PR5 3QL

Moss Side · 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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PR26 7QL 15 m
PR26 7DP 72 m
PR26 7PB 116 m
PR25 3EY 182 m
PR26 7PF 208 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR5 3QL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1992
Terminated
1 January 2001
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR5
Postcode sector
PR5 3
Latitude
53.701265
Longitude
-2.721520
British National Grid easting
352,463
British National Grid northing
422,999

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
South Ribble · E07000126
Electoral ward
Moss Side · E05010230
Parish or community
E43000100
Westminster constituency
South Ribble · E14001491
Output area
E00128987
Lower layer super output area
South Ribble 014A · E01025416
Middle layer super output area
South Ribble 014 · E02005300

Postcode source versions

Explore PR5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
50
Primary
35
Secondary
7
  1. Golden Hill Pupil Referral Unit

    Pupil referral unit

    773 m
  2. Moss Side Primary School

    Community school

    945 m
  3. Academy@Worden

    Academy converter

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,555
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 664
  • Anti social behaviour 228
  • Criminal damage and arson 144
  • Other theft 125
  • Shoplifting 97

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

11

within 5 km straight-line

  • MOSS SIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    16 MOSS SIDE WAY, LEYLAND, PR26 7XL

    ODS code P81186

    1.3 km

  • STATION SURGERY

    LEYLAND SURGERY, WEST PADDOCK, LEYLAND, PR25 1HR

    ODS code P81741

    1.5 km

  • WORDEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    WEST PADDOCK, LEYLAND, PR25 1HR

    ODS code P81057

    1.5 km

  • CENTRAL PARK SURGERY

    BALFOUR STREET, LEYLAND, PR25 2TD

    ODS code P81117

    1.8 km

  • SANDY LANE SURGERY

    SANDY LANE, LEYLAND, PR25 2EB

    ODS code P81076

    2.2 km

  • NEW LONGTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81687

    2.9 km

  • LOSTOCK HALL MEDICAL CTR.

    DARDSLEY HOUSE, BROWNEDGE ROAD, PRESTON, PR5 5AB

    ODS code P81179

    3.7 km

  • KINGSFOLD MEDICAL CENTRE

    WOODCROFT CLOSE, PENWORTHAM, PRESTON, PR1 9BX

    ODS code P81181

    3.9 km

  • THE EUXTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81171

    4.6 km

  • LONGTON HEALTH CENTRE

    LIVERPOOL ROAD, LONGTON, PRESTON, PR4 5HA

    ODS code P81040

    4.9 km

  • BUCKSHAW VILLAGE HEALTH CENTRE

    UNITY PLACE, BUCKSHAW VILLAGE, CHORLEY, PR7 7HZ

    ODS code Y02466

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Clydesdale Place

    BCT · Moss Side

    0.0 miles
  • Clydesdale Place

    BCT · Moss Side

    0.0 miles
  • Lowther Drive

    BCT · Earnshaw Bridge

    0.2 miles
  • Lowther Drive

    BCT · Earnshaw Bridge

    0.2 miles
  • Comet Road

    BCT · Moss Side

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Ribble 014A, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,595 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
9 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

50 open schools are in scope, including 35 primary and 7 secondary schools. Golden Hill Pupil Referral Unit is the nearest published school at 773 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,555 published events cover 12 months, averaging 129.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 664 events.

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