PR5 8AD postcode in Bamber Bridge, Lancashire

PR5 8AD is a postcode in Bamber Bridge, in the Bamber Bridge East ward of South Ribble. It is in the Ribble Valley parliamentary constituency and the Lancashire police force area, and has been in use since June 1981.

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 0% of homes and businesses can get it. South Ribble: 88% Typical price £156,500 Homes sold in PR5 8, last 12 months. ▼ 17.6% on the year before Nearest station Bamber Bridge 800 m in a straight line

Where PR5 8AD is, and what is near it

Map of PR5 8AD and what is near it Map of PR5 8AD: its centre point, with the 100 other postcodes in the PR5 8 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 4 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. PR5 8AA: also in PR5 8PR5 8AB: also in PR5 8PR5 8AE: also in PR5 8PR5 8AH: also in PR5 8PR5 8AJ: also in PR5 8PR5 8AL: also in PR5 8PR5 8AN: also in PR5 8PR5 8AP: also in PR5 8PR5 8AQ: also in PR5 8PR5 8AR: also in PR5 8PR5 8AS: also in PR5 8PR5 8AT: also in PR5 8PR5 8AU: also in PR5 8PR5 8AW: also in PR5 8PR5 8AX: also in PR5 8PR5 8AY: also in PR5 8PR5 8BF: also in PR5 8PR5 8BG: also in PR5 8PR5 8BH: also in PR5 8PR5 8BJ: also in PR5 8PR5 8BP: also in PR5 8PR5 8BQ: also in PR5 8PR5 8BW: also in PR5 8PR5 8BX: also in PR5 8PR5 8DB: also in PR5 8PR5 8DD: also in PR5 8PR5 8DE: also in PR5 8PR5 8DH: also in PR5 8PR5 8DJ: also in PR5 8PR5 8DL: also in PR5 8PR5 8DN: also in PR5 8PR5 8DP: also in PR5 8PR5 8DR: also in PR5 8PR5 8DS: also in PR5 8PR5 8DT: also in PR5 8PR5 8DU: also in PR5 8PR5 8DX: also in PR5 8PR5 8DY: also in PR5 8PR5 8EA: also in PR5 8PR5 8EB: also in PR5 8PR5 8ED: also in PR5 8PR5 8EE: also in PR5 8PR5 8EH: also in PR5 8PR5 8EJ: also in PR5 8PR5 8EL: also in PR5 8PR5 8EN: also in PR5 8PR5 8ES: also in PR5 8PR5 8HE: also in PR5 8PR5 8HH: also in PR5 8PR5 8HL: also in PR5 8PR5 8HN: also in PR5 8PR5 8HP: also in PR5 8PR5 8HQ: also in PR5 8PR5 8HR: also in PR5 8PR5 8HS: also in PR5 8PR5 8HU: also in PR5 8PR5 8HX: also in PR5 8PR5 8HZ: also in PR5 8PR5 8JA: also in PR5 8PR5 8JB: also in PR5 8PR5 8JD: also in PR5 8PR5 8JE: also in PR5 8PR5 8JP: also in PR5 8PR5 8JR: also in PR5 8PR5 8LB: also in PR5 8PR5 8LD: also in PR5 8PR5 8LE: also in PR5 8PR5 8LH: also in PR5 8PR5 8NA: also in PR5 8 Dr Dawoud's Surgery 1.4 kmLostock Hall station 2.3 kmClayton East, Brindle & Hoghton PR5 8AD Map of PR5 8AD and what is near it Map of PR5 8AD: its centre point, with the 100 other postcodes in the PR5 8 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 4 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Clayton East, Brindle & Hoghton PR5 8AD
  • PR5 8AD
  • Other postcodes in PR5 8: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 4 bus stops
  • 2 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 53.7219, longitude -2.6520)

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 PR5 8AD?

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 PR5 8AD?

Every home and business at PR5 8AD can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)0% can get it

South Ribble: 88%

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

South Ribble: 99%

The line marks the figure across South Ribble.

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 PR5 8AD?

BinDayBuddy has not read South Ribble Borough Council's days for PR5 8AD today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for PR5 8AD 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 PR5 8AD 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 PR5 8AD.

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 South Ribble

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for PR5 8AD: 2,240 properties in South Ribble are at high risk (3.7% of all its properties). All the figures for South Ribble

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 PR5 8AD 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 PR5 8AD?

Homes in PR5 8 sold for a typical £156,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 28 sales, down 17.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£156,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£190,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 17.6% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £246,250 8 sales
  • Semi-detached £162,500 6 sales
  • Terraced £133,000 11 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 3 sales, too few to price

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

Across the whole PR5 district: a typical £193,000 from 523 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 PR5 8AD

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in PR5 8AD 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 PR5 8AD

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at PR5 8AD. 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 PR5 8AD?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 900 homes in the neighbourhood around PR5 8AD. The largest share of them, 47%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (25%). 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 PR5 8AD

Band D in South Ribble for 2026‑27: £2,443. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,628 (band A) to £2,985 (band E); band B, the most common, is £1,900.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 200 (22%)£1,628
Band Babout 420 (47%)£1,900
Band Cabout 150 (17%)£2,171
Band Dabout 110 (12%)£2,443
Band Eabout 20 (2%)£2,985
Band Ffewer than 5£3,528
Band Gfewer than 5£4,071
Band Hfewer than 5£4,885

When the homes were built

  1. 13% Before 1900
  2. 10% 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. 25% 1945 to 1964
  5. 25% 1965 to 1982
  6. None 1983 to 1999
  7. 2% 2000 to 2009
  8. 10% 2010 to 2019
  9. 15% 2020 or later

1919 to 1939, 1983 to 1999: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for South Ribble 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 PR5 8AD is in (ONS area E01025401), 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 PR5 8AD?

The nearest open schools to PR5 8AD, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near PR5 8AD, 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 PR5 8AD?

The nearest railway station to the centre of PR5 8AD is Bamber Bridge Rail Station, 800 metres away in a straight line.

  • Bamber Bridge Rail Station Railway station 800 mWalk
  • Lostock Hall Rail Station Railway station 2.3 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 Reedfield Place, 274 m away.

More stations near PR5 8AD, 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 PR5 8AD?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of PR5 8AD, 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 PR5 8AD?

2 within 1 km 3 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of PR5 8AD, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Preston Supercharger Charging point · 15 chargers · CCS · up to 250 kW 350 mWalk
  • Holiday Inn Express Preston South Walton Summit Charging point · 2 chargers 350 mWalk
  • Tesla Destination Charger Charging point · 1 charger 1.1 kmWalk

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 PR5 8AD?

The nearest to the centre of PR5 8AD, 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 PR5 8AD?

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 PR5 8AD?

The nearest care homes to the centre of PR5 8AD, 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 PR5 8AD?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of PR5 8AD, 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 PR5 8AD?

The nearest vets to the centre of PR5 8AD 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 PR5 8AD in a conservation area?

The centre of PR5 8AD 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 PR5 8AD?

Police.uk records 174 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of PR5 8AD in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences71 reports
Anti-social behaviour37 reports
Shoplifting17 reports
Criminal damage and arson14 reports
Burglary11 reports
Other theft7 reports

Also: public order 5, vehicle crime 4, other crime 3, possession of weapons 2, bicycle theft 1, drugs 1, robbery 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 PR5 8AD

Ward
Bamber Bridge East
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Bamber Bridge
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
June 1981

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

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PR5 8AQ210 mPR5 6NE260 mPR5 6HT270 mPR5 8AE270 mPR5 6HU280 mPR5 8AJ290 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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