# PR2

Postcode district covering Preston and Fulwood, in Preston.

PR2 is a postcode district covering Preston and Fulwood, in Preston. Median sale price £193,750 in 2025. Recorded crime 99.7 per 1,000 people.

Postcode district. Code PR2. 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 PR2 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr2#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr2#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr2#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr2#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=PR2) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 2% of people in PR2 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=PR2) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 1,222 homes were sold in PR2 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=PR2) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for PR2.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=PR2) (Census 2021, England and Wales): PR2 had 80,289 usual residents at the census.

## How PR2 compares

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

| Measure | PR2 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £193,750 | 2nd cheapest | 11 postcode districts, PR · 2025 |
| Population | 80,289 | most populated | 13 postcode districts, PR · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 2% | 5th most people in radon Affected Areas | 13 postcode districts, PR · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 95.3% | 3rd highest | 13 postcode districts, PR · Jan 2026 |

## Is PR2 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in PR2 at a rate of 99.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 88.1 per 1,000 people across the PR postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 712 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in PR2.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (3,338), anti-social behaviour (1,610) and other crime (1,396).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in PR2 was 110.9 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 PR2, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so PR2 has no single figure. Of its 51 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 10 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 7 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 9 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 3 neighbourhoods

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

## Neighbourhoods in PR2

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Preston 001A](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025278) | 2,801 | 46.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 93.1% |
| [Preston 002A](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025257) | 1,490 | 44.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 93.1% |
| [Preston 003A](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025256) | 1,442 | 66.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 97.4% |
| [Preston 003B](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025258) | 1,485 | 63.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.1% |
| [Preston 003C](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025259) | 2,840 | 37.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.4% |
| [Preston 003D](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025299) | 1,504 | 88.0 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.8% |
| [Preston 003E](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025301) | 1,092 | 56.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.8% |
| [Preston 003F](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025302) | 1,187 | 37.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.8% |
| [Preston 004A](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025253) | 1,772 | 82.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 91.6% |
| [Preston 004B](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025254) | 1,146 | 23.0 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.4% |
| [Preston 004C](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025255) | 1,478 | 45.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 94.8% |
| [Preston 004D](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025300) | 1,145 | 319.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 87.3% |
| [Preston 004E](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025303) | 1,318 | 75.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 82.9% |
| [Preston 005A](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025260) | 1,543 | 147.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 96.5% |
| [Preston 005B](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025262) | 1,407 | 84.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Preston 005C](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025263) | 1,426 | 138.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 97.8% |
| [Preston 005D](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025264) | 1,398 | 96.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 97.5% |
| [Preston 006A](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025239) | 1,405 | 36.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 94.1% |
| [Preston 006B](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025241) | 1,645 | 44.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 92.8% |
| [Preston 006C](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025242) | 1,696 | 41.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.7% |
| [Preston 006D](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025243) | 2,142 | 95.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 97.5% |
| [Preston 006E](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025251) | 1,477 | 30.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.6% |
| [Preston 007A](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025234) | 1,546 | 251.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 90.1% |
| [Preston 007C](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025237) | 1,545 | 113.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 97.6% |
| [Preston 007D](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025238) | 1,481 | 152.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Preston 007F](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025252) | 1,456 | 75.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 93.7% |
| [Preston 008A](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025233) | 1,277 | 101.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.8% |
| [Preston 008B](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025240) | 1,584 | 45.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.9% |
| [Preston 008C](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025261) | 1,449 | 59.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.7% |
| [Preston 008D](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025266) | 1,145 | 38.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| [Preston 008E](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025309) | 1,222 | 45.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| [Preston 009A](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025236) | 1,575 | 126.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 89.7% |
| [Preston 009B](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025283) | 1,761 | 120.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 93.2% |
| [Preston 009C](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025284) | 1,689 | 91.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 77.2% |
| [Preston 009D](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025285) | 1,420 | 89.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Preston 009E](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025286) | 1,871 | 150.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 89.5% |
| [Preston 009F](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025287) | 1,956 | 142.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 75.2% |
| [Preston 010A](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025270) | 1,647 | 61.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 97.7% |
| [Preston 010D](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025288) | 1,744 | 311.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 80.6% |
| [Preston 012A](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025276) | 1,710 | 85.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.7% |
| [Preston 012B](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025308) | 1,693 | 69.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 92.0% |
| [Preston 012C](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025310) | 1,575 | 84.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.8% |
| [Preston 012D](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025311) | 1,221 | 153.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Preston 012E](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025312) | 1,594 | 79.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.1% |
| [Preston 013A](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025231) | 1,399 | 83.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.7% |
| [Preston 013B](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025232) | 1,533 | 103.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Preston 013C](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025265) | 1,395 | 66.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 97.3% |
| [Preston 013D](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025267) | 1,355 | 80.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Preston 013E](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025268) | 1,810 | 136.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Preston 013F](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025269) | 1,792 | 102.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.5% |
| [Preston 013G](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025271) | 1,523 | 91.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |

## Your MP

- [Preston](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/preston): Sir Mark Hendrick (Labour (Co-op)), MP since July 2024. 74% of the people here.
- [Ribble Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/ribble-valley): Maya Ellis (Labour), MP since July 2024. 26% 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 PR2

[Ashton-on-Ribble & Larches](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/ashton-on-ribble-and-larches), [Brookfield & Holme Slack](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/brookfield-and-holme-slack), [Cadley & College](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/cadley-and-college), [Fulwood](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/fulwood), [Haslam Park](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/haslam-park), [Ingol](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/ingol), [Lea & Marina](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/lea-and-marina), [Longsands](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/longsands), [Plungington & University](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/plungington-and-university), [Ribbleton](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/ribbleton)

## Postcode sectors in PR2

[PR2 0 (83 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr2-0), [PR2 1 (271 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr2-1), [PR2 2 (204 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr2-2), [PR2 3 (322 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr2-3), [PR2 5 (126 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr2-5), [PR2 6 (270 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr2-6), [PR2 7 (88 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr2-7), [PR2 8 (174 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr2-8), [PR2 9 (254 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr2-9)

## Council

[Preston](https://openindex.co.uk/preston)

## Towns in PR2

[Fulwood](https://openindex.co.uk/town/fulwood), [Preston](https://openindex.co.uk/town/preston)

## Postcode districts next to PR2

[BB2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bb2), [PR1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr1), [PR3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr3), [PR4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr4), [PR5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr5), [PR11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr11)

## Nearest rail stations

[Preston (Lancs) (5.7 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.7081,53.7569)

## 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)

## PR2 in brief

PR2 is a postcode district covering Preston and Fulwood, in Preston.
About 85,496 people lived in PR2 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £193,750 in 2025 across 1,222 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 99.7 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in PR2 was £193,750 in 2025.
PR2 had 80,289 usual residents at the census.
About 2% of people in PR2 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In PR2, 95.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: PR2
- 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: 40.30 km²
- People, mid-2024: 85,496*
- Neighbourhoods: 51
- Output areas: 263

* 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

[PR1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr1), [PR3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr3), [PR4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr4), [PR5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr5), [PR11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr11), [BB2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bb2)

## Latest updates for PR2

- 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/PR2

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr2, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr2#f-house-sales-median-price.

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