Around average
IMD England
Around average · 4.2 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£266,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
North West
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for PR26 6RD
Postcode
PR26 6RD
Coordinates
53.7201, -2.7035
Grid reference
SD536250
Easting
353,675
Northing
425,084
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5VP7CW+2J
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
New Gate
Travel to Work
Preston
ITL Region
South Ribble
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.
19718
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 19718 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 & WalesProperty sales · PR26 6RD
HM Land Registry · South Ribble
Average price
£261,750
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £266,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Dec '24 – Jun '26Jun '26: 1 sales · avg £320,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£320k£258k£195k
Dec '24Mar '25Jun '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near PR26 6RD
England & WalesCrime trends · near PR26 6RD
Counts are for Farington West electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
4
YoY —
1370
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
1
YoY —
1370
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
4
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.94.2%
Other White1.5%
+ other · 4.3%
Religion
Christian64.6%
No religion29.4%
Not answered4.1%
+ other · 1.9%
Age groups
50–6423.4%
35–4918.0%
25–3411.9%
65–7411.3%
75–847.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.2%
Households
Other16.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.9%
Any member 66+13.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.0%
All members 66+10.8%
+ 8 other households · 31.8%
Administrative Information
South Ribble
Local Authority
Council AreaSouth Ribble E14001491
Constituency
E14001491Lancashire
Police Force
England
Ward
Farington West
Constituency code
E14001491
EU Electoral Region
North West
Parish
Farington
International Territorial Level
South Ribble
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 - 00X
Cancer Alliance
Lancashire and South Cumbria
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
South Ribble 012C E01025419
E01025419MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
South Ribble 012 E02005298
E02005298LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
South Ribble 012C E01025419
E01025419MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
South Ribble 012 E02005298
E02005298Urban: 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
5:56 AM
Sunrise
6:11 PM
Sunset
12 hours 15 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:56 AM
Sunset (today)
6:11 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 15 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 PR26 6RD introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 19718
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01025419 and MSOA E02005298 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode PR26 6RD is currently active and in use.
First introduced
June 2001
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~25 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near PR26 6RD
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 17%
RWM expected
67%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 19%
RWM expected
48%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 4–16FSM 50%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 4–16
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 13%
RWM expected
68%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 64%
RWM expected
30%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 18%
Attainment 8
47.6
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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