Fulwood

9°CCloudy

• Today: 11° / 7° · 22% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 6° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

25US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Preston, United Kingdom

• 6.0 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 4.5% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

346 reported road collisions (2025)

115 killed or seriously injured · 453 casualties · 23.4 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

• 435 rated 4–5 ★ (379 top)
• 8 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

• Nearest station: Preston (4.0 km)
• 40 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£188,103 average▲ 3.6% YoY

Across Preston · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£790 average monthly rent▲ 5.9% YoY

• 1 bed £579
• 2 bed £731
• 3 bed £859

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

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

1,930 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

• Cheapest petrol: 151.9p · Esso (0.5 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 183.9p · Esso (0.5 km)

6 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: Royal Preston Hospital Car Park A (0.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres2
• Swimming pools1
• Sports pitches37
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds11

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)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK12,816
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK11,788
• Net moves+1,028

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Among the most deprived areas in England

Ranked 57 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

17% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£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%)

68 inspected 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 homes424
• GP practices184
• Dentists248
• Homecare agencies288
• Hospitals & hospices38

CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 9 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Lancashire

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

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

146 applications decided

91.1% granted · 133 granted, 13 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

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)

• Schools15
• GPs & clinics9
• Pharmacies3
• Supermarkets4
• Parks & greens8
• Restaurants & cafés14

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

7,295 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

157 jobs advertised · £43,042 avg

e.g. Motor Vehicle & HGV Lecturer, Vehicle Technician / MOT Tester, Supply Early Years Educator - Kids Planet Fulwood

Source: Adzuna

£722 median full-time weekly pay

4.7% 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

75% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 39% · Wind 35% · Gas 16% · Imports 9%

63 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for North West England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 81.2 yrs women · 77 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy (Lancashire): 60.3 women · 59.3 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 · 16 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:

• Fund a medical cannabis trial for children left without NHS access since 2018404 local signatures · 6,235 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth246 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK203 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases180 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills158 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Royal Preston Hospital · 0.5 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.

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  Fulwood Academy · 0.6 km

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

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  Sharoe Green · 0.6 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…

• Corpus Christi Catholic High School, Fulwood · 0.7 km

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

• The Street That Cut Everything · 1.0 km

  The Street That Cut Everything is a British television documentary presented by BBC political editor Nick Robinson. Billed as a social experiment, 50 residents of a street in Preston, Lancashire were persuaded to go w…

• Archbishop Temple School · 1.1 km

  Archbishop Temple Church of England High School is a voluntary aided Church of England secondary school, situated in the city of Preston in Lancashire, England. The Headteacher is Ivan Catlow. It has 782 pupils and 48…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)