Plungington & University
Preston · North West · population 12,738 · 7 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #5,605 of 6,856 in England
- #643 of 932 in North West
- #9 of 17 in Preston
- Most deprived 10-20%
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.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £128,000 | 151 | 0.0% | +20.8% |
| Detached | Too few sales to report (n=3) | |||
| Semi-detached | £160,000 | 15 | -0.3% | +23.1% |
| Terraced | £128,000 | 120 | 0.0% | +21.3% |
| Flat | £102,000 | 13 | +9.7% | +18.6% |
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Affordability-adjusted Score ?
- #3,449 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
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Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Preston
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Scunthorpe FrodinghamNorth Lincolnshire18£128,000
- Cradley HeathSandwell18£232,500
- SalmestoneThanet18£270,000
- Lydd & DungenessFolkestone and Hythe18£275,000
- Lewsey NorthLuton18£290,000
- Yeading NorthHillingdon18£381,250