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
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
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| FulwoodPreston | 636 | 91 | £225,000 |
| Broughton & WychnorPreston | 745 | 89 | £324,500 |
| LongsandsPreston | 855 | 88 | £201,250 |
| Grimsargh & GoosnarghPreston | 1,472 | 78 | £275,000 |
| Haslam ParkPreston | 2,171 | 68 | £215,000 |
| Selby WestNorth Yorkshire | 2,301 | 66 | £250,000 |
| Lea & MarinaPreston | 2,322 | 66 | £227,500 |
| Cadley & CollegePreston | 2,438 | 64 | £255,500 |
| Ashton-on-Ribble & LarchesPreston | 5,311 | 22 | £167,000 |
| Plungington & UniversityPreston | 5,605 | 18 | £128,000 |
| Brookfield & Holme SlackPreston | 5,612 | 18 | £161,000 |
| Preston Town CentrePreston | 6,078 | 11 | £125,000 |
| Frenchwood & FishwickPreston | 6,133 | 10 | £120,000 |
| Moor ParkPreston | 6,222 | 9 | £114,125 |
| IngolPreston | 6,250 | 9 | £155,000 |
| RibbletonPreston | 6,469 | 6 | £144,975 |
| St Matthew'sPreston | 6,641 | 3 | £110,000 |
People living in PR2 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 19% · Elementary 12% · Associate professional 12%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 19% |
| Elementary | 12% |
| Associate professional | 12% |
| Caring & leisure | 11% |
| Administrative | 10% |
| Managers & directors | 10% |
| Skilled trades | 9% |
| Sales & customer service | 9% |
| Process & plant | 8% |
Ethnic group
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.