7POPULATION
11.6%UNEMPLOYED
34%MARRIED
£0AVERAGE WAGE
HI CRIME RATE
9%'AB' SOCIAL CLASS
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DemographicsPR6 6HU

What social class do the population of PR6 6HU belong to? What are the predominant ethnic groups? How deprived is PR6 6HU in Preston, how professionally qualified are the community, and how many hours a week do they work? All this, and more information and demographic statistics about PR6 6HU from the Census 2011.


AVERAGE AGES

  • 24%Children
  • 76%Adults

24% of people in this postcode area are children. Of the remainder, 6% are aged 76 or more.

GENDER SPLIT

  • 42.9%Male
  • 57.1%Female

From the last census, 42.9% of people in PR66HU male, and 57.1% female. Women outnumber men in Chorley East.

SOCIAL GRADES

  • 9%AB
  • 47%C2/C2
  • 44%DE

According to census records, 9% of people here have a social grade of AB (highest), compared to the national average of 27%.

MARITAL STATUS

  • 41%SINGLE
  • 34%MARRIED

The percentage of people who are married in PR6 6HU is 41%. Single and 'other' people is 58%.

ETHNICITY

  • 84%WHITE
  • 16%NON-WHITE

84% of people class themselves as 'white', compared to a national UK average of 81.9%

UNEMPLOYMENT

  • 83%WORKING
  • 11.6%UNEMPLOYED

11.6% are either unemployed or students in this area. The UK unemployment rate is 4%.

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Cash Machines (ATMs)

Cash Machines

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Libraries

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PR66HU Postcode Breakdown

PRAREA6DISTRICT6SECTORHUUNIT
Full PostcodePR6 6HU
Latitude/Longitude,
Postal TownPreston
Easting
Northing
Ward Name
MSOA Name
LSOA Name
CountyLancashire
Region
CountryEngland
Local Authority
Local Authority Code
Area ClassificationUrban with Significant Rural (rural including hub towns 26-49%)

PR66HU Postal District

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PR6 6HU postcode is located in the postal town of Preston. Preston postal area may cover a large geographical region that may correspond to several postal districts, which may include many towns and/or villages. Use the map to determine the geographical location of the postcode PR6 6HU.

Nearest Towns & Cities
Chorley0.4 miles E
Coppull2.7 miles SW
Rivington3.5 miles SE
Leyland3.7 miles NW
Adlington3.8 miles SE
Eccleston4 miles W
Withnell4.5 miles NE
Bamber Bridge4.7 miles NW
Hoghton4.7 miles NE
Horwich4.8 miles SE
Standish5.1 miles SW
Belmont5.3 miles E
Farrington5.4 miles NW
Croston5.8 miles W
Mawdesley6.3 miles W
London184 miles SE
Glasgow163 miles NW
Edinburgh160 miles N
Cardiff151 miles S
Liverpool22 miles SW
Southampton198 miles SE
Saint Ives198 miles S

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Support is being offered to anyone who is displaced by the redevelopment plans.

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Labour's candidate Chris Webb wins Blackpool South with a huge swing away from the Conservatives.

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Mum died amid blood clot failings after childbirth

Laura Barnes was 32 weeks pregnant when she collapsed at home before having an emergency C-section.

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Labour wins back Lancashire PCC role from Tories

Labour's Clive Grunshaw has won his old job back three years after losing it.

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Blackpool owner appears in Hong Kong court

Simon Sadler and former trader Daniel La Rocca are facing criminal proceedings in the country.

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Online retailer in talks over job losses, says union

Studio Retail sells clothes, home and electrical products and has several offices and warehouses.

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Prison officer smuggled phones and drugs for inmate

James Gregson was arrested after bringing in the items for a jailed gunman.

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