Wentworth Drive Broughton, Preston
22 addresses across 2 postcodes (PR3), about 220 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 30700359.
- Sales: 17 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £220,000 across 1 sale.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Preston cost £188,103 in August 2026 (+3.6% on a year); private rents averaged £791 a month.
- Energy: 13 homes have an energy certificate (C: 4, D: 6, E: 2, F: 1).
- Flood: 2 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Storm overflows: 1 storm overflow within 1 km (0.6 miles) spilled 147 times (2,207 hours) in 2025.
- 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 6.1 km (3.8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 1.4 km (0.9 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 35 to 38 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 22 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is North Preston Medical Practice, about 2.3 km (1.4 miles) away.
- People: About 610 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 89% of households owned their home and 46% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 20 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often anti-social behaviour.
- Road safety: 2 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025, 1 of them fatal or serious; 1 involved a pedestrian.
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House sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £220,000 | £220,000 | £220,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £255,000 | £255,000 | £255,000 |
| 2020 | 3 | £225,000 | £190,000 | £279,810 |
| 2017 | 1 | £191,500 | £191,500 | £191,500 |
| 2014 | 1 | £210,000 | £210,000 | £210,000 |
| 2012 | 3 | £245,000 | £175,000 | £275,000 |
| 2010 | 2 | £219,975 | £140,000 | £299,950 |
| 2009 | 1 | £299,950 | £299,950 | £299,950 |
| 2007 | 1 | £200,000 | £200,000 | £200,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | £146,500 | £146,500 | £146,500 |
| 1999 | 1 | £75,000 | £75,000 | £75,000 |
| 1998 | 1 | £99,000 | £99,000 | £99,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Dec 2022 | 1 PR3 5JR | Semi-detached | £255,000 | |
| 19 Nov 2007 | 1 PR3 5JR | Semi-detached | £200,000 | |
| 24 Jan 2025 | 3 PR3 5JR | Semi-detached | £220,000 | |
| 27 Feb 2017 | 5 PR3 5JR | Semi-detached | £191,500 | |
| 18 Jun 2012 | 6 PR3 5JR | Semi-detached | £175,000 | |
| 28 Aug 2020 | 8 PR3 5JR | Semi-detached | £225,000 | |
| 21 Mar 2014 | 8 PR3 5JR | Semi-detached | £210,000 | |
| 19 Nov 2010 | 8 PR3 5JR | Semi-detached | £140,000 | |
| 16 Nov 2012 | 10 PR3 5JR | Detached | £245,000 | |
| 26 Feb 2020 | 11 PR3 5JR | Detached | £190,000 | |
| 12 Oct 2009 | 11A PR3 5JR | Detached | £299,950 | |
| 30 Aug 2001 | 12 PR3 5JR | Detached | £146,500 | |
| 30 Jul 1999 | 17 PR3 5JR | Semi-detached | £75,000 | |
| 8 Oct 2020 | 18 PR3 5JR | Detached | £279,810 | |
| 22 Dec 2010 | 18 PR3 5JR | Detached | £299,950 | |
| 15 Apr 1998 | 18 PR3 5JR | Detached | £99,000 | |
| 2 Aug 2012 | 22 PR3 5JR | Detached | £275,000 |
House prices and rents in Preston
A typical home in Preston cost £188,103 in August 2026, 3.6% more than a year before. That is 22% more than five years earlier and 40% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £330,599 |
| Semi-detached | £203,550 |
| Terraced | £145,269 |
| Flat or maisonette | £100,723 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £165,111 |
Private renters in Preston paid £791 a month on average in September 2026, 5.7% more than a year before. That is 34% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £579 |
| Two bedrooms | £731 |
| Three bedrooms | £860 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,251 |
Energy performance certificates
13 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 110 m². Most common: Bungalow, semi-detached (4); Bungalow, detached (4); House, semi-detached (3). Built: 1950-1966 (8); 1967-1975 (3); 1976-1982 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (11); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (13 addresses)
- 1 Wentworth Drive, Broughton
- 3 Wentworth Drive, Broughton
- 5, Wentworth Drive, Broughton
- 6, Wentworth Drive, Broughton
- 7, Wentworth Drive, Broughton
- 8, Wentworth Drive, Broughton
- 10, Wentworth Drive, Broughton
- 11, Wentworth Drive, Broughton
- 11a, Wentworth Drive, Broughton
- 15, Wentworth Drive, Broughton
- 17, Wentworth Drive, Broughton
- 18, Wentworth Drive, Broughton
- 22, Wentworth Drive, Broughton
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 13,553 kWh of it on average in 2024, 19% more than the district's 11,405 kWh, and 2,781 kWh of electricity, 25% less than the district's 3,697 kWh. There are gas meters for about 100% of the homes.
| Postcode | Electricity meters | Typical electricity | Gas meters | Typical gas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PR3 5JR | 21 | 2,527 kWh | 21 | 11,910 kWh |
| PR3 5LQ | 5 | 3,203 kWh | 5 | 18,634 kWh |
These are all the homes on each postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is PR3.
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.
Energy projects nearby
No wind turbine or waste plant within 5 km (3.1 miles), and no solar farm, battery site or other project of 1 MW or more within 2 km (1.2 miles), of the street's postcodes, operating or planned.
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 11 September 2026 to 12 September 2026: BT, New service connection, give and take, on the footway, carriageway (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 2 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 5JR | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| PR3 5LQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of any of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
1 storm overflow within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes spilled 147 times, for 2,207 hours in all, in 2025. They discharge into Barton Brook.
| Overflow | Into | Spills | Hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barton Waste Water Treatment Works United Utilities | Barton Brook | 147 | 2,207 | 910 m (0.6 miles) |
A storm overflow lets sewage diluted with rainwater into a river, stream or the sea when heavy rain overwhelms the sewers, so the spills here affect the water they run into, not homes. A spill is counted the regulators' way: a first 12 hours, then each 24 hours it goes on.
Coal mining
No postcode centre on the street is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
Every 1 km square the street's postcodes are in is in the lowest band of radon potential: fewer than 1 home in 100 is estimated to be at or above the Action Level. It is not a radon Affected Area.
Historic landfill
No historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Height above sea level
The street's 22 addresses are between 35 m and 38 m above sea level (37 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PR3 5JR | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| PR3 5LQ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Preston (Lancs) 5.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6.1 km (3.8 miles) |
| Salwick 1,620 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.8 km (4.2 miles) | |
| Lostock Hall 24,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10 km (6.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 18 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Kingsway Court Broughton | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Preston City Centre | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Roam Charging Station | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 53.6 km (33 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | North Preston Medical Practice Good Oct 2018 | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Broadway Pharmacy | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Ajm Dental | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Hospital | Royal Preston Hospital Good Jun 2023 | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
| Care homes | Hulton House Care Residence Requires improvement Aug 2023 | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Police station | Fulwood Police Station | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | Royal Preston Hospital, Fulwood Cashzone | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1,740 m² | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 400 m² | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest King George's Field 1.9 ha | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
Landmarks
5 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Garden Wood | Wood | 830 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Black Fir Wood | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Helme Wood | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Lightfoot Green | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| White Hill | Hill | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) west |
| The Serpentine | Lake or reservoir | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.2 | 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 | 21 | 22 |
1 of the street's 22 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 | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broughton-in-Amounderness Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 290 m | 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 | 88% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 16% at the higher standard (2025; 77% in 2024 and 83% in 2023) |
| Broughton High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 400 m (0.2 miles) | Outstanding (Sep 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | GCSE 2026 (provisional): Attainment 8 55.5 (59.3 in 2025 and 56.2 in 2024); 66.5% grade 5+ in English and maths |
| St Mary and St Andrew's Catholic Primary School, Barton Newsham Roman Catholic | Primary | 5–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good | None published |
| Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School, Preston Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | 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 | 64% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 18% at the higher standard (2025; 63% in 2024 and 75% in 2023) |
Exam results are from the Department for Education's school performance tables (Explore Education Statistics, Open Government Licence), for all pupils at each school. The middle school in England had 63% at the expected standard at the end of primary school (2025), Attainment 8 of 46.0 at GCSE (2026) and an A level average of C+ (2025). Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades in eight GCSEs, with English and maths counted twice (90 is the most), averaged over the school's pupils. Progress 8 compares pupils with others who had the same results at the end of primary school; it is not published for GCSEs in 2025 and 2026, as those pupils sat no primary tests during the pandemic. Small year groups swing from year to year, and figures for very small ones are withheld.
Nurseries and childcare
2 nurseries, pre-schools and clubs within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 480 m (0.3 miles) from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kip Mcgrath Preston North PR3 5JB | Full day care (over fives) | Not inspected yet | 480 m (0.3 miles) | |
| Broughton Pre-School PR3 5JA | Full day care | 33 | Jan 2026: Strong standard in 6 areas | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
Ofsted also registers 428 childminders and 26 home childcarers (nannies) in Lancashire. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Pepper Bistro PR3 5DL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 140 m | 5 Very good | 25 Mar 2026 |
| The Broughton Inn PR3 5HE | Pub/bar/nightclub | 170 m | 5 Very good | 27 Feb 2025 |
| Co-op PR3 5HE | Retailers - other | 200 m | 5 Very good | 25 Sep 2024 |
| Petromex Forecourt Services Limited PR3 5JB | Retailers - other | 260 m | 5 Very good | 8 Apr 2024 |
| Broughton High School PR3 5JJ | School/college/university | 280 m | 5 Very good | 13 Apr 2026 |
| Toll Bar Cottage Community Meeting Room PR3 5JB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 310 m | 5 Very good | 29 Apr 2026 |
| Broughton and District Club PR3 5DA | Pub/bar/nightclub | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 21 Oct 2024 |
| Delta Hotels by Marriott PR3 5JB | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 20 Aug 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 5 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 3 |
| Other theft | 3 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Supermarket (4); On or near Northway (2); On or near Wentworth Drive (2); On or near Fairways Avenue (2); On or near Halshaw Drive (2).
Road safety
2 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025: 0 fatal, 1 serious and 1 slight, in which 1 person was seriously hurt. 1 involved a pedestrian; 1 involved a child under 16. 50% happened in the dark. Most were on roads with a 40 mph limit.
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Severity | Who was hurt | Road | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Sep 2023 08:35 | Slight | 1 person: 1 pedestrian, 1 child | Minor road, 30 mph | Daylight |
| 17 Dec 2021 22:16 | Serious | 2 people | Minor road, 40 mph | Dark, street lights on |
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
No traffic count point is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes. The Department for Transport counts every motorway and A road and only a sample of minor roads, so a quiet residential street usually has none.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 32% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 89% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 63% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 40% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 40% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 64% | 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) | 46% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 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
Wentworth Drive · Parkstone Road · Fairways Avenue · Halshaw Drive · Greensway · Mere Close · Kingsway Avenue · Wentworth Drive · Northway · Pinewood Avenue · Downing Court · Woodplumpton Lane
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; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- 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.