PR26 9HD postcode in Croston, Lancashire

PR26 9HD is a postcode in Croston, in the Croston, Mawdesley & Euxton South ward of Chorley. It is in the South Ribble parliamentary constituency and the Lancashire police force area, and has been in use since June 2002.

Flooding High flood risk 1 of 45 homes and businesses at high risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Chorley: 93% Typical price £268,300 Homes sold in PR26 9, last 12 months. ▼ 11.1% on the year before Nearest station Croston 150 m in a straight line

Where PR26 9HD is, and what is near it

Map of PR26 9HD and what is near it Map of PR26 9HD: its centre point, with the 90 other postcodes in the PR26 9 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. PR26 9AA: also in PR26 9PR26 9AF: also in PR26 9PR26 9AG: also in PR26 9PR26 9AU: also in PR26 9PR26 9AW: also in PR26 9PR26 9BF: also in PR26 9PR26 9HF: also in PR26 9PR26 9HG: also in PR26 9PR26 9HH: also in PR26 9PR26 9HJ: also in PR26 9PR26 9HL: also in PR26 9PR26 9HN: also in PR26 9PR26 9HP: also in PR26 9PR26 9HQ: also in PR26 9PR26 9HS: also in PR26 9PR26 9HT: also in PR26 9PR26 9HU: also in PR26 9PR26 9HW: also in PR26 9PR26 9HX: also in PR26 9PR26 9HY: also in PR26 9PR26 9HZ: also in PR26 9PR26 9JA: also in PR26 9PR26 9QY: also in PR26 9PR26 9RA: also in PR26 9PR26 9RD: also in PR26 9PR26 9RF: also in PR26 9PR26 9RG: also in PR26 9PR26 9RH: also in PR26 9PR26 9RJ: also in PR26 9PR26 9RL: also in PR26 9PR26 9RN: also in PR26 9PR26 9RP: also in PR26 9PR26 9RQ: also in PR26 9PR26 9RR: also in PR26 9PR26 9RS: also in PR26 9PR26 9RT: also in PR26 9PR26 9RU: also in PR26 9PR26 9RW: also in PR26 9PR26 9RY: also in PR26 9PR26 9RZ: also in PR26 9PR26 9SA: also in PR26 9PR26 9SB: also in PR26 9PR26 9SD: also in PR26 9PR26 9SE: also in PR26 9PR26 9SH: also in PR26 9PR26 9SJ: also in PR26 9 School 1.5 kmGP 3.9 kmSchool 4.0 kmGP 4.1 kmRufford station 4.3 kmCroston PR26 9HD Map of PR26 9HD and what is near it Map of PR26 9HD: its centre point, with the 90 other postcodes in the PR26 9 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. School 1.5 kmGP 3.9 kmGP 4.1 kmCroston PR26 9HD
  • PR26 9HD
  • Other postcodes in PR26 9: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 4 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.6683, longitude -2.7760)

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; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after PR26 9HD?

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 PR26 9HD?

Every home and business at PR26 9HD can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Chorley: 93%

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

Chorley: 98%

The line marks the figure across Chorley.

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 PR26 9HD?

BinDayBuddy has not read Chorley Council's days for PR26 9HD today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for PR26 9HD 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 PR26 9HD at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

High risk

The Environment Agency counts 45 homes and businesses at PR26 9HD. 1 is in an area at high risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.

45 homes and businesses at PR26 9HD High: 1Not in an area at risk: 44

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

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 Chorley

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for PR26 9HD: 1,433 properties in Chorley are at high risk (2.2% of all its properties). All the figures for Chorley

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 PR26 9HD 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 PR26 9HD?

Homes in PR26 9 sold for a typical £268,300 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 44 sales, down 11.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£268,300 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£301,750 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 11.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £495,000 7 sales
  • Semi-detached £333,500 10 sales
  • Terraced £257,000 25 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 2 sales, too few to price

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole PR26 district: a typical £270,000 from 178 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 PR26 9HD

HM Land Registry records 6 standard sales of homes in PR26 9HD from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 1 December 2025. The middle price was £213,750, from £180,000 to £335,000. Across PR26 9, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £268,300. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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

What council tax band are homes near PR26 9HD?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 540 homes in the neighbourhood around PR26 9HD. The largest share of them, 30%, are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (20%). 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 PR26 9HD

Band D in Chorley for 2026‑27: £2,430. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,620 (band A) to £4,050 (band G); band A, the most common, is £1,620.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 160 (30%)£1,620
Band Babout 80 (15%)£1,890
Band Cabout 110 (20%)£2,160
Band Dabout 60 (11%)£2,430
Band Eabout 60 (11%)£2,970
Band Fabout 40 (7%)£3,510
Band Gabout 30 (6%)£4,050
Band Hwithheld£4,860

When the homes were built

  1. 20% Before 1900
  2. 4% 1900 to 1918
  3. 18% 1919 to 1939
  4. 10% 1945 to 1964
  5. 20% 1965 to 1982
  6. 10% 1983 to 1999
  7. 18% 2000 to 2009
  8. 2% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Chorley 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 PR26 9HD is in (ONS area E01024975), 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 PR26 9HD?

The nearest open schools to PR26 9HD, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near PR26 9HD, 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 PR26 9HD?

The nearest railway station to the centre of PR26 9HD is Croston Rail Station, 150 metres away in a straight line.

  • Croston Rail Station Railway station 150 mWalk
  • Rufford Rail Station Railway station 4.3 kmCycle

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

4 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Railway Station, 152 m away.

More stations near PR26 9HD, 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 PR26 9HD?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of PR26 9HD, 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 PR26 9HD?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of PR26 9HD on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

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 PR26 9HD?

The nearest to the centre of PR26 9HD, 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 PR26 9HD?

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 PR26 9HD?

The nearest care homes to the centre of PR26 9HD, 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 PR26 9HD?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of PR26 9HD, 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 PR26 9HD?

The nearest vets to the centre of PR26 9HD 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 PR26 9HD in a conservation area?

The centre of PR26 9HD 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 PR26 9HD?

Police.uk records 11 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of PR26 9HD in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences7 reports
Anti-social behaviour1 report
Public order1 report
Burglary1 report
Vehicle crime1 report

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 PR26 9HD

Ward
Croston, Mawdesley & Euxton South
Parish
Croston
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Croston
Rural or urban
Larger rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
June 2002

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

Where to check what we do not hold

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The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

PR26 9HF90 mPR26 9HW100 mPR26 9HZ100 mPR26 9HL110 mPR26 9HN110 mPR26 9AF160 m
All of PR26

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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