PR2 3AJ
The median sold price for the postcode PR2 3AJ is around £125,000, from 3 sales over the last 12 months. 128 crimes were recorded in the neighbourhood around PR2 3AJ (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents) over the last 12 months, most commonly violence and sexual offences. No significant flood risk has been identified for this area. Figures are area-level and indicative only, and are not a substitute for professional assessments.
Flood risk
Rivers & sea: None identified. Surface water: None identified.
House prices
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, based on sales in this exact postcode, last 12 months.
Range £137,200 – £315,000
Based on a small number of transactions in this sector — monthly medians swing widely, so treat the shape of this line with caution.
By property type
Median sold price by type across PR2 3, last 24 months.
- Semi-detached£211,250(235 sales)
- Terraced£140,000(113 sales)
- Detached£275,000(76 sales)
- Flat£90,750(34 sales)
PR2 3AJ median £125,000 (12 months) vs the wider district £180,000 · England & Wales £283,000 (24 months).
Recorded crime
Crime data from Police.uk, based on incidents in the immediate neighbourhood (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents), last 12 months.
How it compares
- Crime: 19% below the typical Preston neighbourhood
- Crime: 1.2× the typical England & Wales neighbourhood
Recorded crime in this neighbourhood compared with the typical (median) neighbourhood in Preston and in England & Wales, over the last 12 months. Neighbourhoods here are official statistics areas (LSOAs) of broadly similar population, roughly 1,500 residents each, so this is a like-for-like comparison but not a per-resident rate. Areas with busy town centres or stations record more crime because of visitors, not just residents.
Broadband coverage
Gigabit-capable broadband is available to 100% of premises in PR2 3AJ, compared with 87.6% across Preston and 86.7% in England. Full fibre reaches 71.2% of premises across Preston (England: 77.9%).
| Type of broadband | This postcode | Preston | England | UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibrefibre all the way to the premises | n/a | 71.2% | 77.9% | 77.5% |
| Gigabit-capable1,000 Mbit/s available | 100% | 87.6% | 86.7% | 85.9% |
| Superfast30 Mbit/s or more available | 100% | 98.9% | 97.7% | 97.5% |
| Below the USOno decent connection available | 0% | 0.04% | 0.1% | 0.14% |
Deprivation
This neighbourhood is in decile 3 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025: more deprived than 74% of neighbourhoods in England.
Compared with Preston: more deprived than 49% of its 87 neighbourhoods.
Selected measures
Decile for each measure, where 1 is the most deprived 10% in England.
- Income4of 10
- Employment4of 10
- Crime1of 10
- Living environment2of 10
Council tax
Most homes here are Band A (50%). Average Band D in Preston is £2,575.74 for 2026/27.
That is 8% above the England average Band D of £2,391.52.
Average Band A in Preston: £1,717.16 for 2026/27.
Homes by band in this neighbourhood
Share of the 820 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026.
- Band A50%
- Band B43%
- Band C4%
- Band D2%
- Band E–
- Band F0%
- Band G0%
- Band H0%
Nearest schools
The three closest state-funded primary and secondary schools in a straight line from the centre of this postcode, with what Ofsted published at each school's latest inspection. Special schools may appear in the list. Independent schools are not included.
Nearest primary schools
- The Roebuck School0.4 miles (580 m)Ofsted report card, March 2026
- Inclusion Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching Expected standard
- Achievement Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard
- Early years Expected standard
- Leadership and governance Expected standard
- Safeguarding Met
- Fulwood and Cadley Primary School0.4 miles (600 m)Ofsted report card, March 2026 · Special measures
- Inclusion Urgent improvement
- Curriculum and teaching Urgent improvement
- Achievement Urgent improvement
- Attendance and behaviour Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing Needs attention
- Early years Needs attention
- Leadership and governance Urgent improvement
- Safeguarding Not met
- Eldon Primary School0.4 miles (630 m)Ofsted, March 2024: InadequateOfsted reports for Eldon Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
Nearest secondary schools
- Our Lady's Catholic High School0.5 miles (830 m)Ofsted, September 2022: GoodOfsted reports for Our Lady's Catholic High School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Archbishop Temple Church of England High School0.7 miles (1.2 km)Ofsted, January 2025: no overall grade given
- Quality of education Good
- Behaviour and attitudes Good
- Personal development Good
- Leadership and management Good
- Fulwood Academy0.8 miles (1.3 km)Ofsted, June 2023: GoodOfsted reports for Fulwood Academy (opens in a new tab) ↗
Public transport
The nearest station to PR2 3AJ is Preston Rail Station, 1.4 miles (2.2 km) away in a straight line. There are 15 bus stops within 500 m.
Nearest stations
- 1.4 miles (2.2 km)Preston Rail Station
- 3.8 miles (6.1 km)Lostock Hall Rail Station
- 4.1 miles (6.6 km)Salwick Rail Station
How this area has changed
PostcodeLens combines saved monthly snapshots with views reconstructed from official source data, so you can compare today's figures with earlier months.
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Saved snapshots are the monthly figures PostcodeLens has recorded since July 2026. Reconstructed views are assembled from official source data (HM Land Registry price paid, Police UK crime) to show earlier months; they carry no flood history.
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