Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
24550
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 24550 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 PR2 3QU
Crime trends · near PR2 3QU
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
9
YoY -62%
ASB
3
YoY -50%
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY -50%
Burglary
0
YoY -100%
Criminal damage
1
YoY +100%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
4 of 5 key categories improving · criminal damage rising
23
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,645
White Brit.61.2%
Indian23.3%
Pakistani5.5%
Other White2.5%
Other ethnic group: Arab1.8%
+ 1 other groups · 5.7%
Religion
Total residents: 1,648
Christian46.1%
Muslim26.8%
No religion17.7%
Not answered6.0%
Hindu2.4%
+ other · 1.1%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,648
50–6422.4%
35–4918.3%
25–3411.8%
65–7411.3%
10–156.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.5%
Households
Total households: 649
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.9%
Any member 66+13.9%
Other13.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.2%
All members 66+12.0%
+ 7 other households · 28.7%
Administrative Information
Preston
Local Authority
Council Area
Ribble Valley E14001443
Constituency
E14001443
Lancashire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Greyfriars
Constituency code
E14001443
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 006B E01025241
E01025241
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Preston 006 E02005258
E02005258
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Preston 006B E01025241
E01025241
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Preston 006 E02005258
E02005258
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
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode PR2 3QU introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban 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 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 24550
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01025241 and MSOA E02005258 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode PR2 3QU is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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