Silver Street Preston
9 addresses across 1 postcode (PR1), about 70 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 30704620.
- Sales: 1 recorded sales since 1995; in 2007 the median was £81,500 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 7 homes have an energy certificate (C: 4, D: 3).
- 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 A; 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 880 m (0.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Avenham Park, is about 240 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 8.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 36 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 Avenham Surgery, about 210 m away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 180 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 23% of households owned their home and 30% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 174 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1 | £81,500 | £81,500 | £81,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Oct 2007 | 8 PR1 3RH | Semi-detached | £81,500 |
Energy performance certificates
7 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 57 m². Most common: Bungalow, semi-detached (5); Bungalow, end-terrace (1); House, semi-detached (1). Built: 1996-2002 (5); 1983-1990 (1); 1967-1975 (1). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (6); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (5 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 A (93% of about 710 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Avenham Street Car Park: up to 294 homes, permissioned (240 m)
- Govers House, 35 Glovers Court., permissioned (340 m)
- Winckley House, Winckley Sq, permissioned (350 m)
- 58-60, Guildhall Street Winckley Sq, permissioned (360 m)
- Guild House, Cross Street Winckley Sq, permissioned (370 m)
- 22 to 24 Manchester Road, Preston: up to 15 homes, not permissioned (390 m)
- Land at Queen Street/ Manchester Road, Preston: up to 469 homes, permissioned (400 m (0.2 miles))
- North of Shepherd St: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (400 m (0.2 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 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 36 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PR1 3RH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Preston (Lancs) 5.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
| Lostock Hall 24,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) | |
| Bamber Bridge 75,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 23 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cardinal Newman College Frenchwood | 330 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Preston City Centre | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Rose Street Car Park | 350 m |
| EV charging points | 8 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 230 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 47.9 km (30 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Avenham Surgery | 210 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Avenham Pharmacy | 160 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Ringway Dental Centre | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | NHS Nightingale Hospital Preston | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Police station | Lancashire Police - Preston Customer Service Reception | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Sids Convenience Store | 330 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Avenham Park 19 ha | 240 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,030 m² | 340 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Frenchwood Recreation Ground 7.1 ha | 340 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 330 m² | 140 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 25 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Avenham Walk, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 230 m south-west. 246 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade I and 8 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Avenham Walk | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 230 m south-west |
| Harris Institute | Listed building, Grade II* | 270 m west |
| Arkwright House | Listed building, Grade II* | 290 m north |
| Church of St John the Divine | Listed building, Grade II* | 380 m north |
| The Old Bull, including nos. 141 and 142 Church Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 380 m north |
| Avenham Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 410 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Roman settlement and industrial area at Winery Lane | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south-east |
| Penwortham Old Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Castle Hill motte | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Frenchwood Knoll | Hill | 450 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Deepdale Enclosure | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) north |
| Pool Plat | Tidal water | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) east |
| The Grove | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| The Serpentine | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) north |
| Bull Nose | Wetland | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Preston Roman Catholic | Primary | 5–11 | 240 m | Report card (Mar 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Stoneygate Nursery School | Nursery | 2–4 | 290 m | No published inspection |
| Frenchwood Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 410 m (0.3 miles) | Report card (Feb 2026): 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: Needs attention; Early years: Needs attention; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Cardinal Newman College Roman Catholic | 16 plus | 16–99 | 460 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| Christ The King Catholic High School Roman Catholic | Secondary | 11–16 | 700 m (0.4 miles) | Report card (Jul 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: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Lancaster University School of Mathematics | 16 plus | 16–19 | 810 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Eden Boys' School, Preston Muslim | Secondary | 11–18 | 850 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Ignatius' Catholic Primary School, Preston Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (May 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Stephen's CofE School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Preston Muslim Girls High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Preston Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Requires improvement (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avenham General Store PR1 3TS | Retailers - other | 150 m | 4 Good | 2 Sep 2026 |
| Avenham Grocery Limited PR1 3TS | Retailers - other | 150 m | 4 Good | 6 Aug 2026 |
| Foxton Community Centre PR1 3SA | Other catering premises | 160 m | 5 Very good | 16 Jul 2025 |
| Oxford Gems Nursery Limited PR1 3YN | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 180 m | 5 Very good | 15 Oct 2024 |
| AA Newsagents PR1 3TP | Retailers - other | 190 m | 4 Good | 2 Sep 2026 |
| Shining Stars Nursery PR1 3TH | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 220 m | 5 Very good | 3 Jun 2025 |
| Costa Cafe PR1 3YJ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 250 m | 5 Very good | 24 Feb 2025 |
| St Augustines Catholic Primary School PR1 3YJ | School/college/university | 250 m | 5 Very good | 7 Jan 2025 |
| St Augustines Breakfast Club PR1 3YJ | School/college/university | 250 m | 5 Very good | 7 Jan 2025 |
| Absolute Futbol PR1 3YJ | Other catering premises | 250 m | 5 Very good | 5 Aug 2024 |
| Little Achievers Urban Forest School Nursery PR1 3QU | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 250 m | 5 Very good | 9 Oct 2025 |
| Stoneygate Nursery School PR1 3XU | School/college/university | 290 m | 5 Very good | 2 Sep 2025 |
| Angelos PR1 3BN | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 310 m | 5 Very good | 20 Nov 2024 |
| Stratos PR1 3BN | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 310 m | 5 Very good | 14 Oct 2025 |
| Unity Community Centre PR1 3YD | Other catering premises | 310 m | 5 Very good | 22 May 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 81 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 33 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 15 |
| Other theft | 12 |
| Public order | 8 |
| Possession of weapons | 6 |
| Burglary | 5 |
| Drugs | 5 |
| Robbery | 4 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Glover Street (15); On or near Avenham Lane (15); On or near Cadogan Place (14); On or near Great Avenham Street (13); On or near Berwick Road (12).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 29 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 4% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 23% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 10% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 8% | 1% |
| Social rented | 43% | 17% |
| Private rented | 26% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 5% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 18% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 43% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 15% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 23% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 79% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 82% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 1 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
- PR1 3RH: 9 addresses
Nearby streets
Guildford Road · Tenby Road · Avenham Place · Frenchwood Street · Knowsley Street · Berwick Road · Great Avenham Street · Cadogan Place · Hudson Street · Frenchwood Street · City Views · Clarendon 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 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.