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Merton Avenue, Fulwood, Preston

MyStreetCheck free street report: Merton Avenue, Fulwood, Preston · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/preston-lancashire/merton-avenue/

House prices, sold prices and local information for PR2 8HX.

Average price (last 12 months)
£290,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£262,792
12 sales
Price range
£190k – £360k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
7 Jul 2026
PR2 8HX

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At a glance

House prices£263k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station43 min walkPreston station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband94% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 16 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

12 property sales on Merton Avenue, Fulwood, Preston have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £290,000. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £265,773. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2016; 1 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 92% detached, 8% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Merton Avenue range from £190,000 to £360,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Merton Avenue compared

PR2 postcode area£216,971
Preston£248,590
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Merton Avenue has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all PR2 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £208,250 (2 sales)2016£208k2017: £231,667 (3 sales)2017£232k2020: £291,000 (1 sales)2020£291k2021: £221,000 (1 sales)2021£221k2023: £360,000 (1 sales)2023£360k2024: £350,000 (1 sales)2024£350k2025: £265,000 (2 sales)2025£265k2026: £290,000 (1 sales)2026£290k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 16 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached11£265,7737 Jul 2026
Semi-detached1£230,00020 Oct 2017

Sold prices on Merton Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
19, Merton Avenue PR2 8HX 7 Jul 2026£290,000 DetachedFreehold
31, Merton Avenue PR2 8HX 8 Aug 2025£200,000 DetachedFreehold
22, Merton Avenue PR2 8HX 28 Feb 2025£330,000 DetachedFreehold
22, Merton Avenue PR2 8HX 21 Feb 2025£370,000 DetachedFreehold
7, Merton Avenue PR2 8HX 31 May 2024£350,000 DetachedFreehold
2, Merton Avenue PR2 8HX 27 Oct 2023£360,000 DetachedFreehold
21, Merton Avenue PR2 8HX 31 Jan 2023£357,000 DetachedFreehold
23, Merton Avenue PR2 8HX 24 Sep 2021£295,000 DetachedFreehold
2, Merton Court, Merton Avenue PR2 8HX 2 Aug 2021£221,000 DetachedFreehold
9, Merton Avenue PR2 8HX 13 Dec 2020£291,000 DetachedFreehold
1, Merton Court, Merton Avenue PR2 8HX 8 Jun 2018£255,000 DetachedFreehold
15, Merton Avenue PR2 8HX 20 Oct 2017£230,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
14, Merton Avenue PR2 8HX 22 May 2017£275,000 DetachedFreehold
11A, Merton Avenue PR2 8HX 19 Apr 2017£190,000 DetachedFreehold
19, Merton Avenue PR2 8HX 18 Nov 2016£218,500 DetachedFreehold
17, Merton Avenue PR2 8HX 29 Sep 2016£198,000 DetachedFreehold

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.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
19, Merton Avenue £218,500 (Nov 2016) → £290,000 (Jul 2026) +33%
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Crime and flood risk near Merton Avenue

Crime

151 crimes were reported within about a mile of Merton Avenue in August 2026.

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

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Lower crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences52
Anti-social behaviour24
Shoplifting22
Vehicle crime11
Other theft10
Public order10

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

Flood risk

Merton Avenue is in or near 2 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Lower River Ribble and Darwen Flood alert area
  • Savick Brook at Fulwood and Cadley, from Sharoe Green Lane to railway line 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 Merton Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St Clare's Catholic Primary School, Preston 279 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Report 0.3 mi
Corpus Christi Catholic High School 813 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–16 Report 0.3 mi
Archbishop Temple Church of England High School 891 pupils Secondary Church of England 11–16 Report 0.4 mi
Sherwood Primary School 425 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.4 mi
St Pius X Preparatory School 131 pupils Other independent school Roman Catholic 2–11 Report 0.5 mi
Kennington Primary School 246 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
The Olive School, Preston 421 pupils Primary Muslim 4–11 Report 0.6 mi
Fulwood, St Peter's Church of England Primary School and Nursery 227 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Good Report 0.6 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

  • Preston station 2.1 mi · 43 min walk
  • Lostock Hall station 4.4 mi · 1 hr 28 min walk
  • Bamber Bridge station 4.5 mi · 1 hr 30 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • St Vincents Road (by, Sharoe Green Lane) 2 min walk
  • Preston College Grounds (by, College Campus) 2 min walk
  • Churchfields (o/s, Sherwood Way) 2 min walk
  • Preston College (by, Sharoe Green Lane) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Lytham Road Surgery
    1St Floor Fatima Medical Centre, 228 Garstang Road, Preston · 0.5 mi
  • North Preston Medical Practice
    Broadway Surgery, 2 Broadway, Preston · 0.6 mi
  • The Healthcare Centre
    Flintoff Way, Deepdale, Preston · 0.9 mi
  • Gutteridge Medical Centre
    Guttridge Medical Centre, Deepdale Road, Preston · 1.3 mi

Supermarkets

  • Marks and Spencer Hospital M&S Royal Preston Hospital Food To Go · 0.4 mi
  • Booths Booths Fulwood · 0.4 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Fulwood · 0.5 mi
  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Fulwood Garstang Road · 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • Sharoe Green Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Broadway Pharmacy · 0.6 mi
  • Asda Pharmacy · 0.7 mi

Dentists

  • Sharoe Green Dental Practice · 0.4 mi
  • Fulwood Dental Aesthetic & Implant Centr · 0.5 mi
  • Lifestyle Dental And Implant Clinic · 0.6 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 9 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.

Income8 of 10
Employment8 of 10
Education and skills9 of 10
Health and disability5 of 10
Crime9 of 10
Access to housing and services9 of 10
Living environment7 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned91.2%62.5%
Private rented6.9%20.3%
Social rented2.0%17.1%
Households612

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1518.6%17.4%
Aged 15–6456.9%64.1%
Aged 65+24.5%18.6%
Residents1,694

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)94%80%
Gigabit-capable94%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

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks92%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks96%92%

Share of homes across Preston 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.

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Who lives around Merton Avenue

Ethnic group

HerePreston
White59.1%72.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh36.1%20.2%
Other ethnic group2.1%1.9%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.7%3%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.1%2.4%

Religion

HerePreston
Christian48.5%47.6%
Muslim26.7%16.1%
No religion13.8%26.3%
Not answered5.4%5.4%
Hindu4.5%3%
Sikh0.7%0.7%
Buddhist0.2%0.3%
Other religion0.2%0.4%

Country of birth

HerePreston
Born in the UK83.8%80.7%
Born outside the UK16.2%19.3%

Highest qualification

HerePreston
Level 4 qualifications and above44.8%31.7%
No qualifications14.2%19.4%
Level 3 qualifications13.9%18.3%
Level 2 qualifications11.7%12.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.2%9.4%
Apprenticeship4.6%5.4%
Other qualifications3.5%2.9%

General health

HerePreston
Very good health51.1%48.4%
Good health32.9%33.1%
Fair health11.5%12.9%
Bad health3.7%4.3%
Very bad health0.9%1.3%

Cars or vans per household

HerePreston
2 cars or vans in household41.5%23.8%
1 car or van in household37.7%41.4%
3 or more cars or vans in household12.4%7%
No cars or vans in household8.3%27.8%

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 Preston.

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