The UK Postcode Database

PR26 9BJ

a postcode in Lancashire

Introduced in September 2020
PR26 9BJ Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with PR26 9BJ

Moss Lane - 3 properties, USRN 7400587

Summer Lane - 1 property, USRN 7400535

Moss Road - 1 property, USRN 7410103

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.6505 / 53°39'1"N

Longitude: -2.7857 / 2°47'8"W

UTM Reference: 30U 514165 5944661

OS Easting: 348164

OS Northing: 417398

OS Grid: SD481173

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 8VZ7.P3

Mapcode Global: WH865.5HRS

Open Location Code: 9C5VM627+6P

Maidenhead Locator System: IO83op56

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: F1

  • rural hamlet and isolated dwellings
  • a rural hamlet or isolated dwellings in populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 2b1

  • Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
  • Rural Amenity
  • Ageing Rural Communities

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 30511 / 32844

  • 10th decile
  • least deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for PR26 9BJ on Friday 3 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:23
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:55
Sunrise 04:47
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:15
Sunset 21:43
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:35
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 00:06
Hours of daylight today04:17 to 22:13
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
22:13 to 04:18
Moon Phase Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets 07:14
Moon Rises 22:31

For a full sun and moon calendar for PR26 9BJ, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in PR26 9BJ

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
16 November 2018 Shirleys Barn, Moss Lane, Croston, Leyland PR26 9BJ Detached Freehold £321,000

Key to property sale icons:

First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
Subsequent sale of existing property.
Standard sale at market value to private individual.
Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for PR26 9BJ

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

South Ribble

MP

Paul Foster Labour

Lancashire County Council
County council electoral division

Chorley Rural West

Councillor

Mark Wade Reform UK

Chorley Borough Council
District council ward

Croston, Mawdesley & Euxton South

Councillors

Alan Platt Conservative

Craige Southern Conservative

Debra Platt Conservative

PR26 9BJ also falls within the Civil Parish of Croston, which has its own parish council and parish councillors. These are not shown here.

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for PR26 9BJ

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00126765 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01024974 Chorley 007B Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02005195 Chorley 007 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04005148 Croston Civil Parishes Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E05013075 Croston, Mawdesley & Euxton South Electoral Wards/Divisions Administrative/Electoral 6 May 2021 DLUHC
E07000118 Chorley Non-metropolitan Districts Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E10000017 Lancashire Counties Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E12000002 North West Regions Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E14001491 South Ribble Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies Electoral 4 July 2024 LGBC
E23000003 Lancashire Police Force Areas Other 1 January 2009 Home Office
E30000255 Preston Travel to Work Areas Other 31 July 2015 ONS
E33008184 Workplace Zones Census 31 December 2011 ONS
E37000019 Lancashire Local Enterprise Partnerships Other 13 April 2011 BEIS
E38000034 NHS Chorley and South Ribble CCG Sub Integrated Care Board Locations Health 1 April 2016 ODS
E40000010 North West NHS England Regions Health 1 April 2019 ODS
E54000048 NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board Integrated Care Boards Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E56000018 Lancashire and South Cumbria Cancer Alliances Health 14 February 2017 NHS England
E58000764 Chorley Rural West ED County Electoral Divisions Electoral 4 May 2017 DLUHC
E65000001 England Non-National Park Area England Non-National Park Area Census 27 February 2023 ONS
E92000001 England Country Administrative 1 January 2009 ONS

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