Preston (Preston)

9°COvercast

• Today: 11° / 4° · 15% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 5° · Partly Cloudy

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:12Sunset 16:35

9h 23m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

20US 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

912 reported · August 2026▲ 7% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences324
• Anti-social behaviour212
• Shoplifting77
• Criminal damage & arson68

17 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: City Centre - Preston · Lancashire

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

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

• 410 rated 4–5 ★ (316 top)
• 10 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

• Nearest station: Preston (0.9 km)
• 120 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 (2.7 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 183.9p · Esso (2.7 km)

6 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

58 charging locations within ~8 km

• 22 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 300 kW
• Nearest: Lawson St Parking/Charging (0.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres6
• Gyms3
• Sports pitches39
• Playgrounds22

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
• 303 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

Sir Mark Hendrick

Labour (Co-op)

Preston

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)

• Schools19
• GPs & clinics7
• Pharmacies11
• Supermarkets8
• Parks & greens33
• Restaurants & cafés144

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

7,295 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

2,071 jobs advertised · £41,255 avg

e.g. Vehicle Technician / MOT Tester, Senior Support Worker, Residential Conveyancer

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

76% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 48% · Wind 23% · Imports 13% · Gas 11%

48 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

20 GP surgeries · 20 pharmacies in PR1

• St Fillan'S Medical Ctre
• Park View Surgery
• The Healthcare Centre

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Preston:

• Fund a medical cannabis trial for children left without NHS access since 2018380 local signatures · 6,235 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases269 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth144 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK124 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND100 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide

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

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  All Saints Church, Preston · 0.1 km

  All Saints Church is located in Elizabeth Street, Preston, Lancashire, England. It is an evangelical Anglican parish church in the deanery of Preston, the archdeaconry of Lancaster, and the diocese of Blackburn. The c…

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  Preston Crown Court · 0.2 km

  Preston Crown Court, or more properly the Crown Court at Preston, is a criminal court on the Ring Way in Preston, Lancashire, England. The court is based on two sites in the city; Preston Combined Court Centre on Ring…

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  City Church, Preston · 0.2 km

  City Mosque Preston is in North Road, Preston, Lancashire, England, and is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.

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  Statues of Wallace and Gromit · 0.3 km

  The statues of Wallace and Gromit are a bronze sculptural group in Preston, Lancashire, England, at the corner of Earl and Market Streets at the entrance to the Covered Market. Installed in 2021, the work depicts the…

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  Covered Market, Preston · 0.3 km

  The Covered Market in Earl Street, Preston, Lancashire, England is a Grade II listed landmark structure built 1870–75.

• Preston Greyfriars · 0.3 km

  Preston Friary was a Franciscan friary in Preston, Lancashire, England. It was founded sometime in the early 13th century, with documentation first attesting to its existence in 1260.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)