Cadley & College

Preston · North West · population 8,407 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

64Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,438 of 6,856 in England
  • #277 of 932 in North West
  • #7 of 17 in Preston
  • Less deprived (top 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,373
Median age (est.)44
Density3,022per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above40%
No car or van17%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 12%25–44 22%45–64 26%65+ 22%

Tenure

Own outright: 45%Mortgage/shared: 30%Social rent: 10%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 45%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 10%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 8%Other: 20%
One person 30%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 8%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 28% · Managers & directors 13% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional28%
Managers & directors13%
Associate professional13%
Administrative12%
Caring & leisure8%
Sales & customer service7%
Elementary7%
Skilled trades7%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 60%Asian: 35%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 2%
White 60%Asian 35%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 44% · Muslim 29% · No religion 17%

Born outside the UK: 16%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Cadley & College is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,438 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #7 of 17 in Preston. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (85) and lowest on Living environment (32). Typical homes here, about £255,500 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 26% in five years (from 78 sales), 36% above the wider Preston median of £187,500. Typical household take-home income is around £39,922 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 40 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 57 · #2,939
Employment 57 · #2,953
Education 84 · #1,088
Health 39 · #4,173
Crime 58 · #2,843
Housing & access 85 · #1,047
Living environment 32 · #4,632

House prices ?

£255,500median (12m) · +15.1% yr · n=78
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£255,50078+15.1%+26.5%
Detached£340,00020+8.8%+18.6%
Semi-detached£255,50048+13.6%+31.0%
TerracedToo few sales to report (n=4)
Flat£92,5006-11.9%+8.8%
This area£255,500
Preston£187,500
North West£225,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£39,922±£5,739 · #3,451 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£31,622
Price-to-income ?6.4×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

88Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

40 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 333 offences
Preston106
North West82
England83

Rank #1,227 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences178
Theft33
Burglary16
Vehicle crime25
Criminal damage & arson39
Public order & weapons26
Drugs6
Robbery1
Other9

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 115 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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