PR11 postcode area · Preston

The PR11 postcode district spans 2 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Preston. Area Scores range from 10 to 87 across them. Every full PR11 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the PR11 district: Longsands scores 88 out of 100 (#855 of 6,856 nationally) while Frenchwood & Fishwick sits at 10 — neighbours on the map, 77 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £120,000 in Frenchwood & Fishwick to £201,250 in Longsands.

Living here

Typical net household income£35,667a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime97per 1,000 residents, 12m

Median age (est.)38

Owner-occupied64%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

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Neighbourhood	Nat. rank	Area score	Median price
LongsandsPreston	855	88	£201,250
Frenchwood & FishwickPreston	6,133	10	£120,000

People living in PR11 Census 2021

Residents16,215

Median age (est.)38

Density2,057per km²

No qualifications21%

Degree or above31%

No car or van25%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 12%25–44 27%45–64 26%65+ 14%

Tenure

Own outright 35%Mortgage/shared 29%Social rent 15%Private rent 21%

Households

One person 30%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 30%Lone parent 13%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Elementary 12% · Administrative 11%

All occupation groups

Professional	21%
Elementary	12%
Administrative	11%
Associate professional	11%
Caring & leisure	10%
Sales & customer service	9%
Process & plant	9%
Managers & directors	9%
Skilled trades	9%

Ethnic group

White 60%Asian 33%Black 2%Mixed 3%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 43% · Muslim 28% · No religion 18%

Born outside the UK: 24%

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.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around PR11.

PR1 PR0 PR2 PR5 PR4 PR25 PR26 PR3

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.