The UK Postcode Database

PR26 9RQ

a postcode in Lancashire

Introduced in June 2001
PR26 9RQ Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with PR26 9RQ

Westhead Road - 22 properties, USRN 7400975

Orchard Mill Drive - 1 property, USRN 7402493

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.662 / 53°39'43"N

Longitude: -2.7778 / 2°46'40"W

UTM Reference: 30U 514681 5945944

OS Easting: 348698

OS Northing: 418674

OS Grid: SD486186

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 9V12.DZ

Mapcode Global: WH865.96GY

Open Location Code: 9C5VM66C+RV

Maidenhead Locator System: IO83op68

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: D1

  • rural town
  • a small town or larger village, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 2c1

  • Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
  • Ageing Communities
  • Communal Retirement Living

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 27743 / 32844

  • 9th decile
  • much less deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for PR26 9RQ on Sunday 5 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:28
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:57
Sunrise 04:49
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:15
Sunset 21:42
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:34
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 00:03
Hours of daylight today04:19 to 22:12
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
22:12 to 04:20
Moon Phase Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets 08:34
Moon Rises 22:41

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

Residential Property Sales in PR26 9RQ

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
17 June 2022 33 Westhead Road, Croston, Leyland PR26 9RQ Semi-detached Leasehold £253,545
18 June 2021 9 Westhead Road, Croston, Leyland PR26 9RQ Detached Freehold £356,800
25 August 2015 33 Westhead Road, Croston, Leyland PR26 9RQ Semi-detached Leasehold £199,999
6 December 2013 11a Westhead Road, Croston, Leyland PR26 9RQ Semi-detached Leasehold £372,000
10 October 2012 47 Westhead Road, Croston, Leyland PR26 9RQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £112,000
19 December 2011 37 Westhead Road, Croston, Leyland PR26 9RQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £142,500
18 November 2011 17 Westhead Road, Croston, Leyland PR26 9RQ Semi-detached Leasehold £340,000
27 October 2010 5 Westhead Road, Croston, Leyland PR26 9RQ Semi-detached Freehold £375,000
13 April 2006 11a Westhead Road, Croston, Leyland PR26 9RQ Semi-detached Leasehold £270,000
20 January 2006 39 Westhead Road, Croston, Leyland PR26 9RQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £144,000
11 July 2003 35 Westhead Road, Croston, Leyland PR26 9RQ Semi-detached Leasehold £125,000
3 January 2003 33 Westhead Road, Croston, Leyland PR26 9RQ Semi-detached Leasehold £143,000
8 July 2002 41 Westhead Road, Croston, Leyland PR26 9RQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £73,750
27 April 2001 17 Westhead Road, Croston, Leyland PR26 9RQ Semi-detached Leasehold £124,500
1 October 1999 5 Westhead Road, Croston, Leyland PR26 9RQ Semi-detached Freehold £125,000
9 July 1999 41 Westhead Road, Croston, Leyland PR26 9RQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £52,000
6 May 1999 11a Westhead Road, Croston, Leyland PR26 9RQ Semi-detached Leasehold £68,500
9 April 1999 43 Westhead Road, Croston, Leyland PR26 9RQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £56,000
29 May 1997 39 Westhead Road, Croston, Leyland PR26 9RQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £52,000
16 June 1995 43 Westhead Road, Croston, Leyland PR26 9RQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £30,000

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 9RQ

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 9RQ 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 9RQ

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00126761 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01024976 Chorley 007D 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
E33008186 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
E63008098 Croston Built Up Areas Census 17 April 2024 OS
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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