# PR1 7AR: area report for a postcode in Preston

PR1 7AR 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 7AR for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Preston](https://openindex.co.uk/preston) › [PR1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr1) › [PR1 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr1-7)

## Around this postcode

- **80 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 12% on July. Preston 015B: 227 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.7056,53.7673,PR17AR
- **Preston (Lancs), 1.2 km**: About 15 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.7056,53.7673,PR17AR
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 90 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.7056,53.7673,PR17AR
- **No property in PR1 7AR 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=-2.7056,53.7673,PR17AR
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Preston 015B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.7056,53.7673,PR17AR
- **£188,103 average price**: For the whole of Preston, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.7056,53.7673,PR17AR
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 980 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.7056,53.7673,PR17AR
- **7 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 90 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.7056,53.7673,PR17AR
- **No gigabit broadband at PR1 7AR**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.7056,53.7673,PR17AR
- **Moderate road and rail noise at PR1 7AR**: Road 60 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.7056,53.7673,PR17AR
- **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=-2.7056,53.7673,PR17AR
- **13.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.7056,53.7673,PR17AR

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Preston](https://openindex.co.uk/school/english-martyrs-catholic-primary-school-preston-e119605) | Primary | 90 m (1 minute on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 41% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Abrar Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/abrar-academy-e135822) | Independent | 320 m (4 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Eldon Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/eldon-primary-school-e119229) | Primary | 610 m (8 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 26% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Ignatius' Catholic Primary School, Preston](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-ignatius-catholic-primary-school-preston-e151562) | Primary | 680 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2022, before the school changed | – |
| [Moor Park High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/moor-park-high-school-e119773) | Secondary | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 39.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Moorbrook School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/moorbrook-school-e119866) | Special | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Deepdale Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/deepdale-community-primary-school-e119228) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Roebuck School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-roebuck-school-e119237) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 44% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2025 | £118,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 250 m |
| August 2023 | £90,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 280 m |
| December 2025 | £161,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 280 m |
| July 2026 | £140,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 300 m |
| June 2025 | £165,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 300 m |
| April 2025 | £100,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 330 m |
| February 2024 | £110,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 330 m |
| May 2026 | £85,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 330 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: GUTTERIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE (980 m); DR ALI GUTTRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE (980 m)
- Pharmacies: MOOR PARK PHARMACY (270 m); DDL DAVIES PHARMACY (460 m); HBS PHARMACY (490 m); ASHTON PHARMACY (670 m); KADRI PHARMACY LIMITED (850 m)
- Dental practices: ADELPHI DENTAL SURGERY (260 m); MOOR PARK DENTAL SURGERY (390 m); DENTAL SURGERY (790 m); LINTON STREET DENTAL PRACTICE (930 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Moor Lane Express (90 m, Tesco); Iceland Deepdale Preston (400 m, Iceland); Co-op University of Central Lancashire (400 m, The Co-operative Group); Morrisons Daily Plungington Road (440 m, Morrisons); Tesco Preston Friargate Express (650 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £188,103** (August 2026). Preston’s average house price was £188,103 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.6% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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 21 October 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 015B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 38.3** (2025). Preston 015B has a deprivation score of 38.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5,045th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 2,432** (2021). Preston 015B had 2,432 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,304th 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: 59.8%** (January 2026). In Preston 015B, 59.8% 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: 5.5%** (August 2026). In Preston 015B, 5.5% 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: 53.7673, -2.7056

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), August 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=-2.7056,53.7673,PR17AR

## How to cite

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