# PR2 3SL: area report for a postcode in Preston

PR2 3SL 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 3SL for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Preston](https://openindex.co.uk/preston) › [PR2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr2) › [PR2 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr2-3)

## Around this postcode

- **9 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 13% on July. Preston 008B: 45 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.7255,53.7792,PR23SL
- **Preston (Lancs), 2.7 km**: About 34 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.7255,53.7792,PR23SL
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 110 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.7255,53.7792,PR23SL
- **No property in PR2 3SL 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=-2.7255,53.7792,PR23SL
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Preston 008B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.7255,53.7792,PR23SL
- **£188,629 average price**: For the whole of Preston, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.7255,53.7792,PR23SL
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.7255,53.7792,PR23SL
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 400 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.7255,53.7792,PR23SL
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at PR2 3SL**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.7255,53.7792,PR23SL
- **Low road and rail noise at PR2 3SL**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.7255,53.7792,PR23SL
- **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=-2.7255,53.7792,PR23SL
- **11.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.7255,53.7792,PR23SL

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Preston](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-anthonys-catholic-primary-school-preston-e151965) | Primary | 110 m (1 minute on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024, before the school changed | – |
| [Our Lady's Catholic High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/our-ladys-catholic-high-school-e119779) | Secondary | 260 m (3 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2022 | Attainment 8 of 54.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Fulwood and Cadley Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fulwood-and-cadley-primary-school-e119151) | Primary | 410 m (5 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding not met, special measures | 41% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Queen's Drive Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/queens-drive-primary-school-e119292) | Primary | 920 m (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Moorbrook School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/moorbrook-school-e119866) | Special | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [The Roebuck School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-roebuck-school-e119237) | Primary | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 44% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Fulwood Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fulwood-academy-e135936) | Secondary | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | Attainment 8 of 43.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Pius X Preparatory School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-pius-x-preparatory-school-e119822) | Independent | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2026 | £208,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| May 2026 | £226,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| July 2026 | £262,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| July 2024 | £199,950 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| March 2025 | £160,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| June 2026 | £216,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| March 2026 | £192,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| April 2025 | £87,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: BOOTS (900 m)
- Dental practices: BURNS DENTAL (520 m); LANE ENDS DENTAL PRACTICE (900 m); LINTON STREET DENTAL PRACTICE (940 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar Cadley (400 m, Spar); Spar - Fulwood (660 m, Spar); Tesco Tulketh Mill Preston Express (820 m, Tesco)

## 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 008B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 6.9** (2025). Preston 008B has a deprivation score of 6.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 4,960th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £215,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Preston 008B was £215,000 in 2025. Joint 7,875th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,584** (2021). Preston 008B had 1,584 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,979th 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: 99.9%** (January 2026). In Preston 008B, 99.9% 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: 53.7792, -2.7255

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=-2.7255,53.7792,PR23SL

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