High deprivation
IMD England
86
Crime · May '26
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Avg property price
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Annual change
North West
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for PR2 5RW
Postcode
PR2 5RW
Coordinates
53.7849, -2.6600
Grid reference
SD566322
Easting
356,609
Northing
432,265
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5VQ8MQ+XX
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.
7141
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 7141 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)
Property sales · PR2 5RW
HM Land Registry · Preston
Average price
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Police Recorded Crime near PR2 5RW
Crime trends · near PR2 5RW
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
473115
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
30
YoY +20%
ASB
37214
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
10
YoY -60%
Vehicle Crime
840
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY stable
Burglary
950
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
1382
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
8
YoY +300%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.82.5%
Pakistani4.4%
Other White4.3%
Indian2.9%
White & Black Caribbean1.4%
+ 1 other groups · 4.5%
Religion
Christian57.3%
No religion30.5%
Muslim6.7%
Not answered3.8%
+ other · 1.8%
Age groups
35–4921.2%
50–6418.2%
25–3412.6%
10–159.6%
5–97.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.5%
Households
Other18.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children17.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.8%
Lone parent family: With dependent children10.6%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children8.3%
+ 7 other households · 34.1%
Administrative Information
Preston
Local Authority
Council AreaPreston E14001433
Constituency
E14001433Lancashire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Brookfield
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 ScotlandLancashire 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 007A E01025234
E01025234MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Preston 007 E02005259
E02005259LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Preston 007A E01025234
E01025234MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Preston 007 E02005259
E02005259Urban: 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
3:53 AM
Sunrise
8:38 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:53 AM
Sunset (today)
8:38 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
June 2001
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~25 years
Active Duration
2001 -> PresentJune 2001 — Introduced
Postcode PR2 5RW introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 7141
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01025234 and MSOA E02005259 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode PR2 5RW is currently active and in use.
First introduced
June 2001
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~25 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
Schools near PR2 5RW
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Highfield Priory School
Lancashire · PR2 5RW
0.0 mi
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 2–11
Brookfield Community Primary School
Lancashire · PR2 6TU
Good
0.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
St Maria Goretti Catholic Primary School, Preston
Lancashire · PR2 6SJ
0.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Preston Grange Primary School
Lancashire · PR2 6PS
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Moor Nook Community Primary School
Lancashire · PR2 6EE
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Sir Tom Finney Community High School
Lancashire · PR2 6EE
Good
0.6 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19
Preston Greenlands Community Primary School
Lancashire · PR2 6BB
Requires improvement
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
The Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School
Lancashire · PR2 6LX
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Longsands Community Primary School
Lancashire · PR2 9PS
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
The Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School, Preston
Lancashire · PR2 6LX
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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