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Fishwick & Frenchwood

Ward

South Preston. About 9,846 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.9 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Fishwick & Frenchwood live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
9,435
2,710th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
7.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Fishwick & Frenchwood compares

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

Fishwick & FrenchwoodMiddle
Population16 wards, Preston · 2021
Population: every ward in Preston16 areas from 7,094 to 11,942. The middle area is 9,119. Fishwick & Frenchwood is 9,435.
9,4355th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares16 wards, Preston · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Preston16 areas from 0.0% to 64.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Fishwick & Frenchwood is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage16 wards, Preston · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Preston16 areas from 80.1% to 99.4%. The middle area is 95.6%. Fishwick & Frenchwood is 97.4%.
97.4%6th highest
Claimant rate16 wards, Preston · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Preston16 areas from 1.9% to 9.0%. The middle area is 4.1%. Fishwick & Frenchwood is 7.2%.
7.2%2nd highest

Is Fishwick & Frenchwood safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Fishwick & Frenchwood at a rate of 116.4 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 126.2 per 1,000 people across Preston.

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

In August 2026 alone, 90 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Fishwick & Frenchwood.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (401), anti-social behaviour (247) and other crime (208).

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 ward, so they describe all of Preston and not Fishwick & Frenchwood 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
Deprivation score
28.8
Joint 48th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Fishwick & Frenchwood in brief

Fishwick & Frenchwood had 9,435 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Fishwick & Frenchwood live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Fishwick & Frenchwood, 97.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Fishwick & Frenchwood, 7.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.