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East Preston

WARD
Avg IMD
Low deprivation
Population
8,902
Households
4,131
Crimes · Jun '26
Low · 2.0 per 1k
4,131
Households
White Brit. · 93%
Ethnicity
Christian · 54%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
Low · 2.0 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£393,857
Median property price
263
Postcodes
4,131
Households
White Brit. · 93%
Ethnicity
Christian · 54%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
Low · 2.0 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£393,857
Median property price
263
Postcodes

Sold prices in East Preston

England & Wales
Property sales · East Preston
HM Land Registry · East Preston
Average price
£486,452
YoY: -17.7%
Median price: £383,687
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 3 sales · avg £255,333
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£984k£619k£255k
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
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

England & Wales
Crime trends · East Preston

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
8
YoY —
1260
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
5
YoY —
1050
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
210
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

0 of 5 key categories improving

18
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in East Preston

High flood risk in part of this area

1 of 9 sampled points in Zone 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

Zone 3 is land with a 1 in 100 (1%) or greater chance of flooding in any year.

Recorded as Fluvial / Tidal Models

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

School applications

We've matched this area to West Sussex.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Arun is the district council. School applications go through West Sussex.

Apply for a primary place via West Sussex

GOV.UK is the official apply and admissions handoff. We do not link a generic council homepage. Per-LA composite prospectus URLs are not in the API yet.

Amenities in East Preston

GPs make up most of the mapped places

21 GPs · 11 Libraries · 4 Hospitals · 41 in all

  • GPs21
  • Libraries11
  • Hospitals4
  • Museums4
  • Universities1

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Overview of East Preston

Coordinates50.8104, -0.4796
Postcodes
263
Population (Census)
8,902
Households (Census)
4,131
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Low · 2.0 per 1k

Demographics in East Preston

Ethnicity

Total residents: 8,899
White Brit.93.5%
Other White2.6%
+ other · 4.0%

Religion

Total residents: 8,901
Christian53.8%
No religion38.9%
Not answered5.5%
+ other · 1.8%

Age groups

Total residents: 8,902
50–6421.0%
65–7417.8%
75–8413.9%
35–4913.6%
25–348.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 25.6%

Households

Total households: 4,131
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%

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 7.74 (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 7.74 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Postcode Districts in East Preston