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PR3 5DB

Preston Rural East · Preston · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Preston
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 5EB 392 m
PR3 5DD 470 m
PR3 5DW 521 m
PR3 5BY 524 m
PR3 5DA 569 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR3 5DB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR3
Postcode sector
PR3 5
Latitude
53.813330
Longitude
-2.712282
British National Grid easting
353,198
British National Grid northing
435,461

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

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Property

At this postcode

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38 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
65, Whittingham Lane, Broughton, Preston, PR3 5DB 17 December 2025 £657,448
1, Old Hall Park, Broughton, Preston, PR3 5DB 22 August 2025 £180,500
79, Whittingham Lane, Broughton, Preston, PR3 5DB 5 August 2025 £543,800

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
43
Primary
29
Secondary
6

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

    Voluntary aided school

    834 m

  2. Broughton High School

    Community school

    1.2 km

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

    Academy converter

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
312
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 128
  • Anti social behaviour 55
  • Criminal damage and arson 30
  • Other theft 26
  • Burglary 17

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
101

52 female, 49 male

Postcode households
40
Residents per household
2.5
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

This postcode contained 2.9% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider PR3 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
87.5%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
87.5%
Gigabit-capable
87.5%
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

4

within 5 km

  • NORTH PRESTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81103

    2.5 km

  • LYTHAM ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81015

    2.9 km

  • THE HEALTHCARE CENTRE

    FLINTOFF WAY, DEEPDALE, PRESTON, PR1 5AF

    ODS code P81067

    4.4 km

  • LANE ENDS SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81119

    4.9 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

  • Italian Orchard

    BCT · Broughton

    0.0 miles

  • Motorway Bridge

    BCT · Broughton

    0.1 miles

  • Daniels Cross

    BCT · Broughton

    0.2 miles

  • Daniels Cross

    BCT · Broughton

    0.2 miles

  • Orchard Farm

    BCT · Broughton

    0.2 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
3
Medium risk addresses
3
Low risk addresses
8
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.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £355,000 from 7 recorded sales in PR3 5DB. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Preston is £187,709 in June 2026, up 12.4% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

43 open schools are in scope, including 29 primary and 6 secondary schools. Broughton-in-Amounderness Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 834 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

312 published events cover 12 months, averaging 26 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 128 events.

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