Dorset Avenue, Walton Le Dale, Preston

MyStreetCheck free street report: Dorset Avenue, Walton Le Dale, Preston · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/preston-lancashire/dorset-avenue/

House prices, sold prices and local information for PR5 4GJ.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2016)

£130,000

4 sales

Price range

£92k – £171k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

30 Apr 2025

PR5 4GJ

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At a glance

House prices£130k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 8 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station19 min walkBamber Bridge station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 4 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

4 property sales on Dorset Avenue, Walton Le Dale, Preston have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 30 Apr 2025. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £130,000. Recorded sale prices on Dorset Avenue range from £92,000 to £171,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Dorset Avenue compared

PR5 postcode area£225,093

Preston£248,590

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Dorset Avenue has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all PR5 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 4 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Semi-detached	4	£130,000	30 Apr 2025

Sold prices on Dorset Avenue

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
1, Dorset Avenue PR5 4GJ	30 Apr 2025	£132,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
13, Dorset Avenue PR5 4GJ	30 Oct 2024	£171,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
3, Dorset Avenue PR5 4GJ	28 Jun 2018	£92,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
11, Dorset Avenue PR5 4GJ	26 Feb 2016	£125,000	Semi-detached	Freehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

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Crime and flood risk near Dorset Avenue

Crime

139 crimes were reported within about a mile of Dorset Avenue in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Lower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences	52
Shoplifting	21
Anti-social behaviour	19
Other theft	12
Criminal damage & arson	10
Burglary	8

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Dorset Avenue is in or near 3 Environment Agency flood areas:

Lower River Ribble and Darwen Flood alert area
River Ribble at Walton-le-Dale, area from Fishwick Bottoms to Railway Bridge Flood warning area
River Ribble at Walton-le-Dale, comprising areas around Frenchwood and Capitol Centre Flood warning area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Dorset Avenue

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Walton-le-Dale Community Primary School 446 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.4 mi
Walton-le-Dale, St Leonard's Church of England Primary School 228 pupils	Primary Church of England	5–11	Report	0.5 mi
St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School, Walton-le-Dale 199 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	4–11	Good Report	0.6 mi
Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School 772 pupils	Secondary Roman Catholic	11–16	Report	0.6 mi
St Mary's and St Benedict's Roman Catholic Primary School 251 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	4–11	Report	0.7 mi
Lostock Hall Academy 759 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Report	0.7 mi
Walton-Le-Dale High School 688 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Requires improvement Report	0.7 mi
Lostock Hall Community Primary School 422 pupils	Primary	4–11	Good Report	0.8 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

Bamber Bridge station 1.0 mi · 19 min walk
Lostock Hall station 1.2 mi · 23 min walk
Preston station 1.9 mi · 38 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Cinnamon Hill Drive (by, Chorley Road) 3 min walk
Cinnamon Hill Drive (opp, Chorley Road) 3 min walk
Marlborough Drive (adj, Marlborough Drive) 4 min walk
Tennyson Place (opp, Selkirk Drive) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

Roslea Surgery
51 Station Road, Bamber Bridge, Preston · 0.6 mi
Riverside Medical Centre
194 Victoria Road, Walton-Le-Dale, Preston · 0.7 mi
The Ryan Medical Centre
St. Marys Road, Bamber Bridge, Preston · 0.7 mi
Lostock Hall Medical Ctr.
Dardsley House, Brownedge Road, Preston · 1.0 mi

Supermarkets

Spar Spar - Sandringham Road · 0.1 mi
The Co-operative Food Co-op Bamber Bridge - Chorley Road · 0.4 mi
Spar Spar - Walton Park · 0.5 mi
Spar Spar - Station Road · 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

Peter Buckley Chemists · 0.6 mi
Cohens Chemist · 0.7 mi
Pharmalogic Chemist · 0.7 mi

Dentists

Bamber Bridge Clinic · 0.6 mi
Ribble Dental Care · 0.7 mi
Station Road (dental Surgery) · 0.8 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 8 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income	8 of 10
Employment	8 of 10
Education and skills	7 of 10
Health and disability	5 of 10
Crime	7 of 10
Access to housing and services	10 of 10
Living environment	6 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	89.6%	62.5%
Private rented	9.2%	20.3%
Social rented	1.2%	17.1%
Households	587

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	12.7%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	68.5%	64.1%
Aged 65+	18.7%	18.6%
Residents	1,366

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	100%	80%
Gigabit-capable	100%	80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

	Here	Eng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks	94%	89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network	100%	100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks	100%	99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks	98%	92%

Share of homes across South Ribble with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Energy ratings and home sizes on Dorset Avenue

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Who lives around Dorset Avenue

Ethnic group

	Here	South Ribble
White	94.7%	95.4%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	2.4%	2.1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	1.9%	1.7%
Other ethnic group	0.5%	0.3%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	0.4%	0.5%

Religion

	Here	South Ribble
Christian	58.1%	61.8%
No religion	31.3%	30.8%
Not answered	8%	5%
Muslim	1.4%	0.9%
Hindu	0.4%	0.7%
Other religion	0.4%	0.3%
Sikh	0.3%	–
Buddhist	0.1%	0.2%

Country of birth

	Here	South Ribble
Born in the UK	95.5%	95%
Born outside the UK	4.5%	5%

Highest qualification

	Here	South Ribble
Level 4 qualifications and above	31.1%	31.9%
Level 3 qualifications	20.3%	19%
No qualifications	17.5%	15.7%
Level 2 qualifications	12.2%	14.1%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	9.6%	9.6%
Apprenticeship	7.3%	7.3%
Other qualifications	2%	2.3%

General health

	Here	South Ribble
Very good health	48.3%	47.9%
Good health	33.3%	34.1%
Fair health	12.7%	13.1%
Bad health	4.8%	3.9%
Very bad health	0.8%	1.1%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	South Ribble
1 car or van in household	46.2%	42.7%
2 cars or vans in household	32.9%	32.7%
3 or more cars or vans in household	11.2%	10.3%
No cars or vans in household	9.7%	14.3%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of South Ribble.

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