PR2 postcode area · Preston

The PR2 postcode district spans 17 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in North Yorkshire, Preston. Area Scores range from 3 to 90 across them. Every full PR2 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the PR2 district: Fulwood scores 91 out of 100 (#636 of 6,856 nationally) while St Matthew's sits at 3 — neighbours on the map, 88 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 5 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 9 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £110,000 in St Matthew's to £324,500 in Broughton & Wychnor — a 3.0× gap within the PR2 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — North Yorkshire and Preston — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£34,745a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime100per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)38
Owner-occupied61%

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

House prices in the PR2 district

£190,000median home sold over the past year · +22.6% over 5 years · -2.6% over the year · 1,061 sales
Detached£304,000
Semi-detached£200,000
Terraced£137,000
Flat£98,750
Preston£187,500
North West£225,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
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NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
FulwoodPreston 63691 £225,000
Broughton & WychnorPreston 74589 £324,500
LongsandsPreston 85588 £201,250
Grimsargh & GoosnarghPreston 1,47278 £275,000
Haslam ParkPreston 2,17168 £215,000
Selby WestNorth Yorkshire 2,30166 £250,000
Lea & MarinaPreston 2,32266 £227,500
Cadley & CollegePreston 2,43864 £255,500
Ashton-on-Ribble & LarchesPreston 5,31122 £167,000
Plungington & UniversityPreston 5,60518 £128,000
Brookfield & Holme SlackPreston 5,61218 £161,000
Preston Town CentrePreston 6,07811 £125,000
Frenchwood & FishwickPreston 6,13310 £120,000
Moor ParkPreston 6,2229 £114,125
IngolPreston 6,2509 £155,000
RibbletonPreston 6,4696 £144,975
St Matthew'sPreston 6,6413 £110,000

People living in PR2 Census 2021

Residents148,487
Median age (est.)38
Density960per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above32%
No car or van26%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 14%25–44 27%45–64 24%65+ 16%

Tenure

Own outright: 31%Mortgage/shared: 29%Social rent: 18%Private rent: 21%
Own outright 31%Mortgage/shared 29%Social rent 18%Private rent 21%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 12%Other: 15%
One person 32%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 12%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 19% · Elementary 12% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Professional19%
Elementary12%
Associate professional12%
Caring & leisure11%
Administrative10%
Managers & directors10%
Skilled trades9%
Sales & customer service9%
Process & plant8%

Ethnic group

White: 75%Asian: 18%Black: 2%Mixed: 3%Other: 2%
White 75%Asian 18%Black 2%Mixed 3%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · No religion 27% · Muslim 14%

Born outside the UK: 18%

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.

Towns & places in PR2

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the PR2 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around PR2.

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.