3,337
Households
White Brit. · 89%
Ethnicity
Christian · 66%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
63 · 7.3 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£277,207
Median property price
263
Postcodes
Overview of Preston Rural East
Coordinates53.8106, -2.6688
Postcodes
263
Population (Census)
8,669
Households (Census)
3,337
Recorded crime · May '26
63 · 7.3 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Preston Rural East
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 7.65 (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 7.65 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Preston Rural East
Property sales · Preston Rural East
HM Land Registry · Preston Rural East
Average price
£295,238
YoY: -4.9%
Median price: £347,241
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
May '24 – Apr '26Apr '26: 12 sales · avg £282,821
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£407k£320k£234k
May '24Nov '24May '25Nov '25Apr '26
Transactions are hidden by default.
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 Rural East
Crime trends · Preston Rural East
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
412610
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
41
YoY +86%
ASB
26142
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
5
YoY -69%
Vehicle Crime
630
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY -67%
Burglary
630
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
630
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Demographics in Preston Rural East
Ethnicity
White Brit.89.1%
Indian4.0%
Other White1.3%
Pakistani1.2%
+ other · 4.4%
Religion
Christian65.7%
No religion23.9%
Not answered4.7%
Muslim3.1%
Hindu1.8%
+ other · 0.8%
Age groups
50–6419.9%
35–4919.8%
25–3411.0%
65–7410.9%
10–158.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.4%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children21.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.8%
All members 66+12.7%
Any member 66+11.7%
Other10.9%
+ 7 other households · 29.9%
Schools in Preston Rural East
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Broughton High School
Lancashire · PR3 5JJ
Outstanding
2.4 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
Broughton-in-Amounderness Church of England Primary School
Lancashire · PR3 5JB
Not judged
2.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Grimsargh St Michael's Church of England Primary School
Lancashire · PR2 5SD
Not judged
1.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Preston Rural East
Postcodes in Preston Rural East
PR2 5AQPR2 5BFPR2 5BGPR2 5BJPR2 5BSPR2 5BUPR2 5DHPR2 5DJPR2 5DLPR2 5DNPR2 5DPPR2 5DQPR2 5DRPR2 5DSPR2 5DTPR2 5DUPR2 5DWPR2 5DYPR2 5EAPR2 5HUPR2 5HWPR2 5HXPR2 5HYPR2 5HZPR2 5JBPR2 5JDPR2 5JFPR2 5JGPR2 5JHPR2 5JJPR2 5JLPR2 5JNPR2 5JPPR2 5JQPR2 5JRPR2 5JSPR2 5JTPR2 5JUPR2 5JWPR2 5JXPR2 5JYPR2 5JZPR2 5LAPR2 5LBPR2 5LDPR2 5LEPR2 5LFPR2 5LGPR2 5LHPR2 5LJPR2 5LLPR2 5LNPR2 5LPPR2 5LRPR2 5LSPR2 5LTPR2 5LUPR2 5LWPR2 5LZPR2 5NFPR2 5NZPR2 5QTPR2 5REPR2 5RHPR2 5RJPR2 5RLPR2 5RPPR2 5RQPR2 5SAPR2 5SDPR2 5SEPR2 5SFPR2 5SHPR2 5SJPR2 5SLPR2 5SNPR2 5SQPR2 5SRPR2 5SSPR2 5STPR2 5TRPR2 5TTPR2 5TUPR2 5TXPR2 5TYPR2 5UAPR2 9ASPR2 9ATPR2 9AUPR2 9AXPR2 9AYPR2 9BBPR2 9BDPR2 9BEPR2 9BGPR2 9BHPR2 9BJPR2 9BLPR2 9BNPR2 9BPPR2 9SWPR3 2ABPR3 2AFPR3 2AJPR3 2ALPR3 2ANPR3 2APPR3 2AQPR3 2ARPR3 2ASPR3 2ATPR3 2AUPR3 2AWPR3 2AXPR3 2AYPR3 2BAPR3 2BBPR3 2BDPR3 2BEPR3 2BF