| Postcode | PR26 9HR |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Leyland |
| Nearest station | Croston (1 km) |
| Bus stops |
Croston Park (E)
Croston Park (W)
Town Road (N)
Station Road (S)
Station Road (N)
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| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 8 View |
| Known addresses |
1 Melrose Gardens, Croston
2 Melrose Gardens, Croston
3 Melrose Gardens, Croston
4 Melrose Gardens, Croston
5 Melrose Gardens, Croston
6 Melrose Gardens, Croston
7 Melrose Gardens, Croston
|
| Main property type | Detached |
| Businesses |
No businesses found
|
| Latitude | 53.660775 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -2.770102 | |
| Easting | 349207 | |
| Northing | 418530 | |
| Grid reference | SD492185 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 515191 5945804 | |
| what3words | tags.irritate.respects | |
| FixPhrase | crucial lushness spoon vice | |
| Plus code | 9C5VM66H+8X | |
| Altitude | 9 metres (31 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 8:14 | |
| Sunset (today) | 15:53 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 13 KMs (8.1 miles) |
| Parish | Croston | E04005148 |
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Croston, Mawdesley & Euxton South | E05013075 |
| Local Authority District | Chorley | E07000118 |
| County Electoral Division | Chorley Rural West | E58000764 |
| Local Authority | Lancashire | E10000017 |
| County | Lancashire | E10000017 |
| Constituency (2024) | South Ribble | E14001491 |
| MP | Paul Foster | Labour |
| Police force | Lancashire | |
| Water company | United Utilities | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Chorley and West Lancashire | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Lancashire | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | North West | |
| Country | England | E92000001 |
| Date introduced | June 2001 |
|---|---|
| Last updated | November 2025 |
| User type | Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day) |
| Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean |
| Population (2011) | 15 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 7 | |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) |
Most deprivedLeast deprived
|
|
| Average household income (2020) |
Lowest (£22,200)
Highest (£108,100)
|
|
| Rural/urban (2021) | Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Rural town and fringe | |
| Built up area (2024) | Croston | E63008098 |
| Census output area (2021) | E00126762 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 1B2 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Chorley 007B | E01024974 |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Chorley 007B | E01024974 |
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Croston & Mawdesley | E02005195 |
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Croston & Mawdesley | E02005195 |
| Travel to work area | Preston | E30000255 |
| Average property price in Preston | £215,496 |
|---|---|
| Annual change | 0.3% |
| Address | Type | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Melrose Gardens, Croston | Detached (freehold) | Apr 2021 | £310,000 |
| New build detached (freehold) | Apr 1998 | £126,500 | |
| 7 Melrose Gardens, Croston | Detached (freehold) | Feb 2020 | £310,000 |
| Detached (freehold) | Oct 2001 | £148,500 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Apr 2000 | £132,500 | |
| 6 Melrose Gardens, Croston | Detached (freehold) | Jun 2015 | £245,000 |
| 2 Melrose Gardens, Croston | Detached (freehold) | Mar 2015 | £279,950 |
| New build detached (freehold) | Jul 1999 | £147,500 | |
| 5 Melrose Gardens, Croston | Detached (freehold) | Dec 2014 | £342,500 |
| 4 Melrose Gardens, Croston | Detached (freehold) | Sep 2009 | £450,000 |
| Detached (freehold) | Nov 2002 | £330,000 | |
| New build detached (freehold) | May 2000 | £58,250 | |
| 3 Melrose Gardens, Croston | Detached (freehold) | Jan 1999 | £145,000 |