Pace Close Broughton, Preston
19 addresses across 2 postcodes (PR3), about 180 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 30704312.
- Sales: 7 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £276,000 across 6 sales.
- Energy: 17 homes have an energy certificate (B: 17).
- Flood: No postcode centre on the street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band D; 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 5.3 km away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 1.0 km away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 10.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 45 to 49 m above sea level.
- Noise: 19 of its 19 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is North Preston Medical Practice, about 1.8 km away.
- People: About 500 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 90% of households owned their home and 45% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 35 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 | 6 | £276,000 | £244,000 | £315,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | £285,000 | £285,000 | £285,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 2025 | 14 PR3 5FJ | Semi-detached | £244,000 | New build. |
| 15 May 2025 | 12 PR3 5FJ | Detached | £313,000 | New build. |
| 11 Apr 2025 | 15 PR3 5FJ | Detached | £315,000 | New build. |
| 28 Mar 2025 | 18 PR3 5FJ | Detached | £256,000 | New build. |
| 27 Mar 2025 | 16 PR3 5FJ | Semi-detached | £248,500 | New build. |
| 7 Mar 2025 | 13 PR3 5FJ | Detached | £296,000 | New build. |
| 29 Nov 2024 | 7 PR3 5FJ | Detached | £285,000 | New build. |
Energy performance certificates
17 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 85 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (6); House, detached (5); House, end-terrace (4). Built: 2024 (13); 2022 (4).
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 D (27% of about 1,940 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
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this street's postcodes yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 19 addresses are between 45 m and 49 m above sea level (47 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PR3 5FH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| PR3 5FJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Preston (Lancs) 5.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.3 km |
| Salwick 1,620 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.2 km | |
| Lostock Hall 24,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 4 within 800 m; nearest Eastway Sharoe Green | 700 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Preston City Centre | 4.7 km |
| Car parks | Asda Fullwood Preston Car Park | 1.7 km |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest Roam Charging Station | 1.3 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 53.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | North Preston Medical Practice | 1.8 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Sharoe Green Pharmacy | 1.4 km |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Sharoe Green Dental Practice | 1.4 km |
| Hospital | Royal Preston Hospital | 1.5 km |
| Police station | Fulwood Police Station | 2.9 km |
| Cash machines | Royal Preston Hospital, Fulwood Cashzone | 1.5 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1.0 ha | 1.0 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 1,780 m² | 1.1 km |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7,570 m² | 780 m |
| Allotments | Sharoe Green Allotments 6,790 m² | 2.5 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Cromwell's Mound Civil War fieldwork, a scheduled monument, 660 m south. 2 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Cromwell's Mound Civil War fieldwork | Scheduled monument | 660 m south |
| The former Harris Orphanage | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.4 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Cockshoot Wood | Wood | 1.2 km north-east |
| Mason's Wood | Wood | 1.5 km south |
| Boundary Wood | Wood | 1.9 km south-east |
| Midgery Wood | Wood | 2.1 km south-east |
| The Serpentine | Lake or reservoir | 3.3 km south |
| White Hill | Hill | 3.7 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.2 | 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 | 19 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 19 |
19 of the street's 19 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fulwood, St Peter's Church of England Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 4–11 | 1.0 km | Good (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Sherwood Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.3 km | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| St Clare's Catholic Primary School, Preston Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km | Report card (Mar 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School, Preston Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.5 km | Report card (Jan 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Broughton-in-Amounderness Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km | No overall grade (Nov 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Broughton High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.9 km | Outstanding (Sep 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m.
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 17 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 9 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Goldcrest Drive (35).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 90% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 38% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 4% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 67% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 17% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 36% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 62% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 45% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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
Nearby streets
Canon Close · Irvine Way · Irvine Way · Sparrowhawk Close · Newt Gardens · Palmer Close · Davey Close · Twisse Close · Goldcrest Drive · Laurus Grove · Pheasant Avenue · Red Kite Street
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 aircraft, industry or neighbours: noise figures are models of road and rail traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.