Preston

Sunrise 06:39Sunset 19:34

12h 55m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

30US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Preston, United Kingdom

124 reported · July 2026▼ 23% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences36
• Anti-social behaviour28
• Shoplifting15
• Public order13

Neighbourhood team: Sharoe Green · Lancashire

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

343 reported road collisions (2024)

96 killed or seriously injured · 465 casualties · 23.2 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

422 food businesses within 2 miles

• 371 rated 4–5 ★ (327 top)
• 10 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

1 active warning/alert

• Flood alert: Wyre estuary from Fleetwood and Knott End to Little Eccleston

Source: Environment Agency

• Nearest station: Preston (4.4 km)
• 39 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£187,709 average▲ 12.4% YoY

Across Preston · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£788 average monthly rent▲ 6.2% YoY

• 1 bed £578
• 2 bed £729
• 3 bed £856

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

5.0× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 5.0 times median annual pay (4.6× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 151.9p · Esso (1 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 181.9p · Asda (2.9 km)

12 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

46 charging locations within ~8 km

• 16 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 300 kW
• Nearest: Booths Fulwood (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Swimming pools1
• Sports pitches21
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds5

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

147,836 residents in Preston · 1,039/km²

• Under 16: 20%
• 16–64: 66%
• 65+: 15%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Among the most deprived areas in England

Ranked 46 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

19% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£2,576 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (44% of 70,350)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

81 schools · 21,954 pupils

52 primary · 10 secondary · 19 other

Ofsted: 23 of 25 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (92%)

68inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Preston

1,255 CQC-registered services

• Care homes423
• GP practices184
• Dentists250
• Homecare agencies290
• Hospitals & hospices38

CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 7 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Lancashire

• Not in the Green Belt
• 17 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

129 applications decided

94.6% granted · 122 granted, 7 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Maya Ellis

Labour

Ribble Valley

Source: UK Parliament

Labour (minority)

• Lab 22
• Con 3
• LD 14
• Grn 2
• Ref 5
• Oth 2

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools12
• GPs & clinics6
• Pharmacies4
• Supermarkets4
• Parks & greens6
• Restaurants & cafés15

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

7,015 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

2,732 jobs advertised · £42,541 avg

e.g. IT Asset Management (ITAM) Lead, Teaching and Learning Assistant, Market Research Field Interviewer Car Required Part-time

Source: Adzuna

£722 median full-time weekly pay

4.6% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£19,616 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

47% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 78,503 certificates

12.6% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

74% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 58% · Imports 18% · Wind 11% · Gas 8%

37 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for North West England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 81.2 yrs women · 77 yrs men

67% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.4
• Feeling worthwhile7.4
• Happiness yesterday7.8
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.2

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

17 GP surgeries · 15 pharmacies in PR2

• Lytham Road Surgery
• North Preston Medical Practice
• Lane Ends Surgery

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Ribble Valley:

• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office445 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s377 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Fund a medical cannabis trial for children left without NHS access since 2018374 local signatures · 5,854 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership296 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test262 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

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  Sharoe Green · 0.2 km

  Sharoe Green is a largely residential suburban area of Preston, Lancashire, England, and an electoral ward. It is nowadays usually considered to be a district of the larger suburb of Fulwood. Royal Preston Hospital, t…

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  Royal Preston Hospital · 0.3 km

  The Royal Preston Hospital or RPH, is an acute general hospital in Preston, Lancashire, England. It is managed by the Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

• Corpus Christi Catholic High School, Fulwood · 1.0 km

  Corpus Christi Catholic High School is a coeducational secondary school located in Fulwood in the English county of Lancashire.

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  Fulwood Academy · 1.2 km

  Fulwood Academy is a coeducational secondary school located in Fulwood, Preston) in the English county of Lancashire.

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  Church Cottage Museum · 1.2 km

  Church Cottage Museum is a 16th-century cottage in Broughton, City of Preston, Lancashire, England.

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  St John the Baptist's Church, Broughton · 1.2 km

  St John the Baptist's Church is in Church Lane, Broughton, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Preston, the archdeaconry of Lancaster, and the diocese of Blackburn. Its benefi…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)