PR1 2XQ Preston
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: City Centre. Region: North West.
Streets
- Tulketh Brow, Preston: 35 addresses
- Kirkham Street, Preston: 3 addresses
- Bhailok Street, Preston: 3 addresses
- Stocks Street, Preston: 2 addresses
- Fylde Road, Preston: 1 address
- St Peter's Gardens, Preston: 1 address
- Radnor Street, Preston: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Preston in 2026-27: Band D £2,576 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,717 | £2,003 | £2,290 | £2,576 | £3,148 | £3,721 | £4,293 | £5,151 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (78% of about 940 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 2.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- FORMER MOSS MILL, grade II
- MOSS COTTAGE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 161-171 Fylde Rd: up to 108 homes, permissioned (300 m)
- Former Telephone House, 170 Moor Lane, Preston: up to 120 homes, permissioned (330 m)
- Portergate Phase 3, Great Shaw Street, Preston: up to 40 homes, not permissioned (440 m)
- Ribchester House, Lancaster Road: up to 8 homes, permissioned (750 m)
- Lancastria House, Lancaster Road: up to 23 homes, not permissioned (800 m)
- Neptune House, 328 Marsh Lane., permissioned (830 m)
- Former St Joseph's Orphanage, Theatre Street: up to 67 homes, permissioned (900 m)
- 50 - 52 Lancaster Road, Preston: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (910 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 8 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 47 addresses are between 19 m and 30 m above sea level (29 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 74%, gigabit 74% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Preston (Lancs) 5.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 810 m |
| Lostock Hall 24,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.7 km | |
| Bamber Bridge 75,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 53 within 800 m; nearest 53 Degrees University | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Preston City Centre | 940 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest National Car Parks Ltd | 510 m |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 640 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 48.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Fishergate Hill Surgery | 1.1 km |
| Pharmacies | 12 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Ashton Pharmacy | 350 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Adelphi Dental Surgery | 330 m |
| Hospital | NHS Nightingale Hospital Preston | 350 m |
| Police station | Preston Police Station | 540 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 540 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Peace Garden 710 m² | 670 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,080 m² | 120 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 6,030 m² | 910 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 530 m² | 1.0 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is St Peter's Arts Centre, University of Central Lancashire, a listed building (Grade II*), 130 m south-east. 105 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade I and 6 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| St Peter's Arts Centre, University of Central Lancashire | Listed building, Grade II* | 130 m south-east |
| Church of St Walburge | Listed building, Grade I | 360 m west |
| Former Church of St Mark | Listed building, Grade II* | 600 m west |
| Church of St George the Martyr | Listed building, Grade II* | 720 m south-east |
| Castle Hill motte | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km south-west |
| Moor Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.3 km north-east |
| Avenham Walk | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.4 km south-east |
| Penwortham Old Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Deepdale Enclosure | Wood | 1.2 km east |
| Crow Wood | Wood | 1.4 km south-west |
| The Serpentine | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km north-east |
| Frenchwood Knoll | Hill | 1.8 km south-east |
| Pool Plat | Tidal water | 2.4 km south-east |
| Bull Nose | Wetland | 2.8 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.1 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 20 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 10 | 1 |
| 55 to 59 | 8 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 8 | 46 |
39 of the postcode's 47 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 1 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 22 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | under 1% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 2% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 10% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 6% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 44% | 17% |
| Private rented | 46% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 28% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 36% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 2% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 24% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 18% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 32% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 29% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 4% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 85% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Tulketh Brow.