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PR3 5DT

Preston Rural North · Preston · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Preston
Ward
Preston Rural North
Local authority
Preston
Constituency
Ribble Valley
Postcode district
PR3
Postcode sector
PR3 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PR3 5DU 57 m
PR3 5DN 74 m
PR3 5DS 121 m
PR3 5HB 126 m
PR3 5EG 141 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR3 5DT
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR3
Postcode sector
PR3 5
Latitude
53.821442
Longitude
-2.733868
British National Grid easting
351,786
British National Grid northing
436,378

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Preston · E07000123
Electoral ward
Preston Rural North · E05012205
Parish or community
E04005234
Westminster constituency
Ribble Valley · E14001443
Output area
E00128304
Lower layer super output area
Preston 002D · E01025281
Middle layer super output area
Preston 002 · E02005254

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Property

At this postcode

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4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Hainault, Thorntrees Avenue, Barton, Preston, PR3 5DT 22 October 2018 £480,000
Thorntrees Cottage, Thorntrees Avenue, Barton, Preston, PR3 5DT 3 August 2010 £320,000
Poppyfield, Thorntrees Avenue, Barton, Preston, PR3 5DT 15 July 2005 £250,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
30
Primary
20
Secondary
5

  1. St Mary and St Andrew's Catholic Primary School, Barton Newsham

    Academy converter

    512 m

  2. Barton St Lawrence Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.0 km

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

    Voluntary aided school

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
161
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 60
  • Anti social behaviour 29
  • Criminal damage and arson 28
  • Burglary 11
  • Other crime 8

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
10

7 female, 3 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
2.0
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 0.3% 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+
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

  • NORTH PRESTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81103

    3.6 km

  • LYTHAM ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81015

    4.1 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

  • Station Lane

    BCT · Barton

    0.0 miles

  • Station Lane

    BCT · Barton

    0.1 miles

  • Fairlie Drive

    BCT · Barton

    0.3 miles

  • Fairlie Drive

    BCT · Barton

    0.3 miles

  • Animal Centre

    BCT · Barton

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Preston 002D, 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

29,525 of 33,755

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

30 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 5 secondary schools. St Mary and St Andrew's Catholic Primary School, Barton Newsham is the nearest published school at 512 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

161 published events cover 12 months, averaging 13.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 60 events.

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