St George's

Preston · North West · population 6,345 · 3 LSOAs

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

8Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,312 of 6,856 in England
  • #771 of 932 in North West
  • #15 of 17 in Preston
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,378
Median age (est.)25
Density7,700per km²
No qualifications23%
Degree or above23%
No car or van51%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 34%25–44 26%45–64 17%65+ 7%

Tenure

Own outright: 20%Mortgage/shared: 13%Social rent: 33%Private rent: 34%
Own outright 20%Mortgage/shared 13%Social rent 33%Private rent 34%

Households

One person: 37%Couple, no children: 11%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 12%Other: 16%
One person 37%Couple, no children 11%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 12%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 22% · Sales & customer service 15% · Caring & leisure 13%

All occupation groups
Elementary22%
Sales & customer service15%
Caring & leisure13%
Professional12%
Process & plant11%
Administrative8%
Associate professional7%
Skilled trades6%
Managers & directors5%

Ethnic group

White: 41%Asian: 48%Black: 4%Mixed: 3%Other: 4%
White 41%Asian 48%Black 4%Mixed 3%Other 4%

Religion & identity

Muslim 41% · Christian 24% · No religion 22%

Born outside the UK: 40%

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

St George's is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #6,312 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #15 of 17 in Preston. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (52) and lowest on Health (2). Typical homes here, about £118,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 31% in five years (from 17 sales), 37% below the wider Preston median of £187,500. Typical household take-home income is around £25,178 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 148 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 15 · #5,797
Employment 16 · #5,763
Education 8 · #6,305
Health 2 · #6,702
Crime 7 · #6,394
Housing & access 52 · #3,323
Living environment 5 · #6,538

House prices ?

£118,000median (12m) · +6.3% yr · n=17
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£118,00017+6.3%+31.1%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detachedToo few sales to report (n=1)
Terraced£114,00015+2.7%+26.7%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=1)
This area£118,000
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)£25,178±£3,738 · #6,827 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£20,838
Price-to-income ?4.7×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 ?

25Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

148 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 941 offences
Preston106
North West82
England83

Rank #5,891 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences376
Theft159
Burglary40
Vehicle crime59
Criminal damage & arson102
Public order & weapons110
Drugs51
Robbery23
Other21

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 292 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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