PR5 postcode area · South Ribble
The PR5 postcode district spans 21 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Chorley, Preston, South Ribble. Area Scores range from 5 to 92 across them. Every full PR5 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
In summary
The PR5 district contains both ends of the scale: Longton & Walmer Bridge at 92 out of 100 (#533 of 6,856 in England) against Ribbleton at 6, an 87-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 10 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 6 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £120,000 in Frenchwood & Fishwick to £295,500 in Croston & Mawdesley — a 2.5× gap within the PR5 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Chorley, Preston and South Ribble — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.
Living here
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 PR5 district
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Longton & Walmer BridgeSouth Ribble | 533 | 92 | £270,750 |
| Leyland South East & Buckshaw VillageSouth Ribble | 711 | 90 | £211,000 |
| Walton-le-DaleSouth Ribble | 807 | 88 | £214,500 |
| Eccleston & Charnock RichardChorley | 923 | 86 | £265,000 |
| Clayton-le-WoodsChorley | 1,067 | 84 | £259,000 |
| FaringtonSouth Ribble | 1,376 | 80 | £234,250 |
| Lostock HallSouth Ribble | 1,616 | 76 | £197,500 |
| Brindle & WithnellChorley | 1,678 | 76 | £267,500 |
| Croston & MawdesleyChorley | 1,705 | 75 | £295,500 |
| Gregson Lane & Coupe GreenSouth Ribble | 1,746 | 74 | £215,000 |
| Lower Penwortham NorthSouth Ribble | 2,486 | 64 | £186,750 |
| Moss SideSouth Ribble | 2,870 | 58 | £255,000 |
| Leyland NorthSouth Ribble | 3,350 | 51 | £178,500 |
| Bamber Bridge EastSouth Ribble | 3,426 | 50 | £223,000 |
| Bamber Bridge WestSouth Ribble | 4,022 | 41 | £176,500 |
| Leyland South WestSouth Ribble | 4,762 | 30 | £185,000 |
| Lower Penwortham SouthSouth Ribble | 4,851 | 29 | £165,000 |
| Seven StarsSouth Ribble | 5,777 | 16 | £213,500 |
| Clayton BrookChorley | 5,900 | 14 | £190,000 |
| Frenchwood & FishwickPreston | 6,133 | 10 | £120,000 |
| RibbletonPreston | 6,469 | 6 | £144,975 |
People living in PR5 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 19% · Associate professional 13% · Managers & directors 12%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 19% |
| Associate professional | 13% |
| Managers & directors | 12% |
| Skilled trades | 11% |
| Administrative | 10% |
| Elementary | 10% |
| Caring & leisure | 10% |
| Sales & customer service | 8% |
| Process & plant | 8% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 59% · No religion 30% · Muslim 4%
Born outside the UK: 7%
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 PR5
Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the PR5 district.
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around PR5.
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.