Oakleaf Close Goosnargh, Preston
9 addresses across 2 postcodes (PR3), about 40 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 30704514.
- Energy: 1 homes have an energy certificate (D: 1).
- 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 90% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Preston (Lancs), about 7.9 km (4.9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Rogerson Gardens Play Area, is about 1.4 km (0.9 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 65 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 9 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is North Preston Medical Practice, about 4.5 km (2.8 miles) away.
- People: About 200 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 90% of households owned their home and 41% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 5 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
1 home with a current certificate; median floor area 212 m². Most common: House, detached (1). Built: 1976-1982 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (1).
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 940 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
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| PR3 2DQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| PR3 2BP | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 65 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PR3 2BP | 100% | 90% | 90% | 0% |
| PR3 2DQ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Preston (Lancs) 5.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 7.9 km (4.9 miles) |
| Salwick 1,620 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.3 km (6.4 miles) | |
| Bamber Bridge 75,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.1 km (6.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Oakleaf Close Goosnargh | 20 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Preston City Centre | 7.2 km (4.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 55.8 km (35 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | North Preston Medical Practice | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Goosnargh Pharmacy | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Cumeragh Lane (Dental Surgery) | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Hospital | Royal Preston Hospital | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Police station | Lancashire Police - Longridge Customer Service Reception | 4.8 km (3 miles) |
| Cash machines | Royal Preston Hospital, Fulwood Cashzone | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Rogerson Gardens Play Area 1,000 m² | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,840 m² | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.8 ha | 350 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary, a listed building (Grade II*), 610 m (0.4 miles) east. 10 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 610 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Bushells Hospital | Listed building, Grade II* | 660 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Chingle Hall moated site | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Middleton Wood | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Rigby Wood | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Townley Wood | Wood | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Horns Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) north-east |
| Tenter Hill | Hill | 3 km (1.8 miles) east |
| Grimsargh Wetlands | Wetland | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.1 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 8 | 9 |
1 of the street's 9 addresses is 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goosnargh Oliverson's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 520 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ollies PR3 2BN | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 270 m | 5 Very good | 6 Feb 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 5 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Goosnargh Lane (3); On or near Oakleaf Close (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 36% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 90% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 55% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 49% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 42% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 30% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 64% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 54% | 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) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 5 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
Nearby streets
Barnyard Way · Farmers Drive · Willow Grove · Haymaker Way · Nook Field · Churchgate · Midchapel Road · Green Acre
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.