# PR5

Postcode district covering Bamber Bridge, Tardy Gate and Walton-le-Dale, in South Ribble and Chorley.

PR5 is a postcode district covering Bamber Bridge, Tardy Gate and Walton-le-Dale, in South Ribble and Chorley. Median sale price £200,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code PR5. 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 PR5 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £200,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in PR5 was £200,000 in 2025. Joint 372nd 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/pr5#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 40,876** (2021). PR5 had 40,876 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 429th most 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/pr5#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 20%** (2022). About 20% of people in PR5 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/pr5#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 94.5%** (January 2026). In PR5, 94.5% 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/pr5#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=PR5) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 20% of people in PR5 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=PR5) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 704 homes were sold in PR5 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=PR5) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for PR5.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=PR5) (Census 2021, England and Wales): PR5 had 40,876 usual residents at the census.

## How PR5 compares

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

| Measure | PR5 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £200,000 | 3rd cheapest | 11 postcode districts, PR · 2025 |
| Population | 40,876 | 6th least populated | 13 postcode districts, PR · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 20% | 4th most people in radon Affected Areas | 13 postcode districts, PR · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 94.5% | 5th highest | 13 postcode districts, PR · Jan 2026 |

## Is PR5 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in PR5 at a rate of 85.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 88.1 per 1,000 people across the PR postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 316 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in PR5.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,393), anti-social behaviour (762) and other crime (546).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in PR5 was 94.0 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 PR5, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so PR5 has no single figure. Of its 28 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 5 neighbourhoods

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

## Neighbourhoods in PR5

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Chorley 001A](https://openindex.co.uk/chorley/neighbourhood/e01024951) | 1,178 | 59.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 97.8% |
| [Chorley 001B](https://openindex.co.uk/chorley/neighbourhood/e01024952) | 1,220 | 111.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 96.5% |
| [Chorley 001C](https://openindex.co.uk/chorley/neighbourhood/e01024953) | 1,382 | 153.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 96.0% |
| [Chorley 001D](https://openindex.co.uk/chorley/neighbourhood/e01024954) | 1,549 | 150.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.8% |
| [Chorley 002A](https://openindex.co.uk/chorley/neighbourhood/e01024921) | 1,995 | 35.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 52.0% |
| [South Ribble 002A](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble/neighbourhood/e01025413) | 1,674 | 44.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 93.4% |
| [South Ribble 002B](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble/neighbourhood/e01025414) | 1,492 | 36.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 93.5% |
| [South Ribble 002C](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble/neighbourhood/e01025456) | 1,187 | 133.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 62.2% |
| [South Ribble 002D](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble/neighbourhood/e01025458) | 1,606 | 45.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 90.6% |
| [South Ribble 004A](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble/neighbourhood/e01025403) | 2,187 | 40.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 97.7% |
| [South Ribble 004B](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble/neighbourhood/e01025457) | 1,344 | 155.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 95.0% |
| [South Ribble 004C](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble/neighbourhood/e01025463) | 1,366 | 21.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
| [South Ribble 004D](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble/neighbourhood/e01025464) | 1,209 | 50.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [South Ribble 004E](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble/neighbourhood/e01025465) | 1,021 | 75.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 92.5% |
| [South Ribble 007A](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble/neighbourhood/e01025404) | 1,184 | 18.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [South Ribble 007B](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble/neighbourhood/e01025405) | 1,233 | 217.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 93.6% |
| [South Ribble 007C](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble/neighbourhood/e01025406) | 1,130 | 89.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 95.7% |
| [South Ribble 007D](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble/neighbourhood/e01025407) | 1,910 | 133.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.7% |
| [South Ribble 008A](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble/neighbourhood/e01025399) | 1,406 | 215.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.8% |
| [South Ribble 008B](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble/neighbourhood/e01025400) | 2,111 | 117.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 87.7% |
| [South Ribble 008C](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble/neighbourhood/e01025401) | 1,585 | 69.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 90.0% |
| [South Ribble 008D](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble/neighbourhood/e01025402) | 1,951 | 132.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 96.9% |
| [South Ribble 009A](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble/neighbourhood/e01025442) | 1,028 | 110.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 94.5% |
| [South Ribble 009B](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble/neighbourhood/e01025443) | 1,276 | 67.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.4% |
| [South Ribble 009C](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble/neighbourhood/e01025444) | 1,252 | 87.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| [South Ribble 009D](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble/neighbourhood/e01025461) | 1,949 | 17.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.5% |
| [South Ribble 009E](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble/neighbourhood/e01025462) | 2,026 | 41.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.5% |
| [South Ribble 012C](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble/neighbourhood/e01025419) | 1,554 | 70.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 78.6% |

## Your MP

- [Ribble Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/ribble-valley): Maya Ellis (Labour), MP since July 2024. 80% of the people here.
- [Chorley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/chorley): Sir Lindsay Hoyle (Speaker), MP since July 2024. 12% of the people here.
- [South Ribble](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-ribble): Mr Paul Foster (Labour), MP since July 2024. 7.4% of the people here.
- [Preston](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/preston): Sir Mark Hendrick (Labour (Co-op)), MP since July 2024. 0.1% of the people here.

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

## Middle areas in PR5

[Bamber Bridge East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble/bamber-bridge-east), [Bamber Bridge West](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble/bamber-bridge-west), [Clayton Brook](https://openindex.co.uk/chorley/clayton-brook), [Gregson Lane & Coupe Green](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble/gregson-lane-and-coupe-green), [Lostock Hall](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble/lostock-hall), [Walton-le-Dale](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble/walton-le-dale)

## Postcode sectors in PR5

[PR5 0 (148 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr5-0), [PR5 4 (225 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr5-4), [PR5 5 (219 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr5-5), [PR5 6 (288 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr5-6), [PR5 8 (101 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr5-8), [PR5 9 (12 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr5-9)

## Councils PR5 covers

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

## Towns in PR5

[Bamber Bridge](https://openindex.co.uk/town/bamber-bridge)

## Postcode districts next to PR5

[BB2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bb2), [PR1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr1), [PR2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr2), [PR6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr6), [PR25](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr25), [PR26](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr26)

## Nearest rail stations

[Bamber Bridge (550 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.6608,53.7269), [Lostock Hall (2.3 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.6875,53.7242), [Leyland (4.1 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.6871,53.6989), [Preston (Lancs) (4.5 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.7081,53.7569)

## 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)

## PR5 in brief

PR5 is a postcode district covering Bamber Bridge, Tardy Gate and Walton-le-Dale, in South Ribble and Chorley.
About 42,535 people lived in PR5 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £200,000 in 2025 across 704 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 85.9 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in PR5 was £200,000 in 2025.
PR5 had 40,876 usual residents at the census.
About 20% of people in PR5 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In PR5, 94.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: PR5
- Postcode area: [PR](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr)
- Constituency: [Ribble Valley †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/ribble-valley)
- Council: [South Ribble †](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble)
- Area: 47.24 km²
- People, mid-2024: 42,535*
- Neighbourhoods: 28
- Output areas: 140

* 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

[PR6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr6), [BB2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bb2), [PR1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr1), [PR2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr2), [PR25](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr25), [PR26](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr26)

## Latest updates for PR5

- 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/PR5

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr5, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr5#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr5