4,131
Households
White Brit. · 93%
Ethnicity
Christian · 54%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
23 · 2.6 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£386,250
Median property price
263
Postcodes
Overview of East Preston
Coordinates50.8104, -0.4796
Postcodes
263
Population (Census)
8,902
Households (Census)
4,131
Recorded crime · May '26
23 · 2.6 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for East Preston
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 7.22 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Low deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 7.22 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in East Preston
Property sales · East Preston
HM Land Registry · East Preston
Average price
£490,767
YoY: -19.0%
Median price: £383,900
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 7 sales · avg £407,071
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£984k£663k£342k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime in East Preston
Crime trends · East Preston
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
1580
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
8
YoY -27%
ASB
1050
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
8
YoY +167%
Vehicle Crime
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY -33%
Burglary
210
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY -67%
Demographics in East Preston
Ethnicity
White Brit.93.5%
Other White2.6%
+ other · 4.0%
Religion
Christian53.8%
No religion38.9%
Not answered5.5%
+ other · 1.8%
Age groups
50–6421.0%
65–7417.8%
75–8413.9%
35–4913.6%
25–348.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 25.6%
Households
Any member 66+23.7%
All members 66+20.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.5%
Other8.4%
+ 7 other households · 25.0%
Schools in East Preston
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
East Preston Infant School
West Sussex · BN16 1EZ
Good
0.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–7
East Preston Junior School
West Sussex · BN16 1EZ
Good
0.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
Georgian Gardens Community Primary School
West Sussex · BN16 3JJ
Good
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in East Preston
Postcodes in East Preston
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