Is Preston a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Preston, from official data · 7 postcode districts · 3,645 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Preston, from official data · 7 postcode districts · 3,645 postcodes
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).
The average home in Preston sold for £188,629 in the latest House Price Index, up 7.3% on a year earlier. Across Preston, police record 126 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, above the England and Wales rate of 97.
From the middle of Preston, the nearest primary school is The Olive School, Preston, 0.2 mi away, about a 4 minute walk; the nearest secondary is Archbishop Temple Church of England High School, 0.3 mi away, about a 7 minute walk; the nearest GP surgery is Lytham Road Surgery, 0.7 mi away, about a 14 minute walk.
Preston station is 1.5 mi away; the nearest park is 0.2 mi away, about a 4 minute walk.
Across Preston, police record 126 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, above the England and Wales rate of 97. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.
The average home in Preston sold for £188,629 in the latest House Price Index, up 7.3% on a year earlier. By type: detached £335,066, semi-detached £203,570, terraced £145,060, flats £100,224. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is The Olive School, Preston, 0.2 mi away, about a 4 minute walk. The nearest secondary school is Archbishop Temple Church of England High School, 0.3 mi away, about a 7 minute walk. Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
Preston is 1.5 mi away.
The ONS estimates average household income of £54,051 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.