PR26 postcode area · South Ribble

The PR26 postcode district spans 8 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Chorley, South Ribble. Area Scores range from 15 to 92 across them. Every full PR26 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The PR26 district contains both ends of the scale: Longton & Walmer Bridge at 92 out of 100 (#533 of 6,856 in England) against Seven Stars at 16, a 76-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 4 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 2 in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £178,500 in Leyland North to £295,500 in Croston & Mawdesley. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Chorley and South Ribble — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£36,071a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime63per 1,000 residents, 12m

Median age (est.)45

Owner-occupied75%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the PR26 district

£257,000median home sold over the past year · +20.1% over 5 years · -0.4% over the year · 231 sales

Detached£316,390

Semi-detached£233,997

Terraced£216,500

Flat—

South Ribble£220,000

North West£225,000

England£300,000

Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →

Neighbourhood	Nat. rank	Area score	Median price
Longton & Walmer BridgeSouth Ribble	533	92	£270,750
Eccleston & Charnock RichardChorley	923	86	£265,000
FaringtonSouth Ribble	1,376	80	£234,250
Croston & MawdesleyChorley	1,705	75	£295,500
Moss SideSouth Ribble	2,870	58	£255,000
Leyland NorthSouth Ribble	3,350	51	£178,500
Leyland South WestSouth Ribble	4,762	30	£185,000
Seven StarsSouth Ribble	5,777	16	£213,500

People living in PR26 Census 2021

Residents56,996

Median age (est.)45

Density509per km²

No qualifications17%

Degree or above31%

No car or van14%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 10%25–44 24%45–64 28%65+ 22%

Tenure

Own outright 39%Mortgage/shared 36%Social rent 13%Private rent 12%

Households

One person 29%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 11%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 19% · Managers & directors 14% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups

Professional	19%
Managers & directors	14%
Associate professional	13%
Skilled trades	12%
Administrative	10%
Caring & leisure	9%
Elementary	9%
Sales & customer service	7%
Process & plant	7%

Ethnic group

White 97%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 62% · No religion 31% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 4%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in PR26

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the PR26 district.

Leyland South

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around PR26.

PR25 PR5 PR7 PR6 PR0 PR4 PR1 PR11

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.