Chingle Close Preston
11 addresses across 1 postcode (PR2), about 90 m long, classed as a restricted local access road. USRN 30704454.
- Sales: 15 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £237,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 5 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 2, E: 2).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Preston costs £2,576 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Preston (Lancs), about 4.5 km (2.8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 170 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 11.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 55 m above sea level.
- Noise: 9 of its 11 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Ribbleton Medical Centre, about 1.3 km (0.8 miles) away.
- People: About 550 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 82% of households owned their home and 38% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 23 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £237,000 | £237,000 | £237,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £283,000 | £283,000 | £283,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £219,000 | £219,000 | £219,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | £215,000 | £215,000 | £215,000 |
| 2008 | 1 | £195,000 | £195,000 | £195,000 |
| 2005 | 1 | £271,000 | £271,000 | £271,000 |
| 2002 | 1 | £15,000 | £15,000 | £15,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | £92,500 | £92,500 | £92,500 |
| 2000 | 2 | £116,000 | £77,000 | £155,000 |
| 1997 | 2 | £93,250 | £76,500 | £110,000 |
| 1995 | 3 | £99,950 | £75,000 | £119,750 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Mar 2025 | 2 PR2 9LW | Detached | £237,000 | |
| 29 Jan 2016 | 1 PR2 9LW | Detached | £283,000 | |
| 7 Dec 2015 | 2 PR2 9LW | Detached | £219,000 | |
| 11 Dec 2009 | 10 PR2 9LW | Detached | £215,000 | |
| 18 Apr 2008 | 2 PR2 9LW | Detached | £195,000 | |
| 30 Jun 2005 | 1 PR2 9LW | Detached | £271,000 | |
| 17 Jun 2002 | 10 PR2 9LW | Detached | £15,000 | |
| 8 Jun 2001 | 3 PR2 9LW | Detached | £92,500 | |
| 6 Nov 2000 | 2 PR2 9LW | Detached | £77,000 | |
| 26 May 2000 | 1 PR2 9LW | Detached | £155,000 | |
| 29 Aug 1997 | 10 PR2 9LW | Detached | £76,500 | |
| 28 Feb 1997 | 8 PR2 9LW | Detached | £110,000 | |
| 20 Dec 1995 | 10 PR2 9LW | Detached | £75,000 | |
| 5 Apr 1995 | 5 PR2 9LW | Detached | £99,950 | New build. |
| 20 Jan 1995 | 6 PR2 9LW | Detached | £119,750 | New build. |
Energy performance certificates
5 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 107 m². Most common: House, detached (5). Built: 1991-1995 (4); 1996-2002 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (4).
Each home's certificates and sales (4 addresses)
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 street: most are in band C (39% of about 610 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- 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.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 street's addresses are about 55 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PR2 9LW | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Preston (Lancs) 5.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
| Bamber Bridge 75,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.8 km (4.2 miles) | |
| Lostock Hall 24,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.2 km (4.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 13 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Squires Wood Longsands | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Preston City Centre | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Preston Park and Ride Junction 31a | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 51.9 km (32 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Ribbleton Medical Centre | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Preston Pharmacy | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Longridge Road Dental Surgery | 950 m (0.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Ramsay Fulwood Hall Hospital | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Police station | Fulwood Police Station | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Brookfield News Cashzone | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 25 ha | 170 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 330 m² | 110 m |
| Playing field | Ribbleton Park 7.4 ha | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,560 m² | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 45 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Preston Cemetery, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south. 1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Preston Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south |
| Moor Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Midgery Wood | Wood | 780 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Fulwood Park Wood | Wood | 930 m (0.6 miles) north |
| Brockholes Quarry | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south-east |
| Grimsargh Wetlands | Wetland | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) north-east |
| Pool Plat | Tidal water | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) south |
| Frenchwood Knoll | Hill | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 11 |
9 of the street's 11 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Preston: see them on the Preston page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brookfield Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 480 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Dec 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Longsands Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 610 m (0.4 miles) | Report card (Dec 2025): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Needs attention; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| St Maria Goretti Catholic Primary School, Preston Roman Catholic | Primary | 2–11 | 720 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Jan 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Preston Grange Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Report card (May 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Preston Greenlands Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No overall grade (Feb 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Moor Nook Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Dec 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| The Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School, Preston Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (1 mile) | Report card (Mar 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Early years: Needs attention; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Holme Slack Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Report card (Jan 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highfield Priory School PR2 5RU | School/college/university | 200 m | 5 Very good | 20 Nov 2024 |
| Happy Food PR2 6QY | Other catering premises | 400 m (0.2 miles) | Awaiting inspection | |
| Poundland PR2 6QY | Retailers - other | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 9 Apr 2024 |
| The Anderton Arms PR2 9PS | Pub/bar/nightclub | 500 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 14 Aug 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 7 |
| Vehicle crime | 5 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 4 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Haighton Drive (8); On or near Holsands Close (3); On or near Teil Green (3); On or near The Close (3); On or near Lyndeth Close (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 82% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 40% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 74% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 37% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 70% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 9 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- PR2 9LW: 11 addresses of 13 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Haighton Drive · Heatherway · Lyndeth Close · Teil Green · The Close · Pinfold Close · Holsands Close · Fulwood Row · Redsands Drive · Ashdown Mews · Longsands Lane · Springsands Close
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.