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PR5 3LN

Croston, Mawdesley & Euxton South · Chorley · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Croston, Mawdesley & Euxton South
Local authority
Chorley
Constituency
South Ribble
Postcode district
PR5
Postcode sector
PR5 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PR26 8LN 28 m
PR26 8LR 163 m
PR7 6NB 202 m
PR26 8LP 335 m
PR7 6LX 455 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR5 3LN
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 2001
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR5
Postcode sector
PR5 3
Latitude
53.663157
Longitude
-2.735761
British National Grid easting
351,479
British National Grid northing
418,769

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Chorley · E07000118
Electoral ward
Croston, Mawdesley & Euxton South · E05013075
Parish or community
E04005158
Westminster constituency
South Ribble · E14001491
Output area
E00126769
Lower layer super output area
Chorley 007C · E01024975
Middle layer super output area
Chorley 007 · E02005195

Postcode source versions

Explore PR5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
30
Primary
21
Secondary
5

  1. Eccleston Primary School

    Community school

    1.9 km

  2. Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Academy

    Academy converter

    2.1 km

  3. Eccleston St Mary's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
42
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 21
  • Vehicle crime 5
  • Anti social behaviour 5
  • Drugs 4
  • Other theft 3

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

7

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE VILLAGE SURGERIES CROSTON&ECCLESTON

    OUT LANE, CROSTON, LEYLAND, PR26 9HJ

    ODS code P81655

    2.4 km

  • MOSS SIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    16 MOSS SIDE WAY, LEYLAND, PR26 7XL

    ODS code P81186

    3.1 km

  • STATION SURGERY

    LEYLAND SURGERY, WEST PADDOCK, LEYLAND, PR25 1HR

    ODS code P81741

    3.4 km

  • WORDEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    WEST PADDOCK, LEYLAND, PR25 1HR

    ODS code P81057

    3.4 km

  • THE EUXTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81171

    4.0 km

  • SANDY LANE SURGERY

    SANDY LANE, LEYLAND, PR25 2EB

    ODS code P81076

    4.0 km

  • CENTRAL PARK SURGERY

    BALFOUR STREET, LEYLAND, PR25 2TD

    ODS code P81117

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • New Lane

    BCT · Ulnes Walton

    0.2 miles

  • New Lane

    BCT · Ulnes Walton

    0.2 miles

  • Lydiate Farm

    BCT · Eccleston

    0.3 miles

  • Lydiate Farm

    BCT · Eccleston

    0.3 miles

  • Lydiate Lane End

    BCT · Ulnes Walton

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Chorley 007C, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,885 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
5 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

30 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 5 secondary schools. Eccleston Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.2 miles.

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

Recorded crime

42 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 21 events.

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