PR1 9TB South Ribble
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Middleforth. Region: North West.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in South Ribble in 2026-27: Band D £2,443 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,628 | £1,900 | £2,171 | £2,443 | £2,985 | £3,528 | £4,071 | £4,885 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (46% of about 760 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Vernon Carus Site/Penwortham Mills, Factory Lane - Phase 3, permissioned (690 m)
- Vernon Carus Site/Penwortham Mills, Factory Lane - Phase 2, permissioned (760 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 16 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 16 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 16 low and 0 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 18 addresses are between 8 m and 10 m above sea level (9 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Preston (Lancs) 5.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km |
| Lostock Hall 24,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km | |
| Bamber Bridge 75,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 24 within 800 m; nearest Factory Lane Middleforth Green | 10 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Preston City Centre | 2.2 km |
| Car parks | Fishergate Car park | 1.5 km |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest Margaret Road, Preston | 530 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 46.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Kingsfold Medical Centre | 1.2 km |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Middleforth Pharmacy | 410 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 920 m |
| Hospital | NHS Nightingale Hospital Preston | 2.1 km |
| Police station | Lancashire Constabulary Mounted Section | 1.9 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 620 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,860 m² | 510 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 5.2 ha | 670 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 840 m² | 540 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 9,370 m² | 130 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.9 ha | 760 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 6.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Penwortham Old Bridge, a scheduled monument, 810 m north-west. 5 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Penwortham Old Bridge | Scheduled monument | 810 m north-west |
| Miller Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.1 km north |
| Avenham Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.3 km north-east |
| Castle Hill motte | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km north-west |
| Roman settlement and industrial area at Winery Lane | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Oaks Wood | Wood | 1.2 km north-west |
| Carr Wood | Wood | 1.4 km east |
| Frenchwood Knoll | Hill | 1.9 km north-east |
| Pool Plat | Tidal water | 2.4 km north-east |
| Bull Nose | Wetland | 3.3 km north-west |
| The Serpentine | Lake or reservoir | 3.7 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.4 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 5 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 6 | 18 |
12 of the postcode's 18 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 75% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 31% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 22% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 69% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 18% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 71% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.