PR2 5JR
The median sold price for the postcode PR2 5JR is around £445,000, from 5 sales over the last 12 months. 151 crimes were recorded in the neighbourhood around PR2 5JR (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 £150,000 – £762,500
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 5, last 24 months.
- Detached£380,000(85 sales)
- Semi-detached£223,500(54 sales)
- Terraced£191,000(16 sales)
- FlatToo few sales(3 sales)
Types shown greyed have few recent sales, and under 5 sales we show no median at all — the count is shown so you can judge it yourself.
PR2 5JR median £445,000 (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: about the same as the typical Preston neighbourhood
- Crime: 1.4× 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 0% of premises in PR2 5JR, compared with 87.6% across Preston and 86.7% in England. Full fibre reaches 71.2% of premises across Preston (England: 77.9%).
Ofcom lists no gigabit-capable network at this postcode, although 87.6% of premises across Preston have one. Ofcom data can lag recent upgrades, and neighbouring postcodes can differ.
| 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 | 0% | 87.6% | 86.7% | 85.9% |
| Superfast30 Mbit/s or more available | 96.4% | 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 9 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025: more deprived than 14% of neighbourhoods in England.
Compared with Preston: more deprived than 8% of its 87 neighbourhoods.
Selected measures
Decile for each measure, where 1 is the most deprived 10% in England.
- Income8of 10
- Employment9of 10
- Crime8of 10
- Living environment9of 10
Council tax
Most homes here are Band C (27%). 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 C in Preston: £2,289.55 for 2026/27.
Homes by band in this neighbourhood
Share of the 1,490 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026.
- Band A3%
- Band B15%
- Band C27%
- Band D19%
- Band E13%
- Band F16%
- Band G7%
- Band H1%
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
- Alston Lane Catholic Primary School, Longridge0.6 miles (900 m)Ofsted ungraded inspection, October 2022: School remains GoodOfsted reports for Alston Lane Catholic Primary School, Longridge (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Grimsargh St Michael's Church of England Primary School0.6 miles (1.0 km)Ofsted, November 2024: no overall grade given
- Quality of education Good
- Behaviour and attitudes Good
- Personal development Outstanding
- Leadership and management Good
- St Maria Goretti Catholic Primary School, Preston2.0 miles (3.2 km)Ofsted, January 2024: Good (inspection of the school it replaced)Ofsted reports for St Maria Goretti Catholic Primary School, Preston (opens in a new tab) ↗
Nearest secondary schools
- St Cecilia's RC High School1.6 miles (2.5 km)Ofsted, January 2025: no overall grade given
- Quality of education Good
- Behaviour and attitudes Good
- Personal development Outstanding
- Leadership and management Good
- Longridge High School1.6 miles (2.6 km)Ofsted, September 2021: Requires improvement (inspection of the school it replaced)Ofsted reports for Longridge High School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Archbishop Temple Church of England High School3.6 miles (5.8 km)Ofsted, January 2025: no overall grade given
- Quality of education Good
- Behaviour and attitudes Good
- Personal development Good
- Leadership and management Good
Public transport
The nearest station to PR2 5JR is Preston Rail Station, 4.8 miles (7.7 km) away in a straight line. There are 7 bus stops within 500 m.
Nearest stations
- 4.8 miles (7.7 km)Preston Rail Station
- 5.6 miles (9.1 km)Bamber Bridge Rail Station
- 6.1 miles (9.8 km)Pleasington 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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