# PR26

Postcode district covering Moss Side, Earnshaw Bridge and Croston, in South Ribble and Chorley.

PR26 is a postcode district covering Moss Side, Earnshaw Bridge and Croston, in South Ribble and Chorley. Median sale price £260,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code PR26. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [PR](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an PR26 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £260,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in PR26 was £260,000 in 2025. Joint 829th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr26#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 15,601** (2021). PR26 had 15,601 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,040th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr26#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in PR26 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr26#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 93.6%** (January 2026). In PR26, 93.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr26#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=PR26) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in PR26 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=PR26) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 315 homes were sold in PR26 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=PR26) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for PR26.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=PR26) (Census 2021, England and Wales): PR26 had 15,601 usual residents at the census.

## How PR26 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | PR26 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £260,000 | joint 2nd most expensive | 11 postcode districts, PR · 2025 |
| Population | 15,601 | 3rd least populated | 13 postcode districts, PR · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 13 postcode districts, PR · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 93.6% | 6th highest | 13 postcode districts, PR · Jan 2026 |

## Is PR26 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in PR26 at a rate of 71.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 88.1 per 1,000 people across the PR postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 83 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in PR26.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (555), other crime (264) and anti-social behaviour (174).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in PR26 was 69.7 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in PR26, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so PR26 has no single figure. Of its 9 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in PR26

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Chorley 007B](https://openindex.co.uk/chorley/neighbourhood/e01024974) | 1,596 | 31.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 92.3% |
| [Chorley 007C](https://openindex.co.uk/chorley/neighbourhood/e01024975) | 3,085 | 114.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 90.1% |
| [Chorley 007D](https://openindex.co.uk/chorley/neighbourhood/e01024976) | 1,640 | 41.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 90.1% |
| [South Ribble 012E](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble/neighbourhood/e01034349) | 1,699 | 78.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 92.4% |
| [South Ribble 012F](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble/neighbourhood/e01034350) | 2,192 | 44.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 97.6% |
| [South Ribble 014A](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble/neighbourhood/e01025416) | 1,513 | 54.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 87.8% |
| [South Ribble 014B](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble/neighbourhood/e01025451) | 1,867 | 39.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.4% |
| [South Ribble 014C](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble/neighbourhood/e01025452) | 1,671 | 114.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 95.3% |
| [South Ribble 017D](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble/neighbourhood/e01025460) | 1,901 | 98.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 97.1% |

## Your MP

- [South Ribble](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-ribble): Mr Paul Foster (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in PR26

[Croston & Mawdesley](https://openindex.co.uk/chorley/croston-and-mawdesley), [Moss Side](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble/moss-side)

## Postcode sectors in PR26

[PR26 6 (97 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr26-6), [PR26 7 (134 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr26-7), [PR26 8 (27 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr26-8), [PR26 9 (91 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr26-9)

## Councils PR26 covers

[South Ribble](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble), [Chorley](https://openindex.co.uk/chorley)

## Towns in PR26

[Leyland](https://openindex.co.uk/town/leyland)

## Postcode districts next to PR26

[L40](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l40), [PR1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr1), [PR4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr4), [PR5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr5), [PR7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr7), [PR25](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr25)

## Nearest rail stations

[Croston (2.3 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.7778,53.6676), [Leyland (4.6 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.6871,53.6989), [Euxton Balshaw Lane (5.6 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.6720,53.6605), [Buckshaw Parkway (6.0 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.6608,53.6733)

## More in the PR postcode area

[All PR postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## PR26 in brief

PR26 is a postcode district covering Moss Side, Earnshaw Bridge and Croston, in South Ribble and Chorley.
About 16,549 people lived in PR26 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £260,000 in 2025 across 315 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 71.4 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in PR26 was £260,000 in 2025.
PR26 had 15,601 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in PR26 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In PR26, 93.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: PR26
- Postcode area: [PR](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr)
- Constituency: [South Ribble †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-ribble)
- Council: [South Ribble †](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble)
- Area: 37.70 km²
- People, mid-2024: 16,549*
- Neighbourhoods: 9
- Output areas: 46

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[PR4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr4), [PR25](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr25), [L40](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l40), [PR7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr7), [PR5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr5), [PR1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr1)

## Latest updates for PR26

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/PR26

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr26, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr26#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr26