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Broughton (Preston)

Broughton (Preston) is a town or village in Lancashire, England. It has 1 school, around 3 restaurants and cafés, 19 bus stops, and the nearest railway station at Preston Riverside, 5.7 km away. In June 2026, there were around 31 recorded street crimes, most commonly violence and sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Broughton (Preston) area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Preston area is among the most deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 147,836 residents at roughly 1,039 people per km².

Council
Preston
County
Lancashire
Constituency
Wyre and Preston North
Police force
Lancashire
39/ 100

My Area Score

Mixed

Ranked 234th of 294 English council areas — better than 20% of them.

Low crime21
Home affordability94
Affordable rents91
Good schools68
Life expectancy9
Low deprivation14
Employment20
Low council tax17

A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology

Weather

16°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 22° / 16° · 47% rain
  • Tomorrow: 18° / 12° · Light rain shower

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:40Sunset 19:31

12h 51m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

29US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Preston, United Kingdom

Crime

41 reported · July 2026 3% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences16
  • Anti-social behaviour11
  • Burglary4
  • Public order4

Neighbourhood team: Preston Rural East · Lancashire

Local policing priorities

  • Op Prosper - Clear, Hold Build, Anti-social Behaviour, Shoplifting

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

Road safety

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)

Food hygiene

136 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 128 rated 4–5 ★ (116 top)
  • 2 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Preston Riverside (5.7 km)
  • 19 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Preston (5.9 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£187,709 average 12.4% YoY

Across Preston · to 2026-06

Detached£335,945
Semi-detached£202,327
Terraced£143,779
Flat£99,291

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£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

Affordability

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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 151.9p · Esso (2.6 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 181.9p · Asda (4.9 km)

8 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

41 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 14 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 300 kW
  • Nearest: Preston Marriott (0.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Sports pitches17
  • Playgrounds3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

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

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

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

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

Council tax

£2,576 a year · Band D, 2026-27

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

A £1,717
B £2,003
C £2,290
D £2,576
E £3,148
F £3,721
G £4,293
H £5,151

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

Schools

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)

Secondary schools:

  • Broughton High SchoolOutstanding
  • Fulwood AcademyGood
  • Moor Park High School and Sixth FormGood
  • Our Lady's Catholic High SchoolGood
  • Christ The King Catholic High SchoolInadequate
  • Archbishop Temple Church of England High School
  • Ashton Community Science College
  • Corpus Christi Catholic High School
  • Eden Boys' School, Preston
  • Preston Muslim Girls High School

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Preston

Care & health services

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

Heritage & planning

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

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

Planning decisions

129 applications decided

94.6% granted · 122 granted, 7 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Council control

Labour (minority)

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

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools5
  • Supermarkets1
  • Parks & greens3
  • Restaurants & cafés5

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

7,015 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

3 jobs advertised

e.g. Kitchen Assistant, Bar & Waiting Staff, Chef

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£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

Energy efficiency

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

Health

Life expectancy: 81.2 yrs women · 77 yrs men

67% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • 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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Ribble Valley:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Broughton High School, Lancashire · 0.1 km

    Broughton High School is a coeducational secondary school located in Broughton in the English county of Lancashire.

  • Broughton, Lancashire · 0.4 km

    Broughton is a village and civil parish in the City of Preston, Lancashire, England, approximately 4 miles (6 km) north of Preston city centre. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 1,735, decreasing to…

  • Broughton railway station (England) · 0.5 km

    Broughton railway station served the village of Broughton, Lancashire, England, from June to November 1840 on the Lancaster and Preston Junction Railway.

  • St John the Baptist's Church, Broughton · 0.9 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…

  • Church Cottage Museum · 1.0 km

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

  • RAF Barton Hall · 1.3 km

    Royal Air Force Barton Hall or more simply RAF Barton Hall is a former Royal Air Force station situated between the villages of Barton and Broughton, near Preston, Lancashire, England.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Broughton (Preston)?
Broughton (Preston) is a town in Lancashire, England, in the Preston local authority.
How deprived is Broughton (Preston)?
The Preston local authority, which includes Broughton (Preston), is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.