# PR2 1RX: area report for a postcode in Preston

PR2 1RX 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 PR2 1RX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Preston](https://openindex.co.uk/preston) › [PR2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr2) › [PR2 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr2-1)

## Around this postcode

- **15 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 36% on July. Preston 013C: 67 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.7598,53.7739,PR21RX
- **Salwick, 3.9 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.7598,53.7739,PR21RX
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 340 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.7598,53.7739,PR21RX
- **No property in PR2 1RX 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=-2.7598,53.7739,PR21RX
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Preston 013C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.7598,53.7739,PR21RX
- **£188,103 average price**: For the whole of Preston, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.7598,53.7739,PR21RX
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.4 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.7598,53.7739,PR21RX
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 640 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.7598,53.7739,PR21RX
- **78.5% can get gigabit broadband at PR2 1RX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.7598,53.7739,PR21RX
- **Low road and rail noise at PR2 1RX**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.7598,53.7739,PR21RX
- **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=-2.7598,53.7739,PR21RX
- **10.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.7598,53.7739,PR21RX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Ashton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ashton-primary-school-e119238) | Primary | 340 m (4 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | 45% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ashton Community Science College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ashton-community-science-college-e119707) | Secondary | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2023 | Attainment 8 of 47.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Lea Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lea-community-primary-school-e119155) | Primary | 880 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cottam Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cottam-primary-school-e131720) | Primary | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 45% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Royal Cross Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/royal-cross-primary-school-e133688) | Special | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | – |
| [St Bernard's Catholic Primary School, Preston](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-bernards-catholic-primary-school-preston-e149312) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ingol Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ingol-community-primary-school-e119239) | Primary | 1.2 km (14 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Ingol, Preston](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-family-catholic-primary-school-ingol-preston-e151967) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023, before the school changed | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2026 | £220,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| March 2026 | £142,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| October 2025 | £161,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| May 2025 | £244,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| January 2026 | £300,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| December 2023 | £175,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 230 m |
| May 2025 | £234,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 240 m |
| September 2025 | £240,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 270 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: ROWLANDS PHARMACY (910 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Preston Blackpool Rd Express (640 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 013C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 20.1** (2025). Preston 013C has a deprivation score of 20.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,592nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £187,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Preston 013C was £187,500 in 2025. Joint 5,432nd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,395** (2021). Preston 013C had 1,395 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 17,992nd least 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: 97.3%** (January 2026). In Preston 013C, 97.3% 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.

## PR2 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £193,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in PR2 was £193,750 in 2025. 337th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 80,289** (2021). PR2 had 80,289 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 22nd 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: 2%** (2022). About 2% of people in PR2 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: 95.3%** (January 2026). In PR2, 95.3% 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: 53.7739, -2.7598

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=-2.7598,53.7739,PR21RX

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