Latitude: 53.7897 / 53°47'23"N
Longitude: -2.6648 / 2°39'53"W
OS Eastings: 356301
OS Northings: 432806
OS Grid: SD563328
Mapcode National: GBR TH6.VP
Mapcode Global: WH96S.10BK
Plus Code: 9C5VQ8QP+V3
Maidenhead Locator System: IO83qs09
What Three Birds: egret.shoveler.knot
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PR2 5RU is a primarily residential postcode in Longsands, Preston. It was first introduced in January 1980.
The most common council tax bands are D and E.
Residential buildings are typically detached and semi-detached. Domestic properties are primarily houses.
Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £95,000 to £724,831 with an average of £379,121.
Residential buildings were typically constructed before 1900.
4% of residential property sales since 1995 have been new builds or newly converted.
Domestic properties are predominantly owner occupied.
The most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating is D.
The average commercial rateable value is £3,750. The most common recorded business type is Livery Stables.
Preston is a city, which had a population of 97,886 in the 2011 census.
In the 2011 census, there were 65 people resident in PR2 5RU, of which 32 were male and 33 were female. This also includes overnight visitors at domestic properties, and residents of non-domestic properties such as hotels, prisons and halls of residence.
PR2 5RU is in the Preston travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Central Lancashire Primary Care Trust.
PR2 5RU is approximately 56m (184ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing PR2 5RU
6a1: Suburbanites - Suburban Achievers - Indian Tech Achievers
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for PR2 5RU
England C1: a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
5/10 (Moderate)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
3/10 (Low)
Area Retail Diversity Index
5/10 (Moderate)
Supermarkets near PR2 5RU include Aldi, Asda, Booths, Co-Operative Food, Farmfoods, Iceland, Lidl, M&S Simply Food, Morrisons and Waitrose. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of PR2 5RU 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
Garrison
Councillors
Maxwell Green (Conservative)
Daniel Duckworth (Conservative)
David Walker (Conservative)
County Council
Lancashire
Electoral Division
Preston East
County Councillor
Anna Hindle (Labour)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Wyre and Preston North
MP
Ben Wallace (Conservative)
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for PR2 5RU.
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'.
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near PR2 5RU.
Brookfield Community Primary School
Watling Street Road, Preston, Lancashire, PR2 6TU
Community School
Ages 4 - 11
Good
Longsands Community Primary School
Longsands Lane, Fulwood, Preston, Lancashire, PR2 9PS
Community School
Ages 4 - 11
Good
St Maria Goretti Catholic Primary School, Preston
Gamull Lane, Ribbleton, Preston, Lancashire, PR2 6SJ
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 2 - 11
Good
Preston Grange Primary School
Grange Avenue, Ribbleton, Preston, Lancashire, PR2 6PS
Community School
Ages 4 - 11
Good
Preston Greenlands Community Primary School
Dawnay Road, Preston, Lancashire, PR2 6BB
Community School
Ages 5 - 11
Good
Archbishop Temple School, A Church of England Specialist College
St Vincent's Road, Fulwood, Preston, Lancashire, PR2 8RA
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 11 - 16
Outstanding
Moor Park High School and Sixth Form
Moor Park Avenue, Preston, Lancashire, PR1 6DT
Foundation School
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Corpus Christi Catholic High School
St Vincent's Road, Fulwood, Preston, Lancashire, PR2 8QY
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 11 - 16
Needs improvement
Preston Muslim Girls High School
Quwwatul Education Centre, Peel Hall Street, Deepdale, Preston, Lancashire, PR1 6QQ
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 11 - 19
Outstanding
Fulwood Academy
Black Bull Lane, Fulwood, Preston, Lancashire, PR2 9YR
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 16
Needs improvement
Our Lady's Catholic High School
St Anthony's Drive, Fulwood, Preston, Lancashire, PR2 3SQ
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 11 - 16
Outstanding
Christ The King Catholic High School
Lawrence Avenue, Frenchwood, Preston, Lancashire, PR1 4PR
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 11 - 16
Good
Broughton High School
Woodplumpton Lane, Broughton, Preston, Lancashire, PR3 5JJ
Community School
Ages 11 - 16
Outstanding
St Cecilia's RC High School
Chapel Hill, Longridge, Preston, Lancashire, PR3 2XA
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 11 - 16
Good
Longridge High School A Maths and Computing College
Preston Road, Longridge, Preston, Lancashire, PR3 3AR
Community School
Ages 11 - 16
Needs improvement
The overall school grade in this area is high.