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PR5 7JA

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 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PR26 9JA 45 m
PR26 9HP 217 m
PR26 9BN 667 m
PR26 9HT 690 m
PR26 9HQ 723 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR5 7JA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 2001
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR5
Postcode sector
PR5 7
Latitude
53.668864
Longitude
-2.761727
British National Grid easting
349,770
British National Grid northing
419,422

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

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
24
Primary
16
Secondary
4

  1. Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Academy

    Academy converter

    876 m

  2. Trinity and St Michael's VA CofE/Methodist Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    960 m

  3. Bretherton Endowed Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
141
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 58
  • Anti social behaviour 35
  • Criminal damage and arson 13
  • Other theft 11
  • Burglary 6

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available
How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version not available.

NHS ODS

GP practices

6

within 5 km

  • THE VILLAGE SURGERIES CROSTON&ECCLESTON

    OUT LANE, CROSTON, LEYLAND, PR26 9HJ

    ODS code P81655

    1.0 km

  • MOSS SIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    16 MOSS SIDE WAY, LEYLAND, PR26 7XL

    ODS code P81186

    3.3 km

  • STATION SURGERY

    LEYLAND SURGERY, WEST PADDOCK, LEYLAND, PR25 1HR

    ODS code P81741

    4.2 km

  • WORDEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    WEST PADDOCK, LEYLAND, PR25 1HR

    ODS code P81057

    4.2 km

  • TARLETON GROUP PRACTICE

    THE HEALTH CENTRE, GORSE LANE, TARLETON, PRESTON, PR4 6UJ

    ODS code P81710

    4.9 km

  • SANDY LANE SURGERY

    SANDY LANE, LEYLAND, PR25 2EB

    ODS code P81076

    5.0 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Ridley Lane

    BCT · Croston

    0.1 miles

  • The Mill Hotel

    BCT · Croston

    0.4 miles

  • The Mill Hotel

    BCT · Croston

    0.4 miles

  • Moor Road

    BCT · Croston

    0.4 miles

  • Moor Road

    BCT · Croston

    0.5 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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

24 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 4 secondary schools. Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Academy is the nearest published school at 876 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

141 published events cover 12 months, averaging 11.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 58 events.

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