PR3 3GB

Alston & Hothersall · 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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PR3 3PQ 11 m
PR3 2YH 42 m
PR3 3SQ 60 m
PR3 2XD 89 m
PR3 3SJ 130 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR3 3GB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1998
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR3
Postcode sector
PR3 3
Latitude
53.827431
Longitude
-2.595326
British National Grid easting
360,912
British National Grid northing
436,959

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

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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

    538 m
  2. St Cecilia's RC High School

    Voluntary aided school

    706 m
  3. Longridge High School

    Academy converter

    797 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
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

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

    667 m

  • STONEBRIDGE SURGERY

    PRESTON ROAD, LONGRIDGE, PRESTON, PR3 3AP

    ODS code P81107

    851 m

Nearby transport

  • Hoghton Road

    BCT · Longridge

    0.1 miles
  • Hoghton Road

    BCT · Longridge

    0.1 miles
  • Health Centre

    BCT · Longridge

    0.2 miles
  • Gardeners Cottage

    BCT · Longridge

    0.2 miles
  • Gardeners Cottage

    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.

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 538 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.