PR postcode area: Preston

The PR postcode area is known as the Preston area. It is every postcode that begins PR followed by a number. It has 13 districts and 13,736 postcodes in use, across 10 councils.

Homes in the PR area sold for a typical £220,000 in the 12 months to August 2026. By district, that runs from £166,990 in PR1 (Preston) to £280,000 in PR3 (Longridge).

For the town itself, see Preston postcodes.

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The name is the one the area is commonly known by; it is not part of the ONS data. See all our data sources

Typical price £220,000 Homes sold in the PR area, last 12 months. ▼ 1.3% on the year before Cheapest to dearest district £166,990 to £280,000 PR1 (Preston) to PR3 (Longridge) Gigabit broadband 9,649 of 13,143 postcodes where every home and business can get it Flooding Some at high risk 1,530 of 13,736 postcodes in England have a home or business at risk; 7,698 homes and businesses at high or medium risk

Where it is

Latitude 53.7272

Longitude -2.7534

This is the middle of the postcodes in the PR area. An area can be many miles across, and we do not draw its boundary.

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. How we use it

What do homes cost in the PR area?

Homes in the PR area sold for a typical £220,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 6,450 sales, down 1.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£220,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026

12 months to August 2025: £223,000
12 months to August 2026: £220,000

▼ down 1.3% on the 12 months before

Detached£343,975 1,888 sales

Semi-detached£215,000 2,558 sales

Terraced£155,278 1,410 sales

Flat or maisonette£117,000 594 sales

Standard sales of homes at market value at the area's postcodes. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Each district below has its own, and each postcode page the figure for its sector.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

13 districts 13,736 postcodes in use 29 places 10 councils

How many postcodes are there in the UK?

How do the PR districts compare?

A district is the first half of a postcode. Each row gives its typical home price, how many of its postcodes can get gigabit broadband for every home, and how many have a home at flood risk. Each opens the district.

Prices: HM Land Registry, files dated 28 September 2026; the bar is set against the dearest district. Gigabit: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, counting postcodes. Flood: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026, postcodes in England with a home or business in an area at risk from rivers or the sea. How we use them

One row for every district in the area. "No place listed" means no town or village is large enough to list for it.

Places in the PR area

Towns and villages with postcodes in the PR area, each with the typical price of a home there where at least 5 sold.

Councils in the PR area

How many of the area's postcodes fall under each council.

Preston3,638 postcodes
Chorley2,854 postcodes
South Ribble2,675 postcodes
Sefton2,005 postcodes
Fylde873 postcodes
Wyre820 postcodes
West Lancashire451 postcodes
Ribble Valley412 postcodes
Blackburn with Darwen2 postcodes
Lancaster2 postcodes

What council am I in?

Near the PR area

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