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Frenchwood & Fishwick

Middle area

South Preston. 9,927 people in 3.6 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Frenchwood & Fishwick’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£130,000
238th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
9,351
1,751st highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
7.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Frenchwood & Fishwick compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

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Median sale price17 middle areas, Preston · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Preston17 areas from £109,500 to £315,500. The middle area is £161,000. Frenchwood & Fishwick is £130,000.
£130,0006th lowest
Population17 middle areas, Preston · 2021
Population: every middle area in Preston17 areas from 5,775 to 12,439. The middle area is 8,984. Frenchwood & Fishwick is 9,351.
9,3518th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage17 middle areas, Preston · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Preston17 areas from 80.0% to 99.9%. The middle area is 96.5%. Frenchwood & Fishwick is 99.0%.
99.0%5th highest
Claimant rate17 middle areas, Preston · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Preston17 areas from 1.8% to 9.3%. The middle area is 5.0%. Frenchwood & Fishwick is 7.0%.
7.0%2nd highest

Figures for the whole of Preston

These figures are published for the whole of Preston, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Preston and not Frenchwood & Fishwick alone. See Preston

Average house price
£188,629
Up 7.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,214
131st lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.1×
47th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
28.8
48th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Frenchwood & Fishwick in brief

The median price paid for a home in Frenchwood & Fishwick was £130,000 in 2025.

Frenchwood & Fishwick had 9,351 usual residents at the census.

In Frenchwood & Fishwick, 99.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Frenchwood & Fishwick, 7.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.