High deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 6.0 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
North West
Region
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.
12688
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 12688 out of 33,755 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 & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near PR7 5BW
England & WalesCrime trends · near PR7 5BW
Counts are for Coppull electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearSep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
22
YoY +100%
26177
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
12
YoY -40%
22122
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
320
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
630
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
3
YoY —
950
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.94.9%
Other White1.1%
Pakistani1.0%
+ other · 3.0%
Religion
Christian55.9%
No religion36.4%
Not answered5.8%
Muslim1.3%
+ other · 0.7%
Age groups
50–6420.3%
35–4918.8%
25–3415.1%
65–748.6%
10–157.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.5%
Households
Other15.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.7%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.6%
Any member 66+8.8%
+ 8 other households · 41.7%
Coordinates & Location for PR7 5BW
Postcode
PR7 5BW
Coordinates
53.6274, -2.6619
Grid reference
SD563147
Easting
356,323
Northing
414,747
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5VJ8GQ+X6
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Coppull
Travel to Work
Preston
ITL Region
Chorley
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
Chorley
Local Authority
Council AreaChorley E14001170
Constituency
E14001170Lancashire
Police Force
England
Ward
Coppull
Constituency code
E14001170
EU Electoral Region
North West
Parish
Coppull
International Territorial Level
Chorley
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
Chorley 013C E01024960
E01024960MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Chorley 013 E02005201
E02005201LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Chorley 013C E01024960
E01024960MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Chorley 013 E02005201
E02005201Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1
2021 Classification
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1
Sun & Time Information
6:17 AM
Sunrise
5:41 PM
Sunset
11 hours 24 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
6:17 AM
Sunset (today)
5:41 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 24 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
December 1996
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~30 years
Active Duration
1996 -> PresentDecember 1996 — Introduced
Postcode PR7 5BW introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1. IMD England rank: 12688
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1. LSOA E01024960 and MSOA E02005201 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode PR7 5BW is currently active and in use.
First introduced
December 1996
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~30 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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Schools near PR7 5BW
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 13%
RWM expected
73%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 41%
RWM expected
63%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 15%
RWM expected
57%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 9%
RWM expected
77%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 29%
Attainment 8
42.1
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