PR1 7UB postcode in Preston, Lancashire

PR1 7UB is a postcode in Preston, in the Plungington ward. It is in the Preston parliamentary constituency and the Lancashire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Preston: 92% Typical price £115,000 Homes sold in PR1 7, last 12 months. ▲ 5% on the year before Nearest station Preston 1.8 km in a straight line

Where PR1 7UB is, and what is near it

Map of PR1 7UB and what is near it Map of PR1 7UB: its centre point, with the 147 other postcodes in the PR1 7 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 14 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. A582A5085 PR1 7AB: also in PR1 7PR1 7AF: also in PR1 7PR1 7AG: also in PR1 7PR1 7AH: also in PR1 7PR1 7AT: also in PR1 7PR1 7AW: also in PR1 7PR1 7AZ: also in PR1 7PR1 7BE: also in PR1 7PR1 7BF: also in PR1 7PR1 7BG: also in PR1 7PR1 7BH: also in PR1 7PR1 7BN: also in PR1 7PR1 7BQ: also in PR1 7PR1 7BU: also in PR1 7PR1 7BX: also in PR1 7PR1 7DD: also in PR1 7PR1 7DE: also in PR1 7PR1 7DP: also in PR1 7PR1 7DR: also in PR1 7PR1 7DX: also in PR1 7PR1 7EA: also in PR1 7PR1 7EN: also in PR1 7PR1 7EP: also in PR1 7PR1 7EQ: also in PR1 7PR1 7ER: also in PR1 7PR1 7ES: also in PR1 7PR1 7ET: also in PR1 7PR1 7EX: also in PR1 7PR1 7HA: also in PR1 7PR1 7HE: also in PR1 7PR1 7HJ: also in PR1 7PR1 7HQ: also in PR1 7PR1 7HR: also in PR1 7PR1 7HT: also in PR1 7PR1 7HU: also in PR1 7PR1 7HY: also in PR1 7PR1 7JD: also in PR1 7PR1 7JH: also in PR1 7PR1 7JJ: also in PR1 7PR1 7JN: also in PR1 7PR1 7JP: also in PR1 7PR1 7JQ: also in PR1 7PR1 7JR: also in PR1 7PR1 7JS: also in PR1 7PR1 7JT: also in PR1 7PR1 7JU: also in PR1 7PR1 7LL: also in PR1 7PR1 7LN: also in PR1 7PR1 7LU: also in PR1 7PR1 7LX: also in PR1 7PR1 7LY: also in PR1 7PR1 7NB: also in PR1 7PR1 7ND: also in PR1 7PR1 7NH: also in PR1 7PR1 7NJ: also in PR1 7PR1 7NL: also in PR1 7PR1 7NN: also in PR1 7PR1 7NQ: also in PR1 7PR1 7NR: also in PR1 7PR1 7NS: also in PR1 7PR1 7NU: also in PR1 7PR1 7NX: also in PR1 7PR1 7NY: also in PR1 7PR1 7PB: also in PR1 7PR1 7PH: also in PR1 7PR1 7PJ: also in PR1 7PR1 7PL: also in PR1 7PR1 7PN: also in PR1 7PR1 7PP: also in PR1 7PR1 7PR: also in PR1 7PR1 7PS: also in PR1 7PR1 7PT: also in PR1 7PR1 7PX: also in PR1 7PR1 7PY: also in PR1 7PR1 7PZ: also in PR1 7PR1 7QA: also in PR1 7PR1 7QB: also in PR1 7PR1 7QD: also in PR1 7PR1 7QE: also in PR1 7PR1 7QH: also in PR1 7PR1 7QJ: also in PR1 7PR1 7QL: also in PR1 7PR1 7QP: also in PR1 7PR1 7QQ: also in PR1 7PR1 7QR: also in PR1 7PR1 7QS: also in PR1 7PR1 7QT: also in PR1 7PR1 7RB: also in PR1 7PR1 7RE: also in PR1 7PR1 7RF: also in PR1 7PR1 7RH: also in PR1 7PR1 7RJ: also in PR1 7PR1 7RL: also in PR1 7PR1 7RN: also in PR1 7PR1 7RP: also in PR1 7PR1 7RT: also in PR1 7PR1 7RU: also in PR1 7PR1 7SL: also in PR1 7PR1 7ST: also in PR1 7PR1 7SU: also in PR1 7PR1 7TB: also in PR1 7PR1 7TH: also in PR1 7PR1 7TP: also in PR1 7PR1 7TR: also in PR1 7PR1 7UD: also in PR1 7PR1 7UE: also in PR1 7PR1 7UG: also in PR1 7PR1 7UJ: also in PR1 7PR1 7UL: also in PR1 7PR1 7UP: also in PR1 7PR1 7UQ: also in PR1 7PR1 7UR: also in PR1 7PR1 7US: also in PR1 7PR1 7UT: also in PR1 7PR1 7UU: also in PR1 7PR1 7UX: also in PR1 7PR1 7UY: also in PR1 7PR1 7XA: also in PR1 7PR1 7XB: also in PR1 7PR1 7XD: also in PR1 7PR1 7XE: also in PR1 7PR1 7XH: also in PR1 7PR1 7XJ: also in PR1 7PR1 7XL: also in PR1 7PR1 7XP: also in PR1 7PR1 7XQ: also in PR1 7PR1 7XR: also in PR1 7PR1 7XS: also in PR1 7PR1 7XT: also in PR1 7PR1 7XU: also in PR1 7PR1 7XX: also in PR1 7PR1 7XY: also in PR1 7PR1 7YA: also in PR1 7PR1 7YB: also in PR1 7PR1 7YD: also in PR1 7PR1 7YE: also in PR1 7 PrestonFulwood PR1 7UB Map of PR1 7UB and what is near it Map of PR1 7UB: its centre point, with the 147 other postcodes in the PR1 7 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 14 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. A5085 PrestonFulwood PR1 7UB
  • PR1 7UB
  • Other postcodes in PR1 7: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 14 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.7730, longitude -2.7134)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after PR1 7UB?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at PR1 7UB?

Every home and business at PR1 7UB can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Preston: 92%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Preston: 99%

The line marks the figure across Preston.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at PR1 7UB?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for PR1 7UB.

Check the bin days for PR1 7UB on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is PR1 7UB at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include PR1 7UB.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Preston

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for PR1 7UB: 2,556 properties in Preston are at high risk (3.1% of all its properties). All the figures for Preston

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of PR1 7UB is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near PR1 7UB?

Homes in PR1 7 sold for a typical £115,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 29 sales, up 5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£115,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£109,500 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 5% on the 12 months before
  • Detached 1 sale, too few to price
  • Semi-detached 3 sales, too few to price
  • Terraced £113,500 22 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 3 sales, too few to price

Across the whole PR1 district: a typical £166,990 from 537 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in PR1 7UB

HM Land Registry records 3 standard sales of homes in PR1 7UB from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 11 April 2025. The middle sale was £91,000, from £53,000 to £100,000. Across PR1 7, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £115,000. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

Food hygiene ratings at PR1 7UB

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at PR1 7UB. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near PR1 7UB?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 810 homes in the neighbourhood around PR1 7UB. Over half of them (51%) are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (36%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around PR1 7UB

Band D in Preston for 2026‑27: £2,576. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,717 (band A) to £2,576 (band D); band A, the most common, is £1,717.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 410 (51%)£1,717
Band Babout 350 (43%)£2,003
Band Cabout 30 (4%)£2,290
Band Dabout 20 (2%)£2,576
Band Ewithheld£3,148
Band Ffewer than 5£3,721
Band Gfewer than 5£4,293
Band Hfewer than 5£5,151

When the homes were built

  1. 36% Before 1900
  2. 18% 1900 to 1918
  3. 13% 1919 to 1939
  4. 1% 1945 to 1964
  5. 2% 1965 to 1982
  6. 1% 1983 to 1999
  7. 25% 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 2010 to 2019
  9. 1% 2020 or later

Averages for Preston before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of PR1 7UB is in (ONS area E01025308), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near PR1 7UB?

The nearest open schools to PR1 7UB, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near PR1 7UB, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to PR1 7UB?

The nearest railway station to the centre of PR1 7UB is Preston Rail Station, 1.8 km away in a straight line.

  • Preston Rail Station Railway station 1.8 kmCycle
  • Lostock Hall Rail Station Railway station 5.7 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

14 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Trafford Street, 68 m away.

More stations near PR1 7UB, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near PR1 7UB?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of PR1 7UB, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near PR1 7UB?

0 within 1 km 8 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of PR1 7UB, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.3 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 2.0 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 2.0 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near PR1 7UB?

The nearest to the centre of PR1 7UB, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to PR1 7UB?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near PR1 7UB?

The nearest care homes to the centre of PR1 7UB, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near PR1 7UB?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of PR1 7UB, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near PR1 7UB?

The nearest vets to the centre of PR1 7UB on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is PR1 7UB in a conservation area?

The centre of PR1 7UB is in 2 areas with planning rules of their own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near PR1 7UB?

Police.uk records 458 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of PR1 7UB in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences161 reports
Anti-social behaviour92 reports
Shoplifting37 reports
Criminal damage and arson32 reports
Other theft26 reports
Public order25 reports

Also: vehicle crime 24, burglary 14, bicycle theft 10, drugs 10, other crime 10, robbery 9, possession of weapons 5, theft from the person 3.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for PR1 7UB

Ward
Plungington
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Preston
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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