59,711
Households
White Brit. · 66%
Ethnicity
Christian · 48%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
844 · 5.7 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£198,800
Median property price
3,633
Postcodes
Overview of Preston
Coordinates53.7781, -2.7050
Postcodes
3,633
Population (Census)
147,918
Households (Census)
59,711
Recorded crime · May '26
844 · 5.7 per 1k
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 4.32 (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 4.32 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Preston
Property sales · Preston
HM Land Registry · Preston
Average price
£202,821
YoY: -4.7%
Median price: £198,251
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 53 sales · avg £175,731
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£235k£203k£170k
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 Preston
Crime trends · Preston
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
354299244
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
351
YoY stable
ASB
35922182
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
124
YoY -61%
Vehicle Crime
563819
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
41
YoY stable
Burglary
633914
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
29
YoY stable
Criminal damage
816447
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
60
YoY stable
Demographics in Preston
Ethnicity
White Brit.66.1%
Indian12.9%
Other White5.6%
Pakistani5.1%
African1.6%
+ 3 other groups · 8.7%
Religion
Christian47.6%
No religion26.3%
Muslim16.1%
Not answered5.5%
Hindu3.0%
+ other · 1.5%
Age groups
35–4919.0%
50–6417.9%
25–3414.7%
20–248.5%
65–748.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.9%
Households
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%
Wards in Preston
Greyfriars
IMD 8.91196 postcodes
Sharoe Green
IMD 7.72219 postcodes
Preston Rural North
IMD 7.69246 postcodes
Preston Rural East
IMD 7.65263 postcodes
Garrison
IMD 7.18188 postcodes
Cadley
IMD 5.44185 postcodes
Ingol & Cottam
IMD 5.16220 postcodes
Ashton
IMD 4.39211 postcodes
Lea & Larches
IMD 3.70168 postcodes
Plungington
IMD 2.44256 postcodes
Brookfield
IMD 2.36140 postcodes
Deepdale
IMD 2.31192 postcodes
City Centre
IMD 1.87528 postcodes
Fishwick & Frenchwood
IMD 1.87191 postcodes
Ribbleton
IMD 1.76195 postcodes
St Matthew's
IMD 1.00235 postcodes
Schools in Preston
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Barton St Lawrence Church of England Primary School
Lancashire · PR3 5AS
Outstanding
3.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Broughton High School
Lancashire · PR3 5JJ
Outstanding
2.3 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
Eden Boys' School, Preston
Lancashire · PR1 4BD
Outstanding
1.5 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateBoys · Ages 11–18
Preston Muslim Girls High School
Lancashire · PR1 5BY
Outstanding
1.1 mi
SecondaryStateGirls · Ages 11–16
Queen's Drive Primary School
Lancashire · PR2 3LA
Outstanding
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Royal Cross Primary School
Lancashire · PR2 1NT
Outstanding
2.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
The Olive School, Preston
Lancashire · PR2 8DW
Outstanding
0.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Acorns Primary School
Lancashire · PR1 6AU
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Ashton Community Science College
Lancashire · PR2 1SL
Good
1.8 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
Ashton Primary School
Lancashire · PR2 1TU
Good
2.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.