Property searches in Preston

England · figures updated 2026-10-29

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House prices

The average home in Preston cost £188,103 in August 2026. Prices have risen 3.6% in the last year.

Type	Average	Last 12 months
All homes	£188,103	+3.6%
Detached	£330,599	+2.6%
Semi-detached	£203,550	+4.6%
Terraced	£145,269	+4.4%
Flat or maisonette	£100,723	+1.2%
First-time buyers	£165,111	+3.9%

UK House Price Index, HM Land Registry.

Council tax 2026-27

A band D home in Preston pays £2,576 a year including parish charges (council average). A single adult gets 25% off.

Band	A year	A month (10 payments)
A	£1,717	£172
B	£2,003	£200
C	£2,290	£229
D	£2,576	£258
E	£3,148	£315
F	£3,721	£372
G	£4,293	£429
H	£5,151	£515

Renting

The average private rent is £791 a month (+5.7% in a year). Against the average price, that is a gross yield of about 5.0% a year before costs.

Bedrooms	A month
1	£579
2	£731
3	£860
4 or more	£1,251

ONS Price Index of Private Rents, September 2026.

Neighbourhoods

Preston is split into 87 small neighbourhoods. 44% of them are among the most deprived 20% in England and 18% among the least deprived 20% (English Indices of Deprivation 2025). On average across them, 59% of homes are owned, 22% privately rented and 18% socially rented; 15% of people are 65 or over and 28% of households have no car (Census 2021). Search an address to see its own neighbourhood.

Mobile signal

99.9% of homes get 4G indoors from at least one network and 94.8% from all four; 100.0% get 5G outdoors (Ofcom, January 2026).

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