"Housing provides the base from which people live their lives, connecting them to work, education, services and their communities. The affordability of housing, alongside the stability, quality and size of homes, is crucial in itself, but also, if unaffordable, can drag occupants into poverty... At worst, households facing unaffordable housing costs can experience destitution, homelessness or rough sleeping." — JRF poverty report 2023.

This is the Housing spotlight page for Preston.

Key indicators

The following analysis reflects the experience across the population of Preston.

Housing tenure mix

Long-term housing tenure data is only currently available at Local Authority level.

Shorter-term housing tenure data is only currently available at Local Authority level.

Local Housing Allowance shortfall

What's on this chart?

LHA used to be benchmarked to the the 30th percentile of rental prices but has been frozen in cash terms since April 2020. As a result LHA now lags the rental prices in some areas.

LHA shortfall data is currently only available at Local Authority Level.

Median house prices

What's on this chart?

This chart shows median house prices over time in Preston.

Dataset

House Prices
Preston
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kPreston 1995-12-01: 42000Preston 1996-03-01: 41875Preston 1996-06-01: 40000Preston 1996-09-01: 41375Preston 1996-12-01: 47000Preston 1997-03-01: 46500Preston 1997-06-01: 47000Preston 1997-09-01: 51500Preston 1997-12-01: 54650Preston 1998-03-01: 57450Preston 1998-06-01: 59650Preston 1998-09-01: 60000Preston 1998-12-01: 58000Preston 1999-03-01: 57747.5Preston 1999-06-01: 57000Preston 1999-09-01: 57000Preston 1999-12-01: 58500Preston 2000-03-01: 59000Preston 2000-06-01: 59000Preston 2000-09-01: 59500Preston 2000-12-01: 59000Preston 2001-03-01: 58000Preston 2001-06-01: 58000Preston 2001-09-01: 56000Preston 2001-12-01: 50000Preston 2002-03-01: 52000Preston 2002-06-01: 58500Preston 2002-09-01: 65250Preston 2002-12-01: 73949Preston 2003-03-01: 80000Preston 2003-06-01: 81950Preston 2003-09-01: 85000Preston 2003-12-01: 91000Preston 2004-03-01: 103000Preston 2004-06-01: 108500Preston 2004-09-01: 120000Preston 2004-12-01: 125000Preston 2005-03-01: 132950Preston 2005-06-01: 133950Preston 2005-09-01: 120000Preston 2005-12-01: 110000Preston 2006-03-01: 112000Preston 2006-06-01: 110000Preston 2006-09-01: 121250Preston 2006-12-01: 132500Preston 2007-03-01: 122725Preston 2007-06-01: 124950Preston 2007-09-01: 121950Preston 2007-12-01: 119975Preston 2008-03-01: 124950Preston 2008-06-01: 125000Preston 2008-09-01: 124975Preston 2008-12-01: 124950Preston 2009-03-01: 124975Preston 2009-06-01: 145975Preston 2009-09-01: 140000Preston 2009-12-01: 156500Preston 2010-03-01: 151500Preston 2010-06-01: 150000Preston 2010-09-01: 150000Preston 2010-12-01: 142000Preston 2011-03-01: 140250Preston 2011-06-01: 135250Preston 2011-09-01: 135000Preston 2011-12-01: 135000Preston 2012-03-01: 141500Preston 2012-06-01: 153000Preston 2012-09-01: 152500Preston 2012-12-01: 145000Preston 2013-03-01: 134500Preston 2013-06-01: 140000Preston 2013-09-01: 139200Preston 2013-12-01: 139600Preston 2014-03-01: 145000Preston 2014-06-01: 148500Preston 2014-09-01: 159000Preston 2014-12-01: 157500Preston 2015-03-01: 152000Preston 2015-06-01: 148500Preston 2015-09-01: 150500Preston 2015-12-01: 157500Preston 2016-03-01: 157750Preston 2016-06-01: 155000Preston 2016-09-01: 155000Preston 2016-12-01: 150250Preston 2017-03-01: 162500Preston 2017-06-01: 159500Preston 2017-09-01: 159500Preston 2017-12-01: 164250Preston 2018-03-01: 160000Preston 2018-06-01: 167750Preston 2018-09-01: 162000Preston 2018-12-01: 163000Preston 2019-03-01: 164000Preston 2019-06-01: 164000Preston 2019-09-01: 177000Preston 2019-12-01: 169000Preston 2020-03-01: 168000Preston 2020-06-01: 163975Preston 2020-09-01: 155500Preston 2020-12-01: 162000Preston 2021-03-01: 180000Preston 2021-06-01: 188000Preston 2021-09-01: 190000Preston 2021-12-01: 196000Preston 2022-03-01: 196000Preston 2022-06-01: 192500Preston 2022-09-01: 189500Preston 2022-12-01: 190000Preston 2023-03-01: 185000

Current median rental prices by type of property

What's on this chart?

This chart shows current median rental prices by type of property in Preston.

Dataset

No data available at this level.

Tenure type and poverty rates

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the poverty rates by type of tenure in Preston, both before and after housing costs. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income in latest prices.

Dataset

HBAI by type of tenure

No data available at this level.

Poverty rates by tenure type (AHC)

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the poverty rates by type of tenure in Preston. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income (after housing costs) in latest prices.

Dataset

HBAI by type of tenure

Things to add: Current and historic tenure mix - drawing on census data - Social housing sales - RTB - completions of new homes relative to existing stock

No data available at this level.

Lower quartile rent to lower quartile earnings ratio

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the ratio of lower quartile rent for a 2 bedroom property to lower quartile earnings across different areas in Preston. A higher value means the average person spends a larger proportion of their earnings on rent.

Dataset

Demographic breakdown

People living in households below average income by age category

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the the poverty rates by by age category in Preston. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income (after housing costs) in latest prices.

Dataset

HBAI by age category

No data available at this level.

Council tax support

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the number of people claiming council tax support in Preston.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.