Detached
£463,090
4% above the Preston average
75.9% of sales
What is the average house price in Preston? £447,230
The average house price in Preston is £447,230, based on 13 homes sold in the 12 months to July 2026. Prices are down 35.8% (£249,348) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −35.8%
- Sold in 12 months
- 13
- Data up to
- July 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in Preston?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£295,000
34% below the Preston average
20.7% of sales
Terraced
£455,000
2% above the Preston average
3.5% of sales
Are house prices in Preston going up or down?
House prices in Preston are falling: down 35.8% (£249,348) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 18.4% (£69,531).
Past 12 months
−35.8%
−£249,348From £696,578 to £447,230
£696,578£439,923
Past 10 years
+18.4%
+£69,531From £377,699 to £447,230
£764,142£352,200
Quick answers for Preston
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£1,500,000
Highest average, reached in May 2025
How many homes sold?
13
Recorded so far for the 12 months to July 2026
What sells most often?
Detached houses
75.9% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£500k - £1m
31.0% of sales
How many people live in Preston?
902
282 people per square mile · High (Census 2021)
Population density is High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Preston?
371
116 households per square mile · High (Census 2021)
Household density is High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Preston?
29 m² per resident
Less green space per resident than 52% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 4.1 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
0.3% of the area · 0 public parks. Parks, playing fields, allotments and other public green space, not counting golf courses. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
What is the crime rate in Preston?
34 crimes
+6.3% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
How does Preston rank?
8th most expensive area of Dover.
Compared with 35 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Preston?
The highest recorded sale prices in Preston, from HM Land Registry.
How do house prices in Preston compare with nearby areas?
Preston compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Dover.
Preston vs Stourmouth
- Preston
- £447,230
- Stourmouth
- £370,250−£76,980
Open comparison
Preston vs Wingham
- Preston
- £447,230
- Wingham
- £516,564+£69,334
Open comparison
Preston vs Staple
- Preston
- £447,230
- Staple
- £633,777+£186,547
Open comparison
Preston vs Ash
- Preston
- £447,230
- Ash
- £393,880−£53,350
Open comparison
Preston vs Woodnesborough
- Preston
- £447,230
- Woodnesborough
- £414,464−£32,766
Open comparison
Preston vs Goodnestone
- Preston
- £447,230
- Goodnestone
- £582,500+£135,270
Open comparison
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What to check before you buyWhere does this data come from?
Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is from police.uk street-level data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
Last updated 6 November 2026 at 00:27 with the latest Land Registry data (July 2026). The Preston dataset covers 48 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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