High deprivation
IMD England
24
Crime · May '26
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Avg property price
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Annual change
North West
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for PR5 8LN
Preston
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
PR5 8LN
Coordinates
53.7090, -2.6417
Grid reference
SD577238
Easting
357,738
Northing
423,811
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5VP955+J8
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Bamber Bridge
Travel to Work
Preston
ITL Region
Chorley
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.
7296
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 7296 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 · PR5 8LN
HM Land Registry · Chorley
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Police Recorded Crime near PR5 8LN
Crime trends · near PR5 8LN
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
1581
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
15
YoY +200%
ASB
1050
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY -43%
Vehicle Crime
320
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY +100%
Burglary
320
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY -50%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.90.6%
Other White5.3%
+ other · 4.1%
Religion
Christian55.1%
No religion38.0%
Not answered4.4%
Other religion1.1%
+ other · 1.3%
Age groups
50–6421.3%
35–4918.6%
25–3413.4%
65–749.0%
75–848.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.3%
Households
Other34.4%
Any member 66+11.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.4%
Cohabiting couple family: No children7.6%
+ 7 other households · 28.1%
Administrative Information
Chorley
Local Authority
Council AreaChorley E14001170
Constituency
E14001170Lancashire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Clayton East, Brindle & Hoghton
Constituency code
E14001170
EU Electoral Region
North West
Parish
Clayton-le-Woods
International Territorial Level
Chorley
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 - 00X
Cancer Alliance
Lancashire and South Cumbria
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Chorley 001B E01024952
E01024952MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Chorley 001 E02005189
E02005189LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Chorley 001B E01024952
E01024952MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Chorley 001 E02005189
E02005189Urban: 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
3:54 AM
Sunrise
8:37 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:54 AM
Sunset (today)
8:37 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
April 1985
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~41 years
Active Duration
1985 -> PresentApril 1985 — Introduced
Postcode PR5 8LN 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: 7296
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01024952 and MSOA E02005189 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode PR5 8LN is currently active and in use.
First introduced
April 1985
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~41 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
Schools near PR5 8LN
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Cambian Red Rose School
Lancashire · PR5 8LN
0.0 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 5–18
St Bede's Catholic Primary School
Lancashire · PR6 7EB
Good
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Westwood Primary School
Lancashire · PR5 8LS
Good
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11
Clayton Brook Primary School
Lancashire · PR5 8HL
Good
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Clayton-le-Woods Manor Road Primary School
Lancashire · PR6 7JR
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Progress School
Lancashire · PR5 6AQ
0.5 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 7–19
Clayton-le-Woods Church of England Primary School
Lancashire · PR6 7EU
Good
0.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Bridgeway School
Lancashire · PR5 6EP
1.1 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 9–18
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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