PR5 4AR

Samlesbury & Walton · South Ribble · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
South Ribble
Constituency
Ribble Valley
Postcode district
PR5
Postcode sector
PR5 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PR5 4AW 94 m
PR5 4BG 163 m
PR5 4BY 224 m
PR5 4AJ 259 m
PR5 4AB 276 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR5 4AR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR5
Postcode sector
PR5 4
Latitude
53.749314
Longitude
-2.680277
British National Grid easting
355,237
British National Grid northing
428,318

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
South Ribble · E07000126
Parish or community
E43000100
Westminster constituency
Ribble Valley · E14001443
Output area
E00129189
Lower layer super output area
South Ribble 004B · E01025457
Middle layer super output area
South Ribble 004 · E02005290

Postcode source versions

Explore PR5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
96
Primary
60
Secondary
14
  1. Walton-le-Dale, St Leonard's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    519 m
  2. Christ The King Catholic High School

    Academy sponsor led

    526 m
  3. Frenchwood Community Primary School

    Community school

    780 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,893
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,121
  • Anti social behaviour 444
  • Shoplifting 266
  • Other theft 197
  • Public order 188

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
PR5 4 residents
10,494

Age bands in PR5 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.5%

1,604 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.1%

1,046 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.9%

2,470 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.9%

3,084 residents

Age 65 and over
20.5%

2,113 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
87.5%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
37.5%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
37.5%
Gigabit-capable
37.5%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

20

within 5 km

  • RIVERSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    194 VICTORIA ROAD, WALTON-LE-DALE, PRESTON, PR5 4AY

    ODS code P81185

    541 m

  • AVENHAM SURGERY

    AVENHAM LANE, PRESTON, PR1 3RG

    ODS code P81770

    1.2 km

  • THE NEW HALL LANE PRACTICE

    GEOFFREY STREET, PRESTON, PR1 5NE

    ODS code P81071

    1.6 km

  • ROSLEA SURGERY

    51 STATION ROAD, BAMBER BRIDGE, PRESTON, PR5 6PE

    ODS code P81083

    2.1 km

  • FISHERGATE HILL SURGERY

    50 FISHERGATE HILL, PRESTON, PR1 8DN

    ODS code P81169

    2.3 km

  • THE RYAN MEDICAL CENTRE

    ST. MARYS ROAD, BAMBER BRIDGE, PRESTON, PR5 6JD

    ODS code P81082

    2.4 km

  • ISSA MEDICAL CENTRE - PATEL

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

    ODS code P81196

    2.4 km

  • DR ALI GUTTRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    DEEPDALE ROAD, PRESTON, PR1 6LL

    ODS code P81685

    2.4 km

  • GUTTERIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81647

    2.4 km

  • LOSTOCK HALL MEDICAL CTR.

    DARDSLEY HOUSE, BROWNEDGE ROAD, PRESTON, PR5 5AB

    ODS code P81179

    2.5 km

  • DR A HUSSAIN

    200 MILLER ROAD, RIBBLETON, PRESTON, PR2 6NH

    ODS code P81735

    2.8 km

  • THE HEALTHCARE CENTRE

    FLINTOFF WAY, DEEPDALE, PRESTON, PR1 5AF

    ODS code P81067

    3.0 km

  • ST FILLAN'S MEDICAL CTRE

    2 LIVERPOOL ROAD, PENWORTHAM, PRESTON, PR1 0AD

    ODS code P81018

    3.2 km

  • KINGSFOLD MEDICAL CENTRE

    WOODCROFT CLOSE, PENWORTHAM, PRESTON, PR1 9BX

    ODS code P81181

    3.2 km

  • ST. MARY'S HEALTH CENTRE

    COP LANE, PENWORTHAM, PRESTON, PR1 0SR

    ODS code P81213

    3.3 km

  • RIBBLETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    243 RIBBLETON AVENUE, RIBBLETON, PRESTON, PR2 6RD

    ODS code P81184

    3.3 km

  • LANE ENDS SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81119

    3.9 km

  • BRIARWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81748

    4.3 km

  • THE PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81664

    4.5 km

  • LYTHAM ROAD SURGERY

    1ST FLOOR FATIMA MEDICAL CENTRE, 228 GARSTANG ROAD, FULWOOD, PRESTON, PR2 9QB

    ODS code P81015

    4.7 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

  • Park and Ride

    BCT · Walton-le-Dale

    0.1 miles
  • Ashworth Grove

    BCT · Frenchwood

    0.2 miles
  • Edward Street

    BCT · Walton-le-Dale

    0.2 miles
  • Edward Street

    BCT · Walton-le-Dale

    0.2 miles
  • Malvern Road

    BCT · Frenchwood

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Ribble 004B, 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

17,520 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
1 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
1
Medium risk addresses
4
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

96 open schools are in scope, including 60 primary and 14 secondary schools. Walton-le-Dale, St Leonard's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 519 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,893 published events cover 12 months, averaging 241.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,121 events.

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