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Preston 016A

Neighbourhood

South Preston. 1,821 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.4 square kilometres.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

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In the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Preston 016A is in decile 2.

Deprivation score
44.2
Joint 3,520th most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£71,000
Joint 58th cheapest of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,704
Joint 13,355th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How Preston 016A compares

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

Preston 016AMiddle
Deprivation scoreEngland only87 neighbourhoods, Preston · 2025
Deprivation score: every neighbourhood in Preston87 areas from 3.0 to 61.9. The middle area is 29.2. Preston 016A is 44.2.
44.217th most deprived
Median sale price75 neighbourhoods, Preston · 2025
Median sale price: every neighbourhood in Preston75 areas from £71,000 to £334,450. The middle area is £175,000. Preston 016A is £71,000.
£71,000cheapest
Population87 neighbourhoods, Preston · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Preston87 areas from 1,036 to 2,840. The middle area is 1,594. Preston 016A is 1,704.
1,70435th most populated
Gigabit broadband coverage87 neighbourhoods, Preston · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every neighbourhood in Preston87 areas from 55.9% to 100.0%. The middle area is 97.8%. Preston 016A is 98.9%.
98.9%joint 36th highest

Is Preston 016A safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Preston 016A at a rate of 168.6 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 127.0 per 1,000 people across Frenchwood & Fishwick.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 24 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Preston 016A.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (92), anti-social behaviour (83) and other crime (46).

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.

Figures for the whole of Preston

These figures are published for the whole of Preston, not for each neighbourhood, so they describe all of Preston and not Preston 016A alone. See Preston

Average house price
£188,103
Up 3.6% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,214
131st lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.1×
Joint 47th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
164,498
Up 1.8% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Preston 016A in brief

Preston 016A has a deprivation score of 44.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

The median price paid for a home in Preston 016A was £71,000 in 2025.

Preston 016A had 1,704 usual residents at the census.

In Preston 016A, 98.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.