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PR3 5LH

Preston Rural East · Preston · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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 5EJ 332 m
PR3 5EL 345 m
PR3 5EY 351 m
PR3 5FR 388 m
PR3 5FS 388 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR3 5LH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 February 2005
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR3
Postcode sector
PR3 5
Latitude
53.802961
Longitude
-2.691699
British National Grid easting
354,542
British National Grid northing
434,294

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
E00181985
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
65
Primary
45
Secondary
8

  1. Sherwood Primary School

    Community school

    1.1 km

  2. Fulwood, St Peter's Church of England Primary School and Nursery

    Voluntary aided school

    1.2 km

  3. St Clare's Catholic Primary School, Preston

    Academy converter

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
921
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 410
  • Anti social behaviour 120
  • Public order 74
  • Other theft 73
  • Shoplifting 68

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

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

12

within 5 km straight-line

  • NORTH PRESTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81103

    2.0 km

  • LYTHAM ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81015

    2.2 km

  • THE HEALTHCARE CENTRE

    FLINTOFF WAY, DEEPDALE, PRESTON, PR1 5AF

    ODS code P81067

    3.0 km

  • RIBBLETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    243 RIBBLETON AVENUE, RIBBLETON, PRESTON, PR2 6RD

    ODS code P81184

    3.5 km

  • ISSA MEDICAL CENTRE - PATEL

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

    ODS code P81196

    3.6 km

  • DR ALI GUTTRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    DEEPDALE ROAD, PRESTON, PR1 6LL

    ODS code P81685

    3.7 km

  • GUTTERIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81647

    3.7 km

  • DR A HUSSAIN

    200 MILLER ROAD, RIBBLETON, PRESTON, PR2 6NH

    ODS code P81735

    4.2 km

  • LANE ENDS SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81119

    4.3 km

  • THE NEW HALL LANE PRACTICE

    GEOFFREY STREET, PRESTON, PR1 5NE

    ODS code P81071

    4.4 km

  • BRIARWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81748

    4.7 km

  • THE PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81664

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Olivers Place

    BCT · Eastway

    0.3 miles

  • Caxton Road

    BCT · Eastway

    0.4 miles

  • Caxton Road

    BCT · Eastway

    0.4 miles

  • Pittman Court

    BCT · Eastway

    0.5 miles

  • Pittman Court

    BCT · Eastway

    0.5 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

65 open schools are in scope, including 45 primary and 8 secondary schools. Sherwood Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

921 published events cover 12 months, averaging 76.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 410 events.

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