PR5 8AG

Bamber Bridge East · 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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PR5 8NA 15 m
PR5 8AS 126 m
PR5 8AN 147 m
PR5 6YS 224 m
PR5 6YF 226 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR5 8AG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1987
Terminated
1 May 2002
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR5
Postcode sector
PR5 8
Latitude
53.724434
Longitude
-2.641350
British National Grid easting
357,779
British National Grid northing
425,526

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
E00128902
Lower layer super output area
South Ribble 008B · E01025400
Middle layer super output area
South Ribble 008 · E02005294

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
49
Primary
34
Secondary
5
  1. The Coppice School

    Community special school

    1.2 km
  2. Bamber Bridge St Aidan's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.2 km
  3. Cuerden Church School, Bamber Bridge

    Voluntary aided school

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,642
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 653
  • Anti social behaviour 292
  • Criminal damage and arson 172
  • Shoplifting 156
  • Other theft 78

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
PR5 8 residents
4,608

Age bands in PR5 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.3%

924 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.1%

483 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.4%

1,268 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.4%

1,219 residents

Age 65 and over
18.9%

905 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.

GP practices

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • CLAYTON BROOK SURGERY

    59-60 TUNLEY HOLME, BAMBER BRIDGE, CLAYTON BROOK, PRESTON, PR5 8ES

    ODS code P81180

    1.4 km

  • DR DAWOUD'S SURGERY

    652 PRESTON ROAD, CLAYTON-LE-WOODS, CHORLEY, PR6 7EH

    ODS code P81701

    1.5 km

  • THE RYAN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81082

    1.6 km

  • ROSLEA SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81083

    1.7 km

  • LOSTOCK HALL MEDICAL CTR.

    DARDSLEY HOUSE, BROWNEDGE ROAD, PRESTON, PR5 5AB

    ODS code P81179

    3.1 km

  • RIVERSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81185

    3.3 km

  • WHITTLE SURGERY

    239 PRESTON ROAD, CLAYTON-LE-WOODS, CHORLEY, PR6 7PY

    ODS code P81143

    3.4 km

  • CENTRAL PARK SURGERY

    BALFOUR STREET, LEYLAND, PR25 2TD

    ODS code P81117

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Hospital Inn

    BCT · Bamber Bridge

    0.1 miles
  • Hospital Inn

    BCT · Bamber Bridge

    0.1 miles
  • Hospital Inn Level Crossing

    BCT · Bamber Bridge

    0.1 miles
  • Hospital Inn Level Crossing

    BCT · Bamber Bridge

    0.1 miles
  • Brindle Close

    BCT · Bamber Bridge

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Ribble 008B, 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

24,195 of 33,755

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

49 open schools are in scope, including 34 primary and 5 secondary schools. The Coppice School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

1,642 published events cover 12 months, averaging 136.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 653 events.

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