Preston Rural East
Strong on schools, with transport to consider
Preston Rural East at a glance
- House prices
- £270,000
- Middle42nd percentile
- Schools
- 94th percentile
- Strong
- Transport
- 21st percentile
- Weak
- Crime rate
- 79.4 per 1,000 residents
- Middle38th percentile
- Flood risk
- 4.4% of the area in flood zones
- Middle47th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Preston Rural East a good place to live?
Preston Rural East may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance. The available data also shows the share of land in flood zones is around the middle for England. Transport access appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Preston below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Families who care about school performance
Watch out for
- Transport access appears weaker than most neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Preston Rural East
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 79.4 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 38th percentile nationally
Recorded crime is relatively higher; higher percentiles indicate lower crime.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Preston Rural East
House prices
- Median sale price
- £270,000
- Percentile
- 42nd percentile nationally
House prices are around the national middle range.
Median of 147 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Preston Rural East
Schools
94th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Preston Rural East
Flood risk
4.4% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 2.2% of the area. That is the 47th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Preston Rural East
Transport
21st percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Preston Rural East a good place to live?
Preston Rural East may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance. The available data also shows the share of land in flood zones is around the middle for England. Transport access appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Preston Rural East safe?
Preston Rural East ranks in the 38th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Preston Rural East?
The median sale price was £270,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 42nd percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Preston Rural East?
Schools rank in the 94th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Preston Rural East?
Nearby public profiles include Preston Rural North in Preston and Greyfriars in Preston.
