PR26 9HJ
a primarily residential postcode in Croston, Lancashire
Coordinates
Latitude: 53.662 / 53°39'43"N
Longitude: -2.7726 / 2°46'21"W
OS Eastings: 349046
OS Northings: 418671
OS Grid: SD490186
Location Encoding
Mapcode National: GBR 9V23.J0
Mapcode Global: WH865.C6ZY
Plus Code: 9C5VM66G+RX
Maidenhead Locator System: IO83op78
What Three Birds: eider.serin.woodlark
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
Willowbank Cottages, Out Lane, Croston, Leyland PR26 9HJ
Summary
PR26 9HJ is a primarily residential postcode in Croston, Lancashire. It was first introduced in June 2001.
The most common council tax bands are C and B.
Residential buildings are typically semi-detached and detached. Domestic properties are primarily houses.
Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £75,349 to £603,993 with an average of £276,684.
Residential buildings were typically constructed between 1900 and 1929.
None of the residential properties sold since 1995 have been new builds or newly converted.
Domestic properties are predominantly owner occupied.
The most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings are D and E.
Commercial rateable values range from £10,000 to £156,000 with an average of £40,250. The most common recorded business types are School and Public House.
Croston is a village, which had a population of 2,917 in the 2011 census.
In the 2011 census, there were 90 people resident in PR26 9HJ, of which 47 were male and 43 were female. This also includes overnight visitors at domestic properties, and residents of non-domestic properties such as hotels, prisons and halls of residence.
PR26 9HJ is in the Preston travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Central Lancashire Primary Care Trust.
PR26 9HJ is approximately 11m (36ft) above sea level.
See recent residential property sales in PR26 9HJ
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing PR26 9HJ
6b3: Suburbanites - Semi-Detached Suburbia - Semi-Detached Ageing
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for PR26 9HJ
England D1: a small town or larger village, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
7/10 (High)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
1/10 (Very low)
Area Retail Diversity Index
6/10 (Moderate)
Supermarkets near PR26 9HJ include Co-Operative Food. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
Other nearby postcodes
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- Unique Property Reference Numbers (UPRNs) near PR26 9HJ at UPRN Data UK
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Councils, constituencies and elected representatives
Residents of PR26 9HJ 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 9HJ.
- 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 9HJ.
Primary
Trinity and St Michael's VA CofE/Methodist Primary School
Out Lane, Croston, Leyland, Lancashire, PR26 9HJ
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 4 - 11
Outstanding
Bretherton Endowed Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
South Road, Bretherton, Leyland, Lancashire, PR26 9AH
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 4 - 11
Outstanding
Eccleston Primary School
Doctor's Lane, Eccleston, Chorley, Lancashire, PR7 5RA
Community School
Ages 4 - 11
Good
Mawdesley St Peter's Church of England Primary School
Hurst Green, Mawdesley, Ormskirk, Lancashire, L40 2QT
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 5 - 11
Good
Eccleston St Mary's Church of England Primary School
The Green, Eccleston, Chorley, Lancashire, PR7 5TE
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 4 - 11
Outstanding
Secondary
Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Academy
Highfield Road, Croston, Leyland, Lancashire, PR26 9HH
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 16
Outstanding
Tarleton Academy
Hesketh Lane, Tarleton, Preston, Lancashire, PR4 6AQ
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 16
Good
St Mary's Catholic High School
Royal Avenue, Leyland, Lancashire, PR25 1BS
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 11 - 16
Good
Wellfield High School
Yewlands Drive, Leyland, Lancashire, PR25 2TP
Community School
Ages 11 - 16
Needs improvement
Balshaw's Church of England High School
Church Road, Leyland, Lancashire, PR25 3AH
Voluntary Controlled School
Ages 11 - 16
Outstanding
Hutton Church of England Grammar School
Liverpool Road, Hutton, Preston, Lancashire, PR4 5SN
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
Burscough Priory Science College
Trevor Road, Burscough, Ormskirk, Lancashire, L40 7RZ
Community School
Ages 11 - 16
Good
Parklands High School
Southport Road, Chorley, Lancashire, PR7 1LL
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 16
Good
The overall school grade in this area is high.