PR3 5FF postcode in Preston, Lancashire

PR3 5FF is a postcode in Preston, in the Preston Rural East ward. It is in the Ribble Valley parliamentary constituency and the Lancashire police force area, and has been in use since July 2023.

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 97% of homes and businesses can get it. Preston: 92% Typical price £358,000 Homes sold in PR3 5, last 12 months. ▲ 8.9% on the year before Nearest station Preston 5.2 km in a straight line

Where PR3 5FF is, and what is near it

Map of PR3 5FF and what is near it Map of PR3 5FF: its centre point, with the 133 other postcodes in the PR3 5 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. PR3 5AF: also in PR3 5PR3 5AG: also in PR3 5PR3 5BE: also in PR3 5PR3 5BF: also in PR3 5PR3 5BH: also in PR3 5PR3 5BJ: also in PR3 5PR3 5BL: also in PR3 5PR3 5BQ: also in PR3 5PR3 5BY: also in PR3 5PR3 5BZ: also in PR3 5PR3 5DA: also in PR3 5PR3 5DB: also in PR3 5PR3 5DD: also in PR3 5PR3 5DF: also in PR3 5PR3 5DG: also in PR3 5PR3 5DH: also in PR3 5PR3 5DJ: also in PR3 5PR3 5DL: also in PR3 5PR3 5DW: also in PR3 5PR3 5EB: also in PR3 5PR3 5EH: also in PR3 5PR3 5EJ: also in PR3 5PR3 5EL: also in PR3 5PR3 5EN: also in PR3 5PR3 5EP: also in PR3 5PR3 5ER: also in PR3 5PR3 5ES: also in PR3 5PR3 5ET: also in PR3 5PR3 5EU: also in PR3 5PR3 5EW: also in PR3 5PR3 5EX: also in PR3 5PR3 5EY: also in PR3 5PR3 5EZ: also in PR3 5PR3 5FB: also in PR3 5PR3 5FD: also in PR3 5PR3 5FE: also in PR3 5PR3 5FG: also in PR3 5PR3 5FH: also in PR3 5PR3 5FJ: also in PR3 5PR3 5FL: also in PR3 5PR3 5FN: also in PR3 5PR3 5FR: also in PR3 5PR3 5HE: also in PR3 5PR3 5JA: also in PR3 5PR3 5JB: also in PR3 5PR3 5JD: also in PR3 5PR3 5JE: also in PR3 5PR3 5JH: also in PR3 5PR3 5JJ: also in PR3 5PR3 5JN: also in PR3 5PR3 5JP: also in PR3 5PR3 5JQ: also in PR3 5PR3 5JR: also in PR3 5PR3 5JS: also in PR3 5PR3 5JT: also in PR3 5PR3 5JX: also in PR3 5PR3 5LD: also in PR3 5PR3 5LE: also in PR3 5PR3 5LF: also in PR3 5PR3 5LG: also in PR3 5PR3 5LJ: also in PR3 5PR3 5LN: also in PR3 5PR3 5LQ: also in PR3 5PR3 5LR: also in PR3 5PR3 5NF: also in PR3 5PR3 5NJ: also in PR3 5 School 2.1 kmSalwick station 8.1 kmBroughton, Preston PR3 5FF Map of PR3 5FF and what is near it Map of PR3 5FF: its centre point, with the 133 other postcodes in the PR3 5 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Broughton High School 1.9 kmSchool 2.1 kmSalwick station 8.1 kmPreston Rural East PR3 5FF
  • PR3 5FF
  • Other postcodes in PR3 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 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 53.8036, longitude -2.6988)

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 PR3 5FF?

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 PR3 5FF?

97% of the homes and businesses at PR3 5FF can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 97% gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)97% can get it

Preston: 92%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)97% 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 PR3 5FF?

BinDayBuddy does not read Preston City Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

Preston City Council's bin days

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 PR3 5FF 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 PR3 5FF.

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 PR3 5FF: 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 PR3 5FF 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 PR3 5FF?

Homes in PR3 5 sold for a typical £358,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 100 sales, up 8.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£358,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£328,873 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 8.9% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £384,950 73 sales
  • Semi-detached £292,500 22 sales
  • Terraced Not enough sales to price (4)
  • Flat or maisonette Not enough sales to price (1)

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

Across the whole PR3 district: a typical £280,000 from 575 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 PR3 5FF

HM Land Registry records 25 standard sales of homes in PR3 5FF from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 24 October 2025. The middle sale was £285,000, from £250,000 to £357,000. Across PR3 5, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £358,000. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Show the other 17 sales

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 PR3 5FF?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,940 homes in the neighbourhood around PR3 5FF. The largest share of them, 27%, are in council tax band D. More were built in 2020 or later than in any other period (52%). 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 PR3 5FF

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 £5,151 (band H); band D, the most common, is £2,576.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 40 (2%)£1,717
Band Babout 230 (12%)£2,003
Band Cabout 350 (18%)£2,290
Band Dabout 520 (27%)£2,576
Band Eabout 330 (17%)£3,148
Band Fabout 320 (16%)£3,721
Band Gabout 140 (7%)£4,293
Band Habout 10 (1%)£5,151

When the homes were built

  1. 3% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 8% 1919 to 1939
  4. 14% 1945 to 1964
  5. 9% 1965 to 1982
  6. 2% 1983 to 1999
  7. 1% 2000 to 2009
  8. 11% 2010 to 2019
  9. 52% 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 PR3 5FF is in (ONS area E01025277), 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 PR3 5FF?

The nearest open schools to PR3 5FF, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near PR3 5FF, 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 PR3 5FF?

The nearest railway station to the centre of PR3 5FF is Preston Rail Station, 5.2 km away in a straight line.

  • Preston Rail Station Railway station 5.2 kmDrive
  • Salwick Rail Station Railway station 8.1 kmDrive

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

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near PR3 5FF, 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 PR3 5FF?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of PR3 5FF, 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 PR3 5FF?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of PR3 5FF, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 2.8 kmCycle

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 PR3 5FF?

The nearest to the centre of PR3 5FF, 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 PR3 5FF?

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 PR3 5FF?

The nearest care homes to the centre of PR3 5FF, 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 PR3 5FF?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of PR3 5FF, 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 PR3 5FF?

The nearest vets to the centre of PR3 5FF 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 PR3 5FF in a conservation area?

The centre of PR3 5FF 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 PR3 5FF?

Police.uk records 67 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of PR3 5FF in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences25 reports
Anti-social behaviour15 reports
Criminal damage and arson8 reports
Public order7 reports
Shoplifting3 reports
Vehicle crime2 reports

Also: other theft 2, theft from the person 2, drugs 2, other crime 1.

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 PR3 5FF

Ward
Preston Rural East
Parish
Broughton
Region
North West
Country
England
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
July 2023

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

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

PR3 5FL40 mPR3 5FJ70 mPR3 5FH80 mPR3 5FN100 mPR3 5FP100 mPR3 5FW100 m
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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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