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PR5 3NH

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 8NH 0 m
PR26 8NP 73 m
PR26 8NJ 79 m
PR26 8NL 112 m
PR26 8NR 137 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR5 3NH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1981
Terminated
1 January 2001
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR5
Postcode sector
PR5 3
Latitude
53.681491
Longitude
-2.746315
British National Grid easting
350,803
British National Grid northing
420,816

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
E00170508
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
22
Secondary
5

  1. Leyland St James Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.4 km

  2. Aurora Brooklands School

    Other independent special school

    1.8 km

  3. Moss Side Primary School

    Community school

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
569
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 318
  • Other crime 79
  • Anti social behaviour 51
  • Other theft 30
  • Criminal damage and arson 23

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

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • MOSS SIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    16 MOSS SIDE WAY, LEYLAND, PR26 7XL

    ODS code P81186

    1.6 km

  • STATION SURGERY

    LEYLAND SURGERY, WEST PADDOCK, LEYLAND, PR25 1HR

    ODS code P81741

    2.6 km

  • WORDEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    WEST PADDOCK, LEYLAND, PR25 1HR

    ODS code P81057

    2.6 km

  • THE VILLAGE SURGERIES CROSTON&ECCLESTON

    OUT LANE, CROSTON, LEYLAND, PR26 9HJ

    ODS code P81655

    2.8 km

  • SANDY LANE SURGERY

    SANDY LANE, LEYLAND, PR25 2EB

    ODS code P81076

    3.5 km

  • CENTRAL PARK SURGERY

    BALFOUR STREET, LEYLAND, PR25 2TD

    ODS code P81117

    3.7 km

  • NEW LONGTON SURGERY

    THE VILLAGE SURGERY, 2 CHURCHSIDE, NEW LONGTON, PRESTON, PR4 4LU

    ODS code P81687

    4.8 km

  • THE EUXTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81171

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Willow Road

    BCT · Wymott

    0.1 miles

  • Causeway House

    BCT · Wymott

    0.3 miles

  • HM Prison

    BCT · Wymott

    0.3 miles

  • Causeway House

    BCT · Wymott

    0.3 miles

  • Garstangs Farm

    BCT · Wymott

    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 22 primary and 5 secondary schools. Leyland St James Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

569 published events cover 12 months, averaging 47.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 318 events.

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