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Preston Park

WARD
Avg IMD
Low deprivation
Population
17,124
Households
7,670
Crimes · Jun '26
Low · 3.4 per 1k
7,670
Households
White Brit. · 73%
Ethnicity
No religion · 60%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
Low · 3.4 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£338,895
Median property price
241
Postcodes
7,670
Households
White Brit. · 73%
Ethnicity
No religion · 60%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
Low · 3.4 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£338,895
Median property price
241
Postcodes

Sold prices in Preston Park

England & Wales
Property sales · Preston Park
HM Land Registry · Preston Park
Average price
£501,174
YoY: +3.4%
Median price: £338,895
View district BN1
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 9 sales · avg £535,889
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£621k£460k£299k
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 Park

England & Wales
Crime trends · Preston Park

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
22
YoY -37%
35181
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
17
YoY —
28140
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
4
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
2
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
3
YoY —
950
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

1 of 5 key categories improving

58
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Preston Park

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 Brighton and Hove.

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

Apply for a primary place via Brighton and Hove
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Amenities in Preston Park

GPs make up most of the mapped places

41 GPs · 18 Libraries · 17 Universities · 100 in all

  • GPs41
  • Libraries18
  • Universities17
  • Hospitals12
  • Museums12

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

Overview of Preston Park

Coordinates50.8423, -0.1494
Postcodes
241
Population (Census)
17,124
Households (Census)
7,670
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Low · 3.4 per 1k

Demographics in Preston Park

Ethnicity

Total residents: 17,099
White Brit.73.3%
Other White12.0%
White & Asian1.8%
White Irish1.6%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group1.6%
+ 3 other groups · 9.7%

Religion

Total residents: 17,113
No religion59.6%
Christian27.5%
Not answered7.5%
Muslim2.2%
+ other · 3.2%

Age groups

Total residents: 17,124
35–4923.6%
50–6419.3%
25–3416.4%
20–248.1%
65–747.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 25.3%

Households

Total households: 7,670
Other21.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.8%
Cohabiting couple family: No children12.5%
Any member 66+10.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.6%
+ 7 other households · 31.1%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Preston Park

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 7.69 (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 7.69 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Postcode Districts in Preston Park

BN1
240 postcodes
BN88
1 postcodes