 · E02005275

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Property

At this postcode

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Alston Hall Residential College, Alston Lane, Alston, Preston, PR3 3BP 30 September 2016 £1,601,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
20
Primary
14
Secondary
2

  1. Alston Lane Catholic Primary School, Longridge

    Academy converter

    1.4 km

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

    Voluntary aided school

    2.6 km

  3. Balderstone St Leonard's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
42
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 17
  • Criminal damage and arson 11
  • Anti social behaviour 7
  • Other theft 5
  • Vehicle crime 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
PR3 3 residents
8,780

Age bands in PR3 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.4%

1,382 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.7%

865 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.4%

1,916 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.8%

2,581 residents

Age 65 and over
24.7%

2,211 residents

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • STONEBRIDGE SURGERY

    PRESTON ROAD, LONGRIDGE, PRESTON, PR3 3AP

    ODS code P81107

    3.1 km

  • BERRY LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    BERRY LANE, LONGRIDGE, PRESTON, PR3 3JJ

    ODS code P81055

    3.5 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Alston Lane RCPS

    BCT · Grimsargh

    1.0 miles

  • Alston Lane RCPS

    BCT · Grimsargh

    1.0 miles

  • White Bull

    BCT · Longridge

    1.0 miles

  • White Bull

    BCT · Longridge

    1.0 miles

  • Elston Lane

    BCT · Grimsargh

    1.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Ribble Valley 006A, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

30,964 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
10 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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

20 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 2 secondary schools. Alston Lane Catholic Primary School, Longridge is the nearest published school at 0.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

42 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 17 events.

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