PR1 postcode area guide — Preston

Where is PR1?

Broadband & internet speeds in PR1

Strong coverage

Broadband availability in the PR1 postcode district (Preston) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 1,672 postcodes Ofcom measures in PR1, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 96.7% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 72.9%.

Around 0.1% of premises in PR1 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.

Sample postcodes in PR1

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Mobile signal around Preston

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Preston district (74,787 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in PR1

Police recorded 729 incidents within about a mile of the centre of PR1 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).

House prices in PR1

Based on 693 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in PR1 is £142,500, down 3.1% on the previous year (£147,000).

Latest recorded sales in PR1

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Who lives here? Preston demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider Preston district (147,836 residents, 59,607 households):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around PR1

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.

Food hygiene ratings in PR1

886 rated food businesses operate in PR1. 607 hold the top rating of 5, 129 are rated 4, and 17 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: 1260 Craft & Crust, 16th Street, 1842 Bar and Restaurant, 23 Winckley, 3 Monkeys Sandwich Bar.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in PR1

From a sample of 255 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 PR1 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band C). 61% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.

Phone area codes for Preston

Landlines around PR1 typically use:

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What's it like living in PR1?

Postcodes in PR1

Neighbouring districts

All Preston (PR) postcode districts ›

Frequently asked questions

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.