PR5 2AU

Buckshaw & Worden · South Ribble · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
South Ribble
Constituency
South Ribble
Postcode district
PR5
Postcode sector
PR5 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PR25 3AU 4 m
PR25 3BA 91 m
PR25 3AX 142 m
PR25 3AY 157 m
PR25 3AQ 170 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR5 2AU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 2001
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR5
Postcode sector
PR5 2
Latitude
53.686227
Longitude
-2.684801
British National Grid easting
354,871
British National Grid northing
421,302

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
South Ribble · E07000126
Parish or community
E43000100
Westminster constituency
South Ribble · E14001491
Output area
E00129088
Lower layer super output area
South Ribble 016C · E01025434
Middle layer super output area
South Ribble 016 · E02005302

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
53
Primary
34
Secondary
7
  1. Balshaw's Church of England High School

    Voluntary controlled school

    181 m
  2. Runshaw College

    Further education

    661 m
  3. Leyland Methodist Infant School

    Academy converter

    742 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,700
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 675
  • Anti social behaviour 378
  • Shoplifting 182
  • Criminal damage and arson 110
  • Public order 93

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available

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 not available.

GP practices

13

within 5 km

  • SANDY LANE SURGERY

    SANDY LANE, LEYLAND, PR25 2EB

    ODS code P81076

    750 m

  • CENTRAL PARK SURGERY

    BALFOUR STREET, LEYLAND, PR25 2TD

    ODS code P81117

    1.3 km

  • STATION SURGERY

    LEYLAND SURGERY, WEST PADDOCK, LEYLAND, PR25 1HR

    ODS code P81741

    1.7 km

  • WORDEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    WEST PADDOCK, LEYLAND, PR25 1HR

    ODS code P81057

    1.7 km

  • BUCKSHAW VILLAGE HEALTH CENTRE

    UNITY PLACE, BUCKSHAW VILLAGE, CHORLEY, PR7 7HZ

    ODS code Y02466

    2.0 km

  • THE EUXTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    ST. MARYS GATE, EUXTON, CHORLEY, PR7 6AH

    ODS code P81171

    2.0 km

  • MOSS SIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    16 MOSS SIDE WAY, LEYLAND, PR26 7XL

    ODS code P81186

    2.8 km

  • WHITTLE SURGERY

    239 PRESTON ROAD, CLAYTON-LE-WOODS, CHORLEY, PR6 7PY

    ODS code P81143

    3.2 km

  • DR DAWOUD'S SURGERY

    652 PRESTON ROAD, CLAYTON-LE-WOODS, CHORLEY, PR6 7EH

    ODS code P81701

    3.9 km

  • CLAYTON BROOK SURGERY

    59-60 TUNLEY HOLME, BAMBER BRIDGE, CLAYTON BROOK, PRESTON, PR5 8ES

    ODS code P81180

    4.2 km

  • LOSTOCK HALL MEDICAL CTR.

    DARDSLEY HOUSE, BROWNEDGE ROAD, PRESTON, PR5 5AB

    ODS code P81179

    4.6 km

  • GAB HEALTHCARE

    32-34 ST THOMAS'S ROAD, CHORLEY, PR7 1HR

    ODS code P81127

    4.9 km

  • DR JACOBS SURGERY

    COLLISON AVENUE, CHORLEY, PR7 2PA

    ODS code Y00347

    4.9 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Heald House Rd

    BCT · Bent Bridge

    0.2 miles
  • Bleasdale Close

    BCT · Leyland

    0.2 miles
  • Bleasdale Close

    BCT · Leyland

    0.2 miles
  • Balshaws CEHS

    BCT · Bent Bridge

    0.2 miles
  • Balshaws High School

    BCT · Bent Bridge

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Ribble 016C, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

33,178 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
10 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

53 open schools are in scope, including 34 primary and 7 secondary schools. Balshaw's Church of England High School is the nearest published school at 181 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,700 published events cover 12 months, averaging 141.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 675 events.

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