# PR1

Postcode district covering Preston and Fishwick, in Preston and South Ribble.

PR1 is a postcode district covering Preston and Fishwick, in Preston and South Ribble. Median sale price £158,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code PR1. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [PR](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an PR1 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr1#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr1#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr1#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr1#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=PR1) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in PR1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=PR1) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 756 homes were sold in PR1 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=PR1) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for PR1.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=PR1) (Census 2021, England and Wales): PR1 had 72,520 usual residents at the census.

## How PR1 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | PR1 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £158,000 | cheapest | 11 postcode districts, PR · 2025 |
| Population | 72,520 | 2nd most populated | 13 postcode districts, PR · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 13 postcode districts, PR · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 92.2% | 7th highest | 13 postcode districts, PR · Jan 2026 |

## Is PR1 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in PR1 at a rate of 156.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 88.1 per 1,000 people across the PR postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 1,089 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in PR1.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (4,080), anti-social behaviour (2,873) and other crime (1,931).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in PR1 was 168.8 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in PR1, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so PR1 has no single figure. Of its 43 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 9 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 15 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 7 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in PR1

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Preston 007B](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025235) | 1,785 | 50.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.7% |
| [Preston 007E](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025245) | 2,731 | 195.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 97.7% |
| [Preston 011A](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025246) | 1,764 | 86.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.7% |
| [Preston 011B](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025274) | 1,935 | 94.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.7% |
| [Preston 011C](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025275) | 1,646 | 188.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 95.0% |
| [Preston 011D](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025294) | 1,811 | 94.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.7% |
| [Preston 012F](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025313) | 1,972 | 251.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 87.1% |
| [Preston 012G](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025314) | 2,675 | 188.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 83.1% |
| [Preston 014A](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025295) | 2,758 | 173.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.5% |
| [Preston 014B](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025296) | 2,037 | 183.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.6% |
| [Preston 014C](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025297) | 2,386 | 134.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.9% |
| [Preston 014D](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025298) | 1,803 | 138.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.5% |
| [Preston 015A](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025244) | 1,753 | 44.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.2% |
| [Preston 015B](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025292) | 2,432 | 227.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 59.8% |
| [Preston 015C](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025293) | 2,189 | 227.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.1% |
| [Preston 016A](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025247) | 1,704 | 168.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.9% |
| [Preston 016B](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025248) | 1,353 | 171.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.6% |
| [Preston 016C](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025249) | 1,036 | 161.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 97.8% |
| [Preston 016D](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025250) | 1,687 | 170.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.3% |
| [Preston 016E](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025304) | 1,907 | 51.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| [Preston 016F](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025305) | 1,664 | 68.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.4% |
| [Preston 017A](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025289) | 1,415 | 119.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 96.8% |
| [Preston 017B](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025290) | 1,781 | 138.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 90.7% |
| [Preston 017C](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025291) | 1,346 | 138.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 89.1% |
| [Preston 017D](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025306) | 1,916 | 431.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 76.9% |
| [Preston 017F](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01033223) | 1,588 | 1,233.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 58.7% |
| [Preston 017G](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01033224) | 1,131 | 793.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 88.4% |
| [Preston 017H](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01033226) | 1,207 | 66.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 96.7% |
| [South Ribble 001A](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble/neighbourhood/e01025424) | 1,291 | 34.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 94.4% |
| [South Ribble 001B](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble/neighbourhood/e01025425) | 1,273 | 20.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.6% |
| [South Ribble 001C](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble/neighbourhood/e01025426) | 1,234 | 49.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.7% |
| [South Ribble 001D](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble/neighbourhood/e01025466) | 1,537 | 17.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 95.5% |
| [South Ribble 003A](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble/neighbourhood/e01025408) | 1,382 | 61.8 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.7% |
| [South Ribble 003B](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble/neighbourhood/e01025409) | 1,271 | 118.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.5% |
| [South Ribble 003C](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble/neighbourhood/e01025410) | 1,341 | 29.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.6% |
| [South Ribble 003D](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble/neighbourhood/e01025467) | 1,895 | 22.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.7% |
| [South Ribble 005A](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble/neighbourhood/e01025411) | 2,206 | 59.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.1% |
| [South Ribble 005B](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble/neighbourhood/e01025448) | 1,543 | 82.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 86.2% |
| [South Ribble 005E](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble/neighbourhood/e01034348) | 1,932 | 49.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 98.0% |
| [South Ribble 006A](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble/neighbourhood/e01025412) | 1,413 | 64.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 92.5% |
| [South Ribble 006B](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble/neighbourhood/e01025427) | 1,387 | 65.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.6% |
| [South Ribble 006C](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble/neighbourhood/e01025428) | 1,495 | 132.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 97.1% |
| [South Ribble 006D](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble/neighbourhood/e01025429) | 1,363 | 117.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |

## Your MP

- [Preston](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/preston): Sir Mark Hendrick (Labour (Co-op)), MP since July 2024. 73% of the people here.
- [South Ribble](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-ribble): Mr Paul Foster (Labour), MP since July 2024. 26% of the people here.
- [Ribble Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/ribble-valley): Maya Ellis (Labour), MP since July 2024. 1.2% of the people here.

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

## Middle areas in PR1

[Frenchwood & Fishwick](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/frenchwood-and-fishwick), [Lower Penwortham North](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble/lower-penwortham-north), [Lower Penwortham South](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble/lower-penwortham-south), [Moor Park](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/moor-park), [Penwortham North](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble/penwortham-north), [Penwortham South](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble/penwortham-south), [Preston Town Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/preston-town-centre), [St George's](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/st-georges), [St Matthew's](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/st-matthews)

## Postcode sectors in PR1

[PR1 0 (172 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr1-0), [PR1 1 (142 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr1-1), [PR1 2 (108 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr1-2), [PR1 3 (128 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr1-3), [PR1 4 (173 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr1-4), [PR1 5 (194 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr1-5), [PR1 6 (191 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr1-6), [PR1 7 (148 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr1-7), [PR1 8 (145 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr1-8), [PR1 9 (290 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr1-9)

## Councils PR1 covers

[Preston](https://openindex.co.uk/preston), [South Ribble](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble)

## Towns in PR1

[Bamber Bridge](https://openindex.co.uk/town/bamber-bridge), [Penwortham](https://openindex.co.uk/town/penwortham), [Preston](https://openindex.co.uk/town/preston)

## Postcode districts next to PR1

[PR0](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr0), [PR2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr2), [PR4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr4), [PR5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr5), [PR26](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr26)

## Nearest rail stations

[Preston (Lancs) (2.1 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.7081,53.7569), [Lostock Hall (4.0 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.6875,53.7242), [Bamber Bridge (5.3 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.6608,53.7269)

## More in the PR postcode area

[All PR postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## PR1 in brief

PR1 is a postcode district covering Preston and Fishwick, in Preston and South Ribble.
About 76,859 people lived in PR1 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £158,000 in 2025 across 756 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 156.6 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in PR1 was £158,000 in 2025.
PR1 had 72,520 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in PR1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In PR1, 92.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: PR1
- Postcode area: [PR](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr)
- Constituency: [Preston †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/preston)
- Council: [Preston †](https://openindex.co.uk/preston)
- Area: 21.80 km²
- People, mid-2024: 76,859*
- Neighbourhoods: 43
- Output areas: 222

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[PR2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr2), [PR5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr5), [PR4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr4), [PR0](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr0), [PR26](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr26)

## Latest updates for PR1

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/PR1

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr1, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr1#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr1