Latitude: 53.7558 / 53°45'20"N
Longitude: -2.7032 / 2°42'11"W
OS Eastings: 353733
OS Northings: 429059
OS Grid: SD537290
Mapcode National: GBR T9B.W8
Mapcode Global: WH85M.FVZL
Plus Code: 9C5VQ74W+8P
Maidenhead Locator System: IO83ps51
What Three Birds: vireo.dotterel.loon
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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PR1 8RY is a non-residential postcode in Preston City Centre. It was first introduced in July 1990.
The average commercial rateable value is £51,500. The most common recorded business type is Offices.
Preston is a city, which had a population of 97,886 in the 2011 census.
PR1 8RY is in the Preston travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Central Lancashire Primary Care Trust.
PR1 8RY is approximately 31m (102ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing PR1 8RY
2a3: Cosmopolitans - Students Around Campus - Students and Professionals
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for PR1 8RY
England C1: a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
7/10 (High)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
9/10 (Very high)
Area Retail Diversity Index
5/10 (Moderate)
Supermarkets near PR1 8RY 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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Residents of PR1 8RY 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))
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for PR1 8RY.
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 PR1 8RY.
St Stephen's CofE School
South Meadow Lane, Preston, Lancashire, PR1 8JN
Voluntary Controlled School
Ages 3 - 11
Good
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School
St Austin's Place, Avenham, Preston, Lancashire, PR1 3YJ
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 5 - 11
Good
Frenchwood Community Primary School
Frenchwood Knoll, Preston, Lancashire, PR1 4LE
Community School
Ages 3 - 11
Good
St Ignatius' Catholic Primary School
St Ignatius Square, Preston, Lancashire, PR1 1TT
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 4 - 11
Good
English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Preston
Sizer Street, Preston, Lancashire, PR1 7DR
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 3 - 11
Good
Christ The King Catholic High School
Lawrence Avenue, Frenchwood, Preston, Lancashire, PR1 4PR
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 11 - 16
Good
Preston Muslim Girls High School
Quwwatul Education Centre, Peel Hall Street, Deepdale, Preston, Lancashire, PR1 6QQ
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 11 - 19
Outstanding
Moor Park High School and Sixth Form
Moor Park Avenue, Preston, Lancashire, PR1 6DT
Foundation School
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Penwortham Girls' High School
Cop Lane, Penwortham, Preston, Lancashire, PR1 0SR
Community School
Ages 11 - 16
Outstanding
Penwortham Priory Academy
Crow Hills Road, Penwortham, Preston, Lancashire, PR1 0JE
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 16
Needs improvement
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
Our Lady's Catholic High School
St Anthony's Drive, Fulwood, Preston, Lancashire, PR2 3SQ
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 11 - 16
Outstanding
All Hallows Catholic High School
Crabtree Avenue, Penwortham, Preston, Lancashire, PR1 0LN
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 11 - 16
Outstanding
Ashton Community Science College
Aldwych Drive, Ashton, Preston, Lancashire, PR2 1SL
Community School
Ages 11 - 16
Good
Lostock Hall Academy Trust
Todd Lane North, Lostock Hall, Preston, Lancashire, PR5 5UR
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 16
Good
The overall school grade in this area is high.