PR1 2NN postcode in Preston, Lancashire

PR1 2NN is a postcode in Preston, in the City Centre ward. It is in the Preston parliamentary constituency and the Lancashire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 85% of homes and businesses can get it. Preston: 92% Typical price £123,500 Homes sold in PR1 2, last 12 months. ▲ 27.6% on the year before Nearest station Preston 400 m in a straight line

Where PR1 2NN is, and what is near it

Map of PR1 2NN and what is near it Map of PR1 2NN: its centre point, with the 107 other postcodes in the PR1 2 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 17 bus stops and 5 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. PR1 2AA: also in PR1 2PR1 2AB: also in PR1 2PR1 2AD: also in PR1 2PR1 2AE: also in PR1 2PR1 2AF: also in PR1 2PR1 2AH: also in PR1 2PR1 2AL: also in PR1 2PR1 2AP: also in PR1 2PR1 2AQ: also in PR1 2PR1 2AR: also in PR1 2PR1 2AT: also in PR1 2PR1 2AU: also in PR1 2PR1 2AY: also in PR1 2PR1 2BA: also in PR1 2PR1 2BB: also in PR1 2PR1 2BF: also in PR1 2PR1 2BG: also in PR1 2PR1 2BJ: also in PR1 2PR1 2BL: also in PR1 2PR1 2BQ: also in PR1 2PR1 2BS: also in PR1 2PR1 2BT: also in PR1 2PR1 2DA: also in PR1 2PR1 2ED: also in PR1 2PR1 2EE: also in PR1 2PR1 2EF: also in PR1 2PR1 2EH: also in PR1 2PR1 2EJ: also in PR1 2PR1 2EL: also in PR1 2PR1 2EN: also in PR1 2PR1 2EP: also in PR1 2PR1 2ER: also in PR1 2PR1 2ES: also in PR1 2PR1 2EU: also in PR1 2PR1 2EX: also in PR1 2PR1 2FQ: also in PR1 2PR1 2GD: also in PR1 2PR1 2HA: also in PR1 2PR1 2HB: also in PR1 2PR1 2HD: also in PR1 2PR1 2HE: also in PR1 2PR1 2HF: also in PR1 2PR1 2HH: also in PR1 2PR1 2HP: also in PR1 2PR1 2JU: also in PR1 2PR1 2JZ: also in PR1 2PR1 2LA: also in PR1 2PR1 2LL: also in PR1 2PR1 2NJ: also in PR1 2PR1 2NL: also in PR1 2PR1 2NP: also in PR1 2PR1 2NQ: also in PR1 2PR1 2NR: also in PR1 2PR1 2PD: also in PR1 2PR1 2PP: also in PR1 2PR1 2PT: also in PR1 2PR1 2PY: also in PR1 2PR1 2PZ: also in PR1 2PR1 2QD: also in PR1 2PR1 2QE: also in PR1 2PR1 2QF: also in PR1 2PR1 2QH: also in PR1 2PR1 2QJ: also in PR1 2PR1 2QL: also in PR1 2PR1 2QP: also in PR1 2PR1 2QT: also in PR1 2PR1 2QU: also in PR1 2PR1 2QY: also in PR1 2PR1 2RA: also in PR1 2PR1 2RB: also in PR1 2PR1 2RE: also in PR1 2PR1 2RF: also in PR1 2PR1 2RL: also in PR1 2PR1 2RN: also in PR1 2PR1 2RQ: also in PR1 2PR1 2RR: also in PR1 2PR1 2RU: also in PR1 2PR1 2RX: also in PR1 2PR1 2RZ: also in PR1 2PR1 2SA: also in PR1 2PR1 2SP: also in PR1 2PR1 2SQ: also in PR1 2PR1 2TY: also in PR1 2PR1 2UH: also in PR1 2PR1 2UP: also in PR1 2PR1 2UQ: also in PR1 2PR1 2US: also in PR1 2PR1 2UT: also in PR1 2PR1 2UX: also in PR1 2PR1 2XB: also in PR1 2PR1 2XD: also in PR1 2PR1 2XE: also in PR1 2PR1 2XF: also in PR1 2PR1 2XJ: also in PR1 2PR1 2XN: also in PR1 2PR1 2XP: also in PR1 2PR1 2XQ: also in PR1 2PR1 2XS: also in PR1 2PR1 2YF: also in PR1 2PR1 2YJ: also in PR1 2PR1 2YL: also in PR1 2PR1 2YX: also in PR1 2 Abrar Academy 1.2 kmGP 1.4 kmLostock Hall station 4.0 kmCity Centre PR1 2NN Map of PR1 2NN and what is near it Map of PR1 2NN: its centre point, with the 107 other postcodes in the PR1 2 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 17 bus stops and 5 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Abrar Academy 1.2 kmCity Centre PR1 2NN
  • PR1 2NN
  • Other postcodes in PR1 2: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 17 bus stops
  • 5 EV charging points
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.7589, longitude -2.7029)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after PR1 2NN?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at PR1 2NN?

Every home and business at PR1 2NN can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 85% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)85% can get it

Preston: 92%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Preston: 99%

The line marks the figure across Preston.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at PR1 2NN?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for PR1 2NN.

Check the bin days for PR1 2NN on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is PR1 2NN at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include PR1 2NN.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Preston

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for PR1 2NN: 2,556 properties in Preston are at high risk (3.1% of all its properties). All the figures for Preston

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of PR1 2NN is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near PR1 2NN?

Homes in PR1 2 sold for a typical £123,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 6 sales, up 27.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£123,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£96,750 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 27.6% on the 12 months before
  • Flat or maisonette £123,500 6 sales

Across the whole PR1 district: a typical £166,990 from 537 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in PR1 2NN

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in PR1 2NN from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Food hygiene ratings at PR1 2NN

The Food Standards Agency lists 7 food businesses at PR1 2NN. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near PR1 2NN?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,390 homes in the neighbourhood around PR1 2NN. Over half of them (66%) are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (56%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around PR1 2NN

Band D in Preston for 2026‑27: £2,576. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,717 (band A) to £4,293 (band G); band A, the most common, is £1,717.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 920 (66%)£1,717
Band Babout 230 (17%)£2,003
Band Cabout 130 (9%)£2,290
Band Dabout 50 (4%)£2,576
Band Eabout 40 (3%)£3,148
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£3,721
Band Gabout 10 (1%)£4,293
Band Hwithheld£5,151

When the homes were built

  1. 56% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 1% 1919 to 1939
  4. 1% 1945 to 1964
  5. 3% 1965 to 1982
  6. 2% 1983 to 1999
  7. 9% 2000 to 2009
  8. 4% 2010 to 2019
  9. 22% 2020 or later

Averages for Preston before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of PR1 2NN is in (ONS area E01025306), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near PR1 2NN?

The nearest open schools to PR1 2NN, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near PR1 2NN, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to PR1 2NN?

The nearest railway station to the centre of PR1 2NN is Preston Rail Station, 400 metres away in a straight line.

  • Preston Rail Station Railway station 400 mWalk
  • Lostock Hall Rail Station Railway station 4.0 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

17 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest St Georges Centre, 54 m away.

More stations near PR1 2NN, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near PR1 2NN?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of PR1 2NN, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near PR1 2NN?

5 within 1 km 8 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of PR1 2NN, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 300 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 300 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 300 mWalk

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near PR1 2NN?

The nearest to the centre of PR1 2NN, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to PR1 2NN?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near PR1 2NN?

The nearest care homes to the centre of PR1 2NN, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near PR1 2NN?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of PR1 2NN, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near PR1 2NN?

The nearest vets to the centre of PR1 2NN on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is PR1 2NN in a conservation area?

The centre of PR1 2NN is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near PR1 2NN?

Police.uk records 843 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of PR1 2NN in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences290 reports
Anti-social behaviour193 reports
Shoplifting77 reports
Criminal damage and arson63 reports
Public order53 reports
Other theft43 reports

Also: bicycle theft 25, vehicle crime 23, drugs 22, other crime 14, theft from the person 13, burglary 11, robbery 8, possession of weapons 8.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for PR1 2NN

Ward
City Centre
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Preston
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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