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PR3 5AG

Preston Rural East · Preston · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Preston Rural East
Local authority
Preston
Constituency
Ribble Valley
Postcode district
PR3
Postcode sector
PR3 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PR3 5BQ 198 m
PR3 5LN 367 m
PR3 5LD 373 m
PR3 5EN 386 m
PR3 5JD 395 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR3 5AG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 2014
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR3
Postcode sector
PR3 5
Latitude
53.803489
Longitude
-2.716716
British National Grid easting
352,895
British National Grid northing
434,369

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Preston · E07000123
Electoral ward
Preston Rural East · E05012204
Parish or community
E04005235
Westminster constituency
Ribble Valley · E14001443
Output area
E00128294
Lower layer super output area
Preston 002B · E01025277
Middle layer super output area
Preston 002 · E02005254

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
63
Primary
43
Secondary
8

  1. Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School, Preston

    Academy converter

    650 m

  2. Broughton-in-Amounderness Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    775 m

  3. Broughton High School

    Community school

    797 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,179
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 514
  • Anti social behaviour 179
  • Criminal damage and arson 82
  • Other theft 81
  • Public order 74

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
PR3 5 residents
3,436

Age bands in PR3 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.3%

675 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.7%

321 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.2%

817 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.4%

1,010 residents

Age 65 and over
23.3%

859 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

10

within 5 km

  • NORTH PRESTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BROADWAY SURGERY, 2 BROADWAY, FULWOOD, PRESTON, PR2 9TH

    ODS code P81103

    1.4 km

  • LYTHAM ROAD SURGERY

    1ST FLOOR FATIMA MEDICAL CENTRE, 228 GARSTANG ROAD, FULWOOD, PRESTON, PR2 9QB

    ODS code P81015

    1.9 km

  • THE HEALTHCARE CENTRE

    FLINTOFF WAY, DEEPDALE, PRESTON, PR1 5AF

    ODS code P81067

    3.6 km

  • LANE ENDS SURGERY

    200 TULKETH BROW, ASHTON-ON-RIBBLE, PRESTON, PR2 2JJ

    ODS code P81119

    3.8 km

  • BRIARWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    514 BLACKPOOL ROAD, ASHTON-ON-RIBBLE, ASHTON BANK, PRESTON, PR2 1HY

    ODS code P81748

    4.0 km

  • THE PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    COTTAM LANE, ASHTON-ON-RIBBLE, PRESTON, PR2 1JR

    ODS code P81664

    4.0 km

  • DR ALI GUTTRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    DEEPDALE ROAD, PRESTON, PR1 6LL

    ODS code P81685

    4.1 km

  • GUTTERIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    GUTTRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE, DEEPDALE ROAD, PRESTON, PR1 6LL

    ODS code P81647

    4.1 km

  • ISSA MEDICAL CENTRE - PATEL

    73 ST GREGORY ROAD, DEEPDALE, PRESTON, PR1 6YA

    ODS code P81196

    4.2 km

  • RIBBLETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    243 RIBBLETON AVENUE, RIBBLETON, PRESTON, PR2 6RD

    ODS code P81184

    4.7 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

  • St John the Baptist Church

    BCT · Broughton

    0.1 miles

  • St John the Baptist Church

    BCT · Broughton

    0.1 miles

  • Marriott Hotel

    BCT · Broughton

    0.2 miles

  • Marriott Hotel

    BCT · Broughton

    0.2 miles

  • Lightfoot Close

    BCT · Fulwood

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Preston 002B, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

27,219 of 33,755

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

63 open schools are in scope, including 43 primary and 8 secondary schools. Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School, Preston is the nearest published school at 650 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,179 published events cover 12 months, averaging 98.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 514 events.

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