Among the most deprived
IMD England
North West
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for PR2 1AW
Postcode
PR2 1AW
Coordinates
53.7665, -2.7560
Grid reference
SD502302
Easting
350,265
Northing
430,283
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5VQ68V+JJ
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Preston (Preston)
Travel to Work
Preston
ITL Region
Preston
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
6370
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 6370 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.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesDemographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.83.4%
Other White7.0%
White & Black Caribbean2.6%
Caribbean1.5%
Indian1.1%
+ other · 4.5%
Religion
Christian54.9%
No religion37.0%
Not answered5.4%
Muslim1.4%
+ other · 1.2%
Age groups
35–4920.5%
50–6415.4%
25–3414.6%
10–1511.1%
5–98.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.0%
Households
Other19.2%
Lone parent family: With dependent children15.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.6%
Any member 66+9.9%
Cohabiting couple family: No children6.5%
+ 8 other households · 35.5%
Administrative Information
Preston
Local Authority
Council AreaPreston E14001433
Constituency
E14001433Lancashire
Police Force
England
Ward
Lea & Larches
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 EnglandLancashire 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 013F E01025269
E01025269MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Preston 013 E02005265
E02005265LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Preston 013F E01025269
E01025269MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Preston 013 E02005265
E02005265Urban: 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
5:51 AM
Sunrise
6:18 PM
Sunset
12 hours 27 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:51 AM
Sunset (today)
6:18 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 27 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
April 2013
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~13 years
Active Duration
2013 -> PresentApril 2013 — Introduced
Postcode PR2 1AW introduced by Royal Mail.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01025269 and MSOA E02005265 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode PR2 1AW is currently active and in use.
First introduced
April 2013
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~13 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near PR2 1AW
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 58%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 36%
RWM expected
60%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 39%
RWM expected
45%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 19%
RWM expected
71%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 18%
RWM expected
58%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 37%
Attainment 8
44.6
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 0%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 6–16
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 17%
RWM expected
68%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 54%
RWM expected
70%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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