Plungington & University

Preston · North West · population 12,738 · 7 LSOAs

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

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In summary

Plungington & University is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,605 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #9 of 17 in Preston. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (78) but weak on Living environment (4). Typical homes here sold for about £128,000 over the past year, up 21% across five years (from 151 sales), 32% below the wider Preston median of £187,500.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 33 · #4,611
Employment 34 · #4,550
Education 20 · #5,496
Health 8 · #6,305
Crime 7 · #6,401
Housing & access 78 · #1,486
Living environment 4 · #6,586

House prices ?

£128,000median (12m) · 0.0% yr · n=151
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£128,0001510.0%+20.8%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=3)
Semi-detached£160,00015-0.3%+23.1%
Terraced£128,0001200.0%+21.3%
Flat£102,00013+9.7%+18.6%
This area£128,000
Preston£187,500
North West£225,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

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