Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
20377
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 20377 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 8BL
Crime trends · near PR2 8BL
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
23
YoY +130%
ASB
5
YoY -29%
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY -33%
Burglary
1
YoY stable
Criminal damage
4
YoY +300%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · criminal damage rising
48
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,473
White Brit.46.0%
Indian32.0%
Pakistani9.8%
Other White2.3%
Other Asian1.8%
+ 3 other groups · 8.0%
Religion
Total residents: 1,480
Muslim41.0%
Christian33.9%
No religion16.0%
Not answered4.6%
Hindu2.7%
+ other · 1.9%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,486
50–6418.2%
35–4916.7%
25–3412.8%
65–749.1%
10–158.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 34.9%
Households
Total households: 552
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children19.8%
Any member 66+17.4%
All members 66+10.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.5%
Other10.0%
+ 7 other households · 31.9%
Administrative Information
Preston
Local Authority
Council Area
Preston E14001433
Constituency
E14001433
Lancashire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Garrison
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 006E E01025251
E01025251
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Preston 006 E02005258
E02005258
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Preston 006E E01025251
E01025251
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
4:17 AM
Sunrise
7:56 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:17 AM
Sunset (today)
7:56 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
September 2008
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~18 years
Active Duration
2008 -> Present
September 2008 — Introduced
Postcode PR2 8BL introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 20377
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01025251 and MSOA E02005258 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode PR2 8BL is currently active and in use.
First introduced
September 2008
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~18 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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