# PR2 8AB: area report for a postcode in Preston

PR2 8AB 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 8AB for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Preston](https://openindex.co.uk/preston) › [PR2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr2) › [PR2 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr2-8)

## Around this postcode

- **41 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 58% on July. Preston 007F: 76 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.6828,53.7780,PR28AB
- **Preston (Lancs), 2.9 km**: About 36 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.6828,53.7780,PR28AB
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 130 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.6828,53.7780,PR28AB
- **No property in PR2 8AB 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=-2.6828,53.7780,PR28AB
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Preston 007F. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.6828,53.7780,PR28AB
- **£188,629 average price**: For the whole of Preston, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.6828,53.7780,PR28AB
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 420 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.6828,53.7780,PR28AB
- **7 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 340 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.6828,53.7780,PR28AB
- **94.2% can get gigabit broadband at PR2 8AB**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.6828,53.7780,PR28AB
- **Low road and rail noise at PR2 8AB**: Road 48 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.6828,53.7780,PR28AB
- **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=-2.6828,53.7780,PR28AB
- **11.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.6828,53.7780,PR28AB

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Holme Slack Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holme-slack-community-primary-school-e119234) | Primary | 130 m (2 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Preston](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-gregorys-catholic-primary-school-preston-e119609) | Primary | 480 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Larches High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/larches-high-school-e119112) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 790 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2024 | – |
| [Acorns Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/acorns-primary-school-e135347) | Special | 840 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Kennington Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kennington-primary-school-e119153) | Primary | 880 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2024 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Deepdale Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/deepdale-community-primary-school-e119228) | Primary | 970 m (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Moor Park High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/moor-park-high-school-e119773) | Secondary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 39.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Ribbleton Avenue Methodist Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ribbleton-avenue-methodist-junior-school-e119354) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 49% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2025 | £137,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| September 2025 | £65,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| March 2025 | £138,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| November 2023 | £195,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| November 2025 | £150,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| February 2026 | £172,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |
| November 2023 | £198,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| March 2025 | £175,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 230 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: THE HEALTHCARE CENTRE (420 m); ISSA MEDICAL CENTRE - PATEL (900 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (590 m); HBS PHARMACY (900 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL HEALTH CENTRE (420 m); THE BEECHES ORTHODONTIC PRACTICE (480 m); DENTAL SURGERY (850 m); ISSA MEDICAL CENTRE (900 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Preston (340 m, Sainsburys); M&S Deepdale Preston (470 m, Marks and Spencer); Aldi Longsands Preston (550 m, Aldi); Asda North End S/Stn Express Petrol (570 m, Asda); Morrisons Daily Preston 31A Harewood Road (850 m, Morrisons)

## 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 007F (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 21.2** (2025). Preston 007F has a deprivation score of 21.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,715th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £166,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Preston 007F was £166,750 in 2025. 3,630th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,456** (2021). Preston 007F had 1,456 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,891st 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: 93.7%** (January 2026). In Preston 007F, 93.7% 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: 53.7780, -2.6828

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=-2.6828,53.7780,PR28AB

## How to cite

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