Among the most deprived
IMD England
Low · 3.4 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£356,475
Median property price
—
Annual change
North West
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for PR26 7AX
Postcode
PR26 7AX
Coordinates
53.6983, -2.7403
Grid reference
SD512226
Easting
351,219
Northing
422,678
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5VM7X5+8V
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Midge Hall
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.
5677
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 5677 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 7AX
HM Land Registry · South Ribble
Average price
£346,331
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £356,475
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – Oct '25Oct '25: 1 sales · avg £384,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£395k£323k£252k
Jun '24Sep '24Dec '24Aug '25Oct '25
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 7AX
England & WalesCrime trends · near PR26 7AX
Counts are for Moss Side 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
13
YoY —
1371
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
2
YoY —
1470
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
210
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
210
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.93.4%
Other White2.9%
+ other · 3.7%
Religion
Christian51.8%
No religion42.9%
Not answered4.4%
+ other · 1.0%
Age groups
50–6421.3%
35–4917.9%
25–3413.5%
65–7410.9%
10–158.0%
+ 5 other age groups · 28.4%
Households
Other21.5%
Lone parent family: With dependent children11.3%
Any member 66+11.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children8.7%
+ 7 other households · 36.7%
Administrative Information
South Ribble
Local Authority
Council AreaSouth Ribble E14001491
Constituency
E14001491Lancashire
Police Force
England
Ward
Moss Side
Constituency code
E14001491
EU Electoral Region
North West
Parish
South Ribble, unparished area
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 014C E01025452
E01025452MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
South Ribble 014 E02005300
E02005300LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
South Ribble 014C E01025452
E01025452MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
South Ribble 014 E02005300
E02005300Urban: 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
5:54 AM
Sunrise
6:13 PM
Sunset
12 hours 19 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:54 AM
Sunset (today)
6:13 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 19 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 2024
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~2 years
Active Duration
2024 -> PresentJanuary 2024 — Introduced
Postcode PR26 7AX introduced by Royal Mail.
Present — Active
Postcode PR26 7AX is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 2024
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~2 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near PR26 7AX
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 9–16FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 30%
RWM expected
78%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 19%
RWM expected
74%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 25%
RWM expected
63%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 50%
RWM expected
28%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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