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Lea & Larches

Ward

South west Preston. About 9,489 people in 4.7 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Lea & Larches, 99.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
9,271
2,817th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
63.8%
2,909th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Lea & Larches compares

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

Lea & LarchesMiddle
Population16 wards, Preston · 2021
Population: every ward in Preston16 areas from 7,094 to 11,942. The middle area is 9,119. Lea & Larches is 9,271.
9,2716th highest
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%. Lea & Larches is 99.1%.
99.1%2nd 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%. Lea & Larches is 3.9%.
3.9%8th lowest
Aged 15 to 6416 wards, Preston · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Preston16 areas from 59.3% to 81.9%. The middle area is 64.7%. Lea & Larches is 63.8%.
63.8%6th lowest

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 Lea & Larches 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
Lea & Larches in brief

Lea & Larches had 9,271 usual residents at the census.

In Lea & Larches, 99.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Lea & Larches, 3.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

63.8% of residents in Lea & Larches were aged 15 to 64 at the census.