# PR1 1HB: area report for a postcode in Preston

PR1 1HB is a postcode in Preston.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Preston. Open the map at PR1 1HB for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Preston](https://openindex.co.uk/preston) › [PR1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr1) › [PR1 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr1-1)

## Around this postcode

- **380 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 26% on July. Preston 017F: 1,233 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.6979,53.7613,PR11HB
- **Preston (Lancs), 830 m**: About 10 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.6979,53.7613,PR11HB
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 320 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.6979,53.7613,PR11HB
- **No property in PR1 1HB listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.6979,53.7613,PR11HB
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Preston 017F. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.6979,53.7613,PR11HB
- **£188,629 average price**: For the whole of Preston, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.6979,53.7613,PR11HB
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 550 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.6979,53.7613,PR11HB
- **12 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 60 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.6979,53.7613,PR11HB
- **No gigabit broadband at PR1 1HB**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.6979,53.7613,PR11HB
- **Low road and rail noise at PR1 1HB**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.6979,53.7613,PR11HB
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.6979,53.7613,PR11HB
- **14.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.6979,53.7613,PR11HB

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Ignatius' Catholic Primary School, Preston](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-ignatius-catholic-primary-school-preston-e151562) | Primary | 320 m (4 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2022, before the school changed | – |
| [Stoneygate Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stoneygate-nursery-school-e119083) | Nursery | 410 m (5 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | – |
| [Imam Muhammad Zakariya School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/imam-muhammad-zakariya-school-e132738) | Independent | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Preston](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-augustines-catholic-primary-school-preston-e149311) | Primary | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cardinal Newman College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cardinal-newman-college-e130745) | Sixth form and further education | 760 m (9 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Preston](https://openindex.co.uk/school/english-martyrs-catholic-primary-school-preston-e119605) | Primary | 860 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 41% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Eden Boys' School, Preston](https://openindex.co.uk/school/eden-boys-school-preston-e141971) | Secondary | 880 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, May 2024 | Attainment 8 of 54.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Lancaster University School of Mathematics](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lancaster-university-school-of-mathematics-e149099) | Sixth form and further education | 880 m (11 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2024 | £195,000 | Flat or maisonette, new build, leasehold | 30 m |
| May 2023 | £155,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 240 m |
| November 2023 | £70,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 260 m |
| October 2025 | £78,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 270 m |
| April 2026 | £141,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 300 m |
| August 2024 | £58,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 300 m |
| July 2024 | £47,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 300 m |
| April 2024 | £137,500 | Flat or maisonette, new build, leasehold | 300 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Preston (Lancs) (830 m, 10 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: AVENHAM SURGERY (550 m)
- Pharmacies: LANCASTER ROAD PHARMACY (90 m); SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (370 m); BOOTS (380 m); KADRI PHARMACY LIMITED (430 m); ASHTON PHARMACY (620 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (70 m); RINGWAY DENTAL CENTRE (350 m); TIME FOR TEETH HMP PRESTON (560 m); REDBRIDGE ASSOCIATES LIMITED (SMART DENTAL CARE) (560 m); PRESTON ORTHODONTICS (770 m)
- Supermarkets: Heron Preston City Centre Preston (60 m, Heron); Iceland Lowthian House Preston (220 m, Iceland); M&S Preston (360 m, Marks and Spencer); Iceland Preston Food Warehouse (490 m, Iceland); Sainsburys Preston Fishergate (510 m, Sainsburys)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £188,629** (July 2026). Preston’s average house price was £188,629 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 7.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £37,214** (2025). Full-time workers living in Preston earned a median of £37,214 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 131st lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 5.1×** (2025). A home in Preston costs 5.1 times local full-time pay. Joint 47th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 28.8** (2025). Preston has a deprivation score of 28.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 48th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Preston 017F (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 40.6** (2025). Preston 017F has a deprivation score of 40.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 4,422nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,588** (2021). Preston 017F had 1,588 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,743rd most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 58.7%** (January 2026). In Preston 017F, 58.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 10.6%** (August 2026). In Preston 017F, 10.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## PR1 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £158,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in PR1 was £158,000 in 2025. 144th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 72,520** (2021). PR1 had 72,520 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 35th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in PR1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 92.2%** (January 2026). In PR1, 92.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Preston](https://openindex.co.uk/preston)
- Centre: 53.7613, -2.6979

Council: [Preston](https://openindex.co.uk/preston) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Preston](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/preston): Sir Mark Hendrick (Labour (Co-op)), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.6979,53.7613,PR11HB

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Snapshot 2026.10.8. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr1-1hb