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PR3 5LU

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 5LP 19 m
PR3 5LA 84 m
PR3 5LB 86 m
PR3 5NA 121 m
PR3 5NB 186 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR3 5LU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1990
Terminated
1 December 1995
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR3
Postcode sector
PR3 5
Latitude
53.806372
Longitude
-2.731874
British National Grid easting
351,900
British National Grid northing
434,700

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
E00128295
Lower layer super output area
Preston 002B · E01025277
Middle layer super output area
Preston 002 · E02005254

Postcode source versions

Explore PR3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
51
Primary
34
Secondary
7

  1. Broughton High School

    Community school

    357 m

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

    Voluntary aided school

    671 m

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

    Academy converter

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
320
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 116
  • Anti social behaviour 70
  • Criminal damage and arson 43
  • Burglary 24
  • Vehicle crime 18

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

9

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

    2.5 km

  • LANE ENDS SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81119

    4.0 km

  • THE PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81664

    4.1 km

  • BRIARWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81748

    4.1 km

  • THE HEALTHCARE CENTRE

    FLINTOFF WAY, DEEPDALE, PRESTON, PR1 5AF

    ODS code P81067

    4.4 km

  • DR ALI GUTTRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    DEEPDALE ROAD, PRESTON, PR1 6LL

    ODS code P81685

    4.9 km

  • GUTTERIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81647

    4.9 km

  • ISSA MEDICAL CENTRE - PATEL

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

    ODS code P81196

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • High School

    BCT · Broughton

    0.2 miles

  • Sunningdale

    BCT · Broughton

    0.2 miles

  • Sunningdale

    BCT · Broughton

    0.2 miles

  • High School Grounds

    BCT · Broughton

    0.2 miles

  • Normandy Road

    BCT · Broughton

    0.3 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

51 open schools are in scope, including 34 primary and 7 secondary schools. Broughton High School is the nearest published school at 357 m.

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

Recorded crime

320 published events cover 12 months, averaging 26.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 116 events.

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