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Preston

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
High deprivation
Population
147,918
Households
59,711
Crimes · Jun '26
Around average · 5.9 per 1k
59,711
Households
White Brit. · 66%
Ethnicity
Christian · 48%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 5.9 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£202,203
Median property price
£723
Median rent
3,638
Postcodes
59,711
Households
White Brit. · 66%
Ethnicity
Christian · 48%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 5.9 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£202,203
Median property price
£723
Median rent
3,638
Postcodes

Sold prices in Preston

England & Wales
Property sales · Preston
HM Land Registry · Preston
Average price
£209,743
YoY: -0.1%
Median price: £197,423
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 44 sales · avg £218,395
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£243k£207k£170k
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 Preston

England & Wales
Crime trends · 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
369
YoY +16%
369307244
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
129
YoY -49%
35922182
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
29
YoY stable
563819
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
19
YoY -30%
633914
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
64
YoY -19%
816447
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Other Crime
34
YoY +100%
342414
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

3 of 5 key categories improving · other crime up sharply · violent crime rising

878
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Preston

No high or medium flood zones in the sample

9 sampled points outside Zones 2 and 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

None of the sample points sit in published Zone 2 or Zone 3.

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 Lancashire.

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

Preston is the district council. School applications go through Lancashire.

Apply for a primary place via Lancashire

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 Preston

GPs make up most of the mapped places

26 GPs · 8 Libraries · 5 Hospitals · 46 in all

  • GPs26
  • Libraries8
  • Hospitals5
  • Museums5
  • Universities2

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

Private rents in Preston

Median private rent

£723/month

VOA / ONS Price Index of Private Rents · as of 2026-05-31 — 2-bed median where published.

£573
1 bed
£723
2 bed
£849
3 bed
£1,240
4 bed

VOA private rental statistics · local authority aggregate, not an asking rent

Overview of Preston

Coordinates53.7781, -2.7050
Postcodes
3,638
Population (Census)
147,918
Households (Census)
59,711
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Around average · 5.9 per 1k

Demographics in Preston

Ethnicity

Total residents: 147,811
White Brit.66.1%
Indian12.9%
Other White5.6%
Pakistani5.1%
African1.6%
+ 3 other groups · 8.7%

Religion

Total residents: 147,887
Christian47.6%
No religion26.3%
Muslim16.1%
Not answered5.5%
Hindu3.0%
+ other · 1.5%

Age groups

Total residents: 147,918
35–4919.0%
50–6417.9%
25–3414.7%
20–248.5%
65–748.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.9%

Households

Total households: 59,711
Other21.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.6%
Any member 66+11.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.4%
Lone parent family: With dependent children8.1%
+ 7 other households · 35.5%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Preston

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 4.44 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 4.44 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).