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The average house price in Preston is £972,142 over the last 12 months. Over the past year prices rose 17.4%.

England / Hertfordshire / North Hertfordshire

Preston

£972,142

Average price, last 12 months

+17.4% in a year
JUN 2016£812kMAY 2026£972k

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What can I buy with my budget in Preston?

With £980,000 you could afford the average flat in Preston.

£980,000

Preston

  • Flats

    £600,000

    In budget

  • Semi-detached

    £405,000

    In budget

  • Detached

    £1,197,000

    £217k short

Average sale price by type of home over the last 12 months, from HM Land Registry. These are averages, so cheaper homes of each type do sell.

How much would a mortgage cost in Preston?

With a 10% deposit, a 25-year mortgage at 4.5% on the average home in Preston costs £4,863 a month.

10%
4.5%
25 years
  • Preston

    £4,863

    a month

    Average price
    £972,142
    Deposit
    £97,214
    Mortgage
    £874,928
    Salary needed at 4.5×
    £194,428

A repayment mortgage on each location's average sale price over the last 12 months. The rate is an example, not a quote, so check current deals. Many lenders cap borrowing at about 4.5 times income.

What does each type of home cost?

Average sale price by property type over the last 12 months.

Detached

  • £1,197,000

Semi-detached

  • £405,000

Flats

  • £600,000

What kinds of homes sell in each area?

Share of last 12 months' sales by property type.

  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flats

Preston

Mostly detached houses

71%
24%

How green is Preston?

Preston has 2 public parks among 7 green space sites. Green space covers 0.4% of the area: about 62 m² per resident, or 8.7 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 80% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

  • Preston

    0.4%

    of the land is green space
    62 m² per resident, or 8.7 football pitches for every 1,000 residents
    2 public parks

Each grid is the location's land, one square per 1%. Green space from OS Open Greenspace, not counting golf courses; Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

How crowded is Preston?

Preston has about 0.5 residents for every football pitch of land, or 165 people per square mile, which counts as typical density.

Preston
0.5 people per football pitch of land · 165 per square mile

Census 2021 population divided by land area. A football pitch is about 7,140 m² (105 m × 68 m).

How have average house prices moved?

Rolling 12-month average for each location, last 10 years. Gaps mean no sales were recorded that month.

When have prices risen and fallen in Preston?

Prices in Preston were down on a year earlier in 52 months of the 108 since June 2017. They are now up 17.4% on a year earlier.

Preston52 of 108 months down
FallingRising

Each stripe is one month: the rolling 12-month average against the same month a year earlier, since June 2017. Falls are hatched as well as red.

How many homes were sold?

Monthly sales volume for each location, last 10 years.

How do all the numbers compare?

Every measure side by side. The highest value in each row is highlighted.

Latest 12-month average

  • Preston

    England / Hertfordshire / North Hertfordshire / Preston

    £972,142

Change over 1 year

  • Preston

    England / Hertfordshire / North Hertfordshire / Preston

    +£143,809

Change over ~10 years

  • Preston

    England / Hertfordshire / North Hertfordshire / Preston

    +£197,507

Homes sold (last 12 months)

  • Preston

    England / Hertfordshire / North Hertfordshire / Preston

    7

Number of postcodes

  • Preston

    England / Hertfordshire / North Hertfordshire / Preston

    33

Households (Census 2021)

  • Preston

    England / Hertfordshire / North Hertfordshire / Preston

    169

Household density

  • Preston

    England / Hertfordshire / North Hertfordshire / Preston

    63 per sq mi · Typical

Population (Census 2021)

  • Preston

    England / Hertfordshire / North Hertfordshire / Preston

    440

Population density

  • Preston

    England / Hertfordshire / North Hertfordshire / Preston

    165 per sq mi · Typical

Green space per resident

  • Preston

    England / Hertfordshire / North Hertfordshire / Preston

    62 m² per resident · more than 80% of areas

Green space share of area

  • Preston

    England / Hertfordshire / North Hertfordshire / Preston

    0.4%

Public parks

  • Preston

    England / Hertfordshire / North Hertfordshire / Preston

    2

Crime rate (per 1,000 residents)

  • Preston

    England / Hertfordshire / North Hertfordshire / Preston

    —

Crime vs previous 12 months

  • Preston

    England / Hertfordshire / North Hertfordshire / Preston

    −9.1%

Anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents

  • Preston

    England / Hertfordshire / North Hertfordshire / Preston

    —

Peak month

  • Preston

    England / Hertfordshire / North Hertfordshire / Preston

    JAN 2026 · £2,400,000

Most common price band

  • Preston

    England / Hertfordshire / North Hertfordshire / Preston

    £500k – £1m · 64.7%

Detached average

  • Preston

    England / Hertfordshire / North Hertfordshire / Preston

    £1,197,000

Semi-detached average

  • Preston

    England / Hertfordshire / North Hertfordshire / Preston

    £405,000

Terraced average

  • Preston

    England / Hertfordshire / North Hertfordshire / Preston

    —

Flats average

  • Preston

    England / Hertfordshire / North Hertfordshire / Preston

    £600,000

Detached share of sales

  • Preston

    England / Hertfordshire / North Hertfordshire / Preston

    70.6%

Semi-detached share of sales

  • Preston

    England / Hertfordshire / North Hertfordshire / Preston

    23.5%

Terraced share of sales

  • Preston

    England / Hertfordshire / North Hertfordshire / Preston

    0.0%

Flats share of sales

  • Preston

    England / Hertfordshire / North Hertfordshire / Preston

    5.9%

Sold prices from HM Land Registry. Households and population from Census 2021. Green space from OS Open Greenspace, not counting golf courses; Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is police-recorded crime from police.uk, per 1,000 residents, over the latest 12 published months; anti-social behaviour is counted separately. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.

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