Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
6188
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 6188 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Police Recorded Crime near PR1 2SP
Crime trends · near PR1 2SP
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
45
YoY -15%
ASB
18
YoY -67%
Vehicle Crime
7
YoY +133%
Burglary
1
YoY -91%
Criminal damage
15
YoY +7%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
3 of 5 key categories improving · vehicle crime rising
117
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 2,434
White Brit.50.4%
Indian13.1%
Other White8.5%
African6.1%
Pakistani4.2%
+ 7 other groups · 17.8%
Religion
Total residents: 2,426
No religion38.3%
Christian30.1%
Muslim13.9%
Not answered7.9%
Hindu7.2%
+ 1 other religions · 2.5%
Age groups
Total residents: 2,433
20–2432.8%
16–1927.0%
25–3415.2%
35–498.2%
50–646.6%
+ 5 other age groups · 10.1%
Households
Total households: 621
Other45.6%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over9.0%
Cohabiting couple family: No children7.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children6.9%
Lone parent family: With dependent children6.1%
+ 7 other households · 24.6%
Administrative Information
Preston
Local Authority
Council Area
Preston E14001433
Constituency
E14001433
Lancashire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Plungington
Constituency code
E14001433
EU Electoral Region
North West
Parish
Preston, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Preston
Health & NHS
North West
Health Authority
Serving Lancashire
NHS Scotland
Lancashire and South Cumbria
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
North West
NHS Region
North West
Integrated Care Board
NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Central Lancashire
Sub ICB Location
NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB - 01E
Cancer Alliance
Lancashire and South Cumbria
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Preston 015B E01025292
E01025292
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Preston 015 E02005267
E02005267
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Preston 015B E01025292
E01025292
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Preston 015 E02005267
E02005267
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
4:18 AM
Sunrise
7:56 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:18 AM
Sunset (today)
7:56 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
June 2002
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~24 years
Active Duration
2002 -> Present
June 2002 — Introduced
Postcode PR1 2SP introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 6188
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01025292 and MSOA E02005267 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode PR1 2SP is currently active and in use.
First introduced
June 2002
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~24 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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