# Preston

Town in Preston, North West.

Preston is a town in Preston, North West. Median sale price £144,475 in 2025. Recorded crime 163.5 per 1,000 people. About 100,408 people.

Town. Code E63000830. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [Preston](https://openindex.co.uk/preston)

Preston is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Preston add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own.

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £144,475** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Preston was £144,475 in 2025. 33rd cheapest of 1,092. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/preston#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 94,502** (2021). Preston had 94,502 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 111th most populated of 1,209. 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/town/preston#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in Preston 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/town/preston#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 92.0%** (January 2026). In Preston, 92.0% 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/town/preston#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E63000830) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in Preston live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E63000830) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 980 homes were sold in Preston in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E63000830) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Preston.
- [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E63000830) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Preston had 94,502 usual residents at the census.

## How Preston compares

Each town against every other town the measure covers.

| Measure | Preston | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £144,475 | 9th cheapest | 161 towns, North West · 2025 |
| Population | 94,502 | 14th most populated | 161 towns, North West · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 161 towns, North West · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 92.0% | joint 25th lowest | 161 towns, North West · Jan 2026 |

## Is Preston safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Preston at a rate of 163.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 92.4 per 1,000 people across North West.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 1,441 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Preston.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (5,565), anti-social behaviour (3,673) and other crime (2,680).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Preston was 179.4 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 Preston, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Preston has no single figure. Of its 57 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 14 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 21 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 8 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood

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

## Neighbourhoods in Preston

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [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 007A](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025234) | 1,546 | 251.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 90.1% |
| [Preston 007B](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025235) | 1,785 | 50.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.7% |
| [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 007E](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025245) | 2,731 | 195.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 97.7% |
| [Preston 008A](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025233) | 1,277 | 101.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.8% |
| [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 011A](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025246) | 1,764 | 86.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.7% |
| [Preston 011B](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025274) | 1,935 | 94.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.7% |
| [Preston 011C](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025275) | 1,646 | 188.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 95.0% |
| [Preston 011D](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025294) | 1,811 | 94.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.7% |
| [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 012F](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025313) | 1,972 | 251.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 87.1% |
| [Preston 012G](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025314) | 2,675 | 188.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 83.1% |
| [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% |
| [Preston 014A](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025295) | 2,758 | 173.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.5% |
| [Preston 014B](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025296) | 2,037 | 183.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.6% |
| [Preston 014C](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025297) | 2,386 | 134.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.9% |
| [Preston 014D](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025298) | 1,803 | 138.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.5% |
| [Preston 015A](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025244) | 1,753 | 44.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.2% |
| [Preston 015B](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025292) | 2,432 | 227.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 59.8% |
| [Preston 015C](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025293) | 2,189 | 227.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.1% |
| [Preston 016A](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025247) | 1,704 | 168.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.9% |
| [Preston 016B](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025248) | 1,353 | 171.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.6% |
| [Preston 016C](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025249) | 1,036 | 161.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 97.8% |
| [Preston 016D](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025250) | 1,687 | 170.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.3% |
| [Preston 016E](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025304) | 1,907 | 51.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| [Preston 016F](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025305) | 1,664 | 68.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.4% |
| [Preston 017A](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025289) | 1,415 | 119.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 96.8% |
| [Preston 017B](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025290) | 1,781 | 138.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 90.7% |
| [Preston 017C](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025291) | 1,346 | 138.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 89.1% |
| [Preston 017D](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01025306) | 1,916 | 431.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 76.9% |
| [Preston 017F](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01033223) | 1,588 | 1,233.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 58.7% |
| [Preston 017G](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01033224) | 1,131 | 793.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 88.4% |
| [Preston 017H](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/neighbourhood/e01033226) | 1,207 | 66.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 96.7% |

## Your MP

- [Preston](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/preston): Sir Mark Hendrick (Labour (Co-op)), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Council

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

## Postcode districts covering Preston

[PR1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr1), [PR2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr2)

## Middle areas in Preston

[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), [Frenchwood & Fishwick](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/frenchwood-and-fishwick), [Haslam Park](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/haslam-park), [Longsands](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/longsands), [Moor Park](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/moor-park), [Plungington & University](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/plungington-and-university), [Preston Town Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/preston-town-centre), [Ribbleton](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/ribbleton), [St George's](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/st-georges), [St Matthew's](https://openindex.co.uk/preston/st-matthews)

## Towns near Preston

[Fulwood](https://openindex.co.uk/town/fulwood), [Bamber Bridge](https://openindex.co.uk/town/bamber-bridge), [Penwortham](https://openindex.co.uk/town/penwortham), [Longton](https://openindex.co.uk/town/longton), [Longridge](https://openindex.co.uk/town/longridge), [Leyland](https://openindex.co.uk/town/leyland)

## Preston in brief

Preston is a town in Preston, North West.
About 100,408 people lived in Preston in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £144,475 in 2025 across 980 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 163.5 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in Preston was £144,475 in 2025.
Preston had 94,502 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Preston live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Preston, 92.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Town
- Code: E63000830
- Constituency: [Preston †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/preston)
- Council: [Preston †](https://openindex.co.uk/preston)
- Region: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 19.82 km²
- People, mid-2024: 100,408*
- Neighbourhoods: 57
- Output areas: 287

* 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 and council this town mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Fulwood](https://openindex.co.uk/town/fulwood), [Bamber Bridge](https://openindex.co.uk/town/bamber-bridge), [Penwortham](https://openindex.co.uk/town/penwortham), [Longton](https://openindex.co.uk/town/longton), [Longridge](https://openindex.co.uk/town/longridge), [Leyland](https://openindex.co.uk/town/leyland)

## Latest updates for Preston

- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.
- GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E63000830

## How to cite

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

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