| Postcode | PR5 7HJ |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Preston |
| Nearest station | Croston (1 km) |
| Bus stops |
Croston Park (W)
Town Road (N)
Station Road (S)
Bishop Rawsthorne Turning Circle (E)
Station Road (N)
Moor Road (W)
|
| Known addresses |
No addresses found
|
| Businesses |
No businesses found
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| Latitude | 53.662044 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -2.772561 | |
| Easting | 349046 | |
| Northing | 418673 | |
| Grid reference | SD490186 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 515029 5945945 | |
| what3words | fiery.ties.stretch | |
| FixPhrase | crucial lushness spring tarantula | |
| Plus code | 9C5VM66G+RX | |
| Altitude | 9 metres (30 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 8:01 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:49 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 12.8 KMs (7.9 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 | ||
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Chorley and West Lancashire | ||
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Lancashire | ||
| NUTS/ITL 1 | North West | ||
| Country | England | E92000001 | |
| Date introduced | January 1980 |
|---|---|
| Date usage ended | January 2001 |
| Last updated | December 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 |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2017-2020) |
Most deprivedLeast deprived
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|---|---|---|
| Average household income (2020) |
Lowest (£22,200)
Highest (£108,100)
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| Rural/urban (2021) | Larger 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) | E00126766 | |
| Census output area (2011) | E00126766 | |
| 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 |