PR1 2ER
a large user postcode in Preston City Centre, Preston
Coordinates
Latitude: 53.7605 / 53°45'37"N
Longitude: -2.7027 / 2°42'9"W
OS Eastings: 353773
OS Northings: 429582
OS Grid: SD537295
Location Encoding
Mapcode National: GBR T9F.PM
Mapcode Global: WH85M.GQ7Z
Plus Code: 9C5VQ76W+6W
Maidenhead Locator System: IO83ps52
What Three Birds: whimbrel.murrelet.peregrine
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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Ring Way, Preston PR1 2ER
Summary
PR1 2ER is a large user postcode in Preston City Centre, Preston. It was first introduced in December 1995.
'Large User' postcodes are allocated to organisations which receive large amounts of post. Unlike standard geographic postcodes, which cover up to 80 addresses, a large user postcode is unique to a single address.
To the best of our knowledge, the current address of this postcode is:
Jobcentre Plus, Gateway House, 200 Ring Way, Preston PR1 2ER.
The geographic coordinates assigned to a large user postcode may not necessarily be the actual coordinates of the location to which mail is delivered. If the address is a PO Box, then the coordinates will usually be the Royal Mail sorting office which handles mail for that postcode. In other cases, the coordinates of the postcode may be the headquarters, or registered office, of an organisation rather than the building which receives mail.
The average commercial rateable value is £201,000. The most common recorded business type is Offices.
Preston is a city, which had a population of 97,886 in the 2011 census.
PR1 2ER is in the Preston travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Central Lancashire Primary Care Trust.
PR1 2ER is approximately 35m (115ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing PR1 2ER
2b2: Cosmopolitans - Inner-City Students - Multicultural Student Neighbourhoods
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for PR1 2ER
England C1: a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
9/10 (Very high)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
9/10 (Very high)
Area Retail Diversity Index
5/10 (Moderate)
Supermarkets near PR1 2ER include Aldi, Asda, Booths, Co-Operative Food, Farmfoods, Iceland, Lidl, M&S Simply Food, Morrisons, Sainsbury's and Waitrose. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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PR1 2ER at other websites
- Air quality forecast for PR1 2ER at Smogwatch
- Sunrise and sunset times at PR1 2ER at The Time and Place
- River levels and flood warnings near PR1 2ER at River Levels UK
- Listed Buildings near PR1 2ER at British Listed Buildings
- Food Hygiene Ratings near PR1 2ER at Hygiene Ratings UK
- Nearest beaches to PR1 2ER at British Beaches
- Electric vehicle charge points near PR1 2ER at Plugpoint
- See which government petitions are popular near PR1 2ER at Repetition.me
- Unique Property Reference Numbers (UPRNs) near PR1 2ER at UPRN Data UK
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Councils, constituencies and elected representatives
Residents of PR1 2ER are represented at different levels of local, regional and national government by elected representatives. Where known, these are shown here.
This data is updated approximately monthly, and may not necessarily take account of the results of any elections or by-elections held recently.
District Council
Preston City Council
Ward
City Centre
Councillors
Salim Desai (Labour)
Carol Henshaw (Labour)
Peter Moss (Independent)
County Council
Lancashire
Electoral Division
Preston City
County Councillor
Yousef Motala (Labour)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Preston
MP
Sir Mark Hendrick (Labour (Co-op))
Broadband Internet
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for PR1 2ER.
- Definitions
- Ultrafast: 300Mbit/s or greater
- Superfast: 30Mbit/s to less than 300Mbit/s
- Universal Service Obligation: Download speeds at or above 10Mbit/s and upload speeds at or above 1Mbit/s
Broadband statistics for commercial properties are less reliable than for domestic properties, as businesses are more likely to have other forms of Internet access that are not classified as 'Broadband'.
Schools
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near PR1 2ER.
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