# PR2 6AE: area report for a postcode in Preston

PR2 6AE 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 6AE for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Preston](https://openindex.co.uk/preston) › [PR2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr2) › [PR2 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr2-6)

## Around this postcode

- **24 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 20% on July. Preston 009A: 126 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.6680,53.7759,PR26AE
- **Preston (Lancs), 3.4 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.6680,53.7759,PR26AE
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 180 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.6680,53.7759,PR26AE
- **No property in PR2 6AE 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=-2.6680,53.7759,PR26AE
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Preston 009A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.6680,53.7759,PR26AE
- **£188,103 average price**: For the whole of Preston, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.6680,53.7759,PR26AE
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 470 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.6680,53.7759,PR26AE
- **9 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 440 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.6680,53.7759,PR26AE
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at PR2 6AE**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.6680,53.7759,PR26AE
- **Low road and rail noise at PR2 6AE**: Road 48 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.6680,53.7759,PR26AE
- **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=-2.6680,53.7759,PR26AE
- **12.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.6680,53.7759,PR26AE

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Preston Greenlands Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/preston-greenlands-community-primary-school-e119233) | Primary | 180 m (2 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School, Preston](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-blessed-sacrament-catholic-primary-school-preston-e149414) | Primary | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 36% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Moor Nook Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/moor-nook-community-primary-school-e119236) | Primary | 760 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2022 | 26% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ribbleton Avenue Methodist Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ribbleton-avenue-methodist-junior-school-e119354) | Primary | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 49% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Holme Slack Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holme-slack-community-primary-school-e119234) | Primary | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Brookfield Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brookfield-community-primary-school-e119226) | Primary | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2022 | 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Sir Tom Finney Community High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sir-tom-finney-community-high-school-e135346) | Special | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | – |
| [Ribbleton Avenue Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ribbleton-avenue-infant-school-e119235) | Primary | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2026 | £145,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| June 2023 | £270,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| October 2023 | £390,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| April 2026 | £350,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| May 2025 | £215,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| June 2023 | £175,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| January 2025 | £500,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| February 2025 | £110,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 220 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: RIBBLETON MEDICAL CENTRE (470 m); DR A HUSSAIN (910 m)
- Pharmacies: COHENS CHEMIST (370 m); ALLIED PHARMACY RIBBLETON (470 m); BOOTS (740 m); MX PHARMACY (870 m); MILLER ROAD PHARMACY (910 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Preston 217 Ribbleton Ave (440 m, Morrisons); Spar - Watling Street Road (670 m, Spar); Heron Fulwood (740 m, Heron); M&S Deepdale Preston (740 m, Marks and Spencer); Tesco Preston Superstore (840 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 009A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 44.9** (2025). Preston 009A has a deprivation score of 44.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,367th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £175,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Preston 009A was £175,000 in 2025. Joint 4,219th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,575** (2021). Preston 009A had 1,575 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 19,439th 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: 89.7%** (January 2026). In Preston 009A, 89.7% 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.

## 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: 53.7759, -2.6680

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=-2.6680,53.7759,PR26AE

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr2-6ae