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PR5 1LQ area guide

Who lives in PR5 1LQ, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood
Leyland South West
Council
South Ribble
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,516 (2024)
Status
No longer in use
At a glance

What PR5 1LQ is like

PR5 1LQ is a postcode in the Leyland South West area of South Ribble. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,516 people. 66.4% of households own their home, 16.1% rent privately and 17.1% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 50.4% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is above the England and Wales average. Homes in PR5 sold for a median of £194,000 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How PR5 1LQ compares

Headline figures for PR5 1LQ, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore
4.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore
7/ 10

Around the middle: 40.3 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore
£194,000

Median over 533 sales in PR5, +0.6% on the year before.

TransportMore
5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 52 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
86%

Rated good or better across 14 inspected schools within 1 mile.

Household incomeMore
£42,207

Average annual income before tax, higher than 18% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where PR5 1LQ differs most from the national average.

  1. 01
    An older population

    25.8% of residents are 65 or over, against 18.4% across England.

Questions

PR5 1LQ FAQs

01
Is PR5 1LQ a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 4.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 40.3 per 1,000 people a year, band 7 of 10 nationally. 86% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).
02
How much does a house cost in PR5 1LQ?

The median sale price over the last year was £194,000.

Homes in PR5 sold for a median of £194,000 across 533 sales in the year to August 2026, +0.6% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.
03
Is PR5 1LQ safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 40.3 offences per 1,000 people a year around PR5 1LQ, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 7 of 10.
04
Who lives in PR5 1LQ?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 9.2% of residents. 66.4% of households own their home. The most common property type is terraced (27.6%).
05
Which council covers PR5 1LQ?

The local authority for PR5 1LQ is South Ribble.

PR5 1LQ comes under South Ribble in the North West. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
06
How well connected is PR5 1LQ?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 52 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Leyland Rail Station, 0.6 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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