PR1 — Preston
Preston's PR1 postcode sits in Preston. The board behind it is assembled from 34,311 sales over 32 years of actual sales in 8 areas.
Across the recorded period the typical PR1 sale went from £36,000 in 1995 to £155,600 in 2026 — 4.3× growth. If you could time-travel once, aim for just before 2004 — prices moved +45.2% that year. The one to avoid was 2010: the median moved -9.1%, the roughest year in the local record.
Median sold price in PR1
| Year | Median sold price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | £36,000 | 953 |
| 2000 | £41,000 | 1,358 |
| 2005 | £106,875 | 1,574 |
| 2010 | £100,000 | 737 |
| 2015 | £112,000 | 947 |
| 2020 | £115,415 | 972 |
| 2025 | £140,000 | 948 |
| 2026 | £155,600 | 146 |
The areas on the board
8 areas make up the board, weighted by sales activity:
- Penwortham (36% of local sales) — busiest streets: Leyland Road, Cop Lane, Cloughfield
- Preston (PR1 6) (13% of local sales) — busiest streets: St Georges Road, St Stephens Road, Castleton Road
- Preston (PR1 5) (12% of local sales) — busiest streets: New Hall Lane, Skeffington Road, Miller Road
- Preston (PR1 8) (10% of local sales) — busiest streets: Beamont Drive, Wellington Street, St Marks Road
- Preston (PR1 4) (10% of local sales) — busiest streets: New Hall Lane, Samuel Street, Selborne Street
- Preston (PR1 7) (8% of local sales) — busiest streets: Plungington Road, Norris Street, Wildman Street
- Preston (PR1 3) (5% of local sales) — busiest streets: Avenham Lane, Winckley Square, Cross Street
- Preston (PR1 1) (4% of local sales) — busiest streets: Garstang Road, Percy Street, Bishopgate
Reading about 2004 is easy; surviving 2010 is the game. Play the PR1 board.
Local business? Put your name on the PR1 board — one sponsor per postcode.
Prices are medians of real Land Registry sales. Street lists show street names only — never individual addresses. New to the game? Start with how to play.