St Matthew's
Preston · North West · population 9,186 · 4 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #6,641 of 6,856 in England
- #857 of 932 in North West
- #17 of 17 in Preston
- Most deprived 10% in England
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Elementary 23% · Process & plant 16% · Sales & customer service 11%
All occupation groups
| Elementary | 23% |
| Process & plant | 16% |
| Sales & customer service | 11% |
| Caring & leisure | 11% |
| Professional | 10% |
| Skilled trades | 8% |
| Administrative | 7% |
| Associate professional | 7% |
| Managers & directors | 4% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 38% · Muslim 31% · No religion 22%
Born outside the UK: 33%
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 Matthew's is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, sitting at #6,641 of 6,856 nationally on the deprivation index, and #17 of 17 in Preston. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (60) but weak on Crime (1). Typical homes here, about £110,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 51% in five years (from 70 sales), 41% below the wider Preston median of £187,500. Typical household take-home income is around £27,966 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 131 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £110,000 | 70 | +6.0% | +50.7% |
| Detached | Too few sales to report (n=0) | |||
| Semi-detached | £115,150 | 6 | — | -7.1% |
| Terraced | £110,500 | 58 | +6.8% | +47.3% |
| Flat | £62,000 | 6 | -17.3% | +27.8% |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Household income
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 ?
- #6,184 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.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #5,668 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 486 |
| Theft | 181 |
| Burglary | 62 |
| Vehicle crime | 108 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 136 |
| Public order & weapons | 97 |
| Drugs | 72 |
| Robbery | 17 |
| Other | 45 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 442 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 →
Official sources
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.
- JesmondHartlepool3£100,500
- Foggy FurzeHartlepool3£89,999
- Wigan EastWigan3£135,000
- Kirkby South EastKnowsley3£144,500
- Bridlington HilderthorpeEast Riding of Yorkshire3£150,000
- Hull City CentreKingston upon Hull, City of3£120,000