PR2 8RA

a large user postcode in Fulwood, Preston

PR2 8RA Location Map

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.7827 / 53°46'57"N

Longitude: -2.7041 / 2°42'14"W

OS Eastings: 353703

OS Northings: 432053

OS Grid: SD537320

Location Encoding

Mapcode National: GBR T96.82

Mapcode Global: WH85M.F5KX

Plus Code: 9C5VQ7MW+39

Maidenhead Locator System: IO83ps57

What Three Birds: ovenbird.brambling.magpie

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St. Vincents Road, Fulwood, Preston PR2 8RA

Summary

PR2 8RA is a large user postcode in Fulwood, Preston. It was first introduced in January 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:
Archbishop Temple School, St. Vincents Road, Fulwood, Preston PR2 8RA.

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 £2,800. The most common recorded business type is Communication Station.

Fulwood is a town, which had a population of 35,830 in the 2011 census.

PR2 8RA is in the Preston travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Central Lancashire Primary Care Trust.

PR2 8RA is approximately 34m (112ft) above sea level.

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Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing PR2 8RA

6a1: Suburbanites - Suburban Achievers - Indian Tech Achievers

Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for PR2 8RA

England C1: a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside

Healthy Living Index

1/10 (Very low)

Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index

5/10 (Moderate)

Area Retail Diversity Index

5/10 (Moderate)

Supermarkets near PR2 8RA include Aldi, Asda, Booths, Co-Operative Food, Farmfoods, Iceland, Lidl, M&S Simply Food, Morrisons and Waitrose. (Source: OpenStreetMap)

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Councils, constituencies and elected representatives

Residents of PR2 8RA 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

Sharoe Green

Councillor

Maxwell Owen Green (Conservative)

County Council

Lancashire

Electoral Division

Preston Central East

County Councillor

Frank De Molfetta (Labour)

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Wyre and Preston North

MP

Ben Wallace (Conservative)

Broadband Internet

Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for PR2 8RA.

Full fibre availability
%
Ultrafast broadband availability
0%
Superfast broadband availability
0%
Premises unable to receive 30Mbits/s
100%
Premises unable to receive 10Mbits/s
0%
Premises unable to receive 5Mbits/s
0%
Premises unable to receive 2Mbits/s
0%
Premises below Universal Service Obligation
0%
  • 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 PR2 8RA.

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Government Statistical Service (GSS) Codes for PR2 8RA

Super Output Area, Lower Layer
E01025242
Preston 006C
Super Output Area, Middle Layer
E02005258
Preston 006
Local Authority Ward
E05005273
College
Local Authority Ward
E05012208
Sharoe Green
Local Authority
E07000123
Preston
County
E10000017
Lancashire
Region
E12000002
North West
Westminster Parliamentary Constituency
E14001057
Wyre and Preston North
European Electoral Region
E15000002
North West
Primary Care Organisation
E16000088
Central Lancashire
Police Force Area
E23000003
Lancashire
Travel to Work Area
E30000255
Preston
Built-up Area
E34005039
Preston
Built-up Area sub-division
E35000842
Fulwood
Local Enterprise Partnership
E37000019
Lancashire
Sub ICB Location
E38000227
NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB - 01E
NHS England Region
E40000010
North West
Non-Civil Parished Area
E43000225
Preston, unparished area
Sustainability and Transformation Partnership
E54000048
Lancashire and South Cumbria
Cancer Alliance
E56000018
Lancashire and South Cumbria
County Electoral Division
E58000804
Preston Central East
Country
E92000001
England

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