PR26 8LW
a large user postcode in Wymott, Lancashire
Coordinates
Latitude: 53.6784 / 53°40'42"N
Longitude: -2.7494 / 2°44'57"W
OS Eastings: 350595
OS Northings: 420473
OS Grid: SD505204
Location Encoding
Mapcode National: GBR 9T7X.K4
Mapcode Global: WH85Z.QSYY
Plus Code: 9C5VM7H2+86
Maidenhead Locator System: IO83pq02
What Three Birds: thrush.kestrel.greenshank
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
Ulnes Walton Lane, Leyland PR26 8LW
Summary
PR26 8LW is a large user postcode in Wymott, Lancashire. It was first introduced in June 2001.
'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:
H M Prison, Wymott Prison, Ulnes Walton Lane, Leyland PR26 8LW.
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 £1,120,000. The most common recorded business type is Prison.
In the 2011 census, there were 1039 people resident in PR26 8LW, of which 1034 were male and 5 were female. This includes residents of non-domestic properties such as hotels, prisons and halls of residence, which are likely to be the majority in otherwise non-residential postcodes.
PR26 8LW is in the Preston travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Central Lancashire Primary Care Trust.
PR26 8LW is approximately 13m (43ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing PR26 8LW
8a1: Hard-Pressed Living - Industrious Communities - Industrious Transitions
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for PR26 8LW
England E1: a rural village surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
8/10 (High)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
0/10 (Nonexistent)
Area Retail Diversity Index
6/10 (Moderate)
Supermarkets near PR26 8LW include Aldi, Asda, Iceland, Lidl, Morrisons and Tesco. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
Other nearby postcodes
PR26 8LW at other websites
- Crime near PR26 8LW at Crime Check UK
- Air quality forecast for PR26 8LW at Smogwatch
- Sunrise and sunset times at PR26 8LW at The Time and Place
- River levels and flood warnings near PR26 8LW at River Levels UK
- Listed Buildings near PR26 8LW at British Listed Buildings
- Food Hygiene Ratings near PR26 8LW at Hygiene Ratings UK
- Nearest beaches to PR26 8LW at British Beaches
- Electric vehicle charge points near PR26 8LW at Plugpoint
- See which government petitions are popular near PR26 8LW at Repetition.me
- Unique Property Reference Numbers (UPRNs) near PR26 8LW at UPRN Data UK
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Councils, constituencies and elected representatives
Residents of PR26 8LW 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
Chorley Borough Council
Ward
Lostock
Councillors
Paul Sloan (Labour)
John Dalton (Conservative)
County Council
Lancashire
Electoral Division
Chorley Rural West
County Councillor
Keith Iddon (Conservative)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
South Ribble
MP
Katherine Fletcher (Conservative)
Broadband Internet
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for PR26 8LW.
- 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 PR26 8LW.
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