4,180
Households
White Brit. · 43%
Ethnicity
Christian · 37%
Religion
Among the most deprived
Avg IMD
112 · 10.4 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£113,000
Median property price
235
Postcodes
Overview of St Matthew's
Coordinates53.7655, -2.6824
Postcodes
235
Population (Census)
10,791
Households (Census)
4,180
Recorded crime · May '26
112 · 10.4 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for St Matthew's
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Among the most deprived
Mean decile 1.00 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Among the most deprived on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 1.00 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in St Matthew's
Property sales · St Matthew's
HM Land Registry · St Matthew's
Average price
£102,074
YoY: +8.4%
Median price: £106,889
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 3 sales · avg £100,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£131k£98k£65k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '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 St Matthew's
Crime trends · St Matthew's
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
483419
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
48
YoY +26%
ASB
684012
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
25
YoY -40%
Vehicle Crime
1470
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
7
YoY -50%
Burglary
740
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
5
YoY +25%
Criminal damage
1383
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY -50%
Demographics in St Matthew's
Ethnicity
White Brit.43.0%
Indian16.4%
Pakistani15.5%
Other White12.0%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group2.2%
+ 5 other groups · 11.0%
Religion
Christian36.9%
Muslim30.7%
No religion21.7%
Not answered5.4%
Hindu3.4%
+ 1 other religions · 2.0%
Age groups
35–4921.9%
25–3418.0%
50–6413.6%
20–249.1%
≤48.5%
+ 5 other age groups · 28.9%
Households
Other26.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.8%
Lone parent family: With dependent children12.8%
Any member 66+9.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children6.3%
+ 8 other households · 31.6%
Schools in St Matthew's
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Preston Muslim Girls High School
Lancashire · PR1 5BY
Outstanding
0.1 mi
SecondaryStateGirls · Ages 11–16
Ribbleton Avenue Methodist Junior School
Lancashire · PR1 5SN
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Preston
Lancashire · PR1 5XL
Good
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
St Matthew's Church of England Primary Academy
Lancashire · PR1 5XB
Requires improvement
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Ribbleton Avenue Infant School
Lancashire · PR1 5RU
Not judged
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7
St Ignatius' Catholic Primary School, Preston
Lancashire · PR1 1TT
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Preston
Lancashire · PR1 5XL
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in St Matthew's
Postcodes in St Matthew's
PR1 1AGPR1 1AJPR1 1EDPR1 1QBPR1 1QFPR1 1QGPR1 1QJPR1 1QLPR1 1QQPR1 1QSPR1 1QUPR1 1QWPR1 1SYPR1 1TNPR1 1TPPR1 1TRPR1 1TSPR1 1TTPR1 1TUPR1 1TWPR1 1TXPR1 1TYPR1 1UBPR1 1UEPR1 1UHPR1 1UJPR1 1ULPR1 1UNPR1 1UPPR1 1URPR1 1UUPR1 1UWPR1 1UXPR1 1UYPR1 1XAPR1 1XBPR1 1XDPR1 1XEPR1 1XGPR1 1XHPR1 1XPPR1 1YPPR1 1YRPR1 4AWPR1 4SYPR1 4TTPR1 4TUPR1 4TXPR1 4YPPR1 5ABPR1 5ADPR1 5AJPR1 5ALPR1 5ANPR1 5APPR1 5AQPR1 5ARPR1 5ASPR1 5ATPR1 5AUPR1 5BAPR1 5BDPR1 5BGPR1 5BYPR1 5DBPR1 5DEPR1 5DLPR1 5DNPR1 5DPPR1 5DQPR1 5DTPR1 5DYPR1 5EAPR1 5EBPR1 5EDPR1 5EEPR1 5EHPR1 5EJPR1 5ENPR1 5EPPR1 5EQPR1 5ERPR1 5ESPR1 5ETPR1 5EUPR1 5EXPR1 5EYPR1 5EZPR1 5HAPR1 5HBPR1 5HDPR1 5HEPR1 5HFPR1 5HHPR1 5HJPR1 5HLPR1 5HNPR1 5HPPR1 5HQPR1 5HRPR1 5HSPR1 5HTPR1 5HUPR1 5HXPR1 5HYPR1 5JHPR1 5JJPR1 5JPPR1 5JQPR1 5JTPR1 5JYPR1 5LAPR1 5LBPR1 5LDPR1 5LEPR1 5LFPR1 5LGPR1 5LHPR1 5LJPR1 5LL