Preston Road, Alston, Preston

MyStreetCheck free street report: Preston Road, Alston, Preston · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/preston-lancashire/preston-road-alston-ribble-valley/

House prices, sold prices and local information for PR3 3BL, PR3 3BJ.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2022)

£500,000

2 sales

Price range

£350k – £650k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

22 Jul 2022

PR3 3BL

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At a glance

House prices£500k averageSince 2022 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 10 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station1 hr 51 min walkPreston station SchoolsNo recent Good/Outstanding gradesMany schools now get report cards instead Ultrafast broadband4% 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

2 property sales on Preston Road, Alston, Preston have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2022. The most recent sale was on 22 Jul 2022. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £350,000. By property type, sales here have been 50% semi-detached, 50% detached. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Preston Road compared

PR3 postcode area£311,596

Preston£248,590

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Preston Road has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all PR3 house prices.

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

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Semi-detached	1	£350,000	30 Jun 2022
Detached	1	£650,000	22 Jul 2022

Sold prices on Preston Road

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
White Bull Hotel, Preston Road PR3 3BJ	30 Apr 2024	£590,000	Other	Freehold
Alston Dairy, Preston Road PR3 3BJ	22 Dec 2022	£230,000	Other	Freehold
New Chapel House, Preston Road PR3 3BL	22 Jul 2022	£650,000	Detached	Freehold
Old Chapel Barn, Preston Road PR3 3BL	30 Jun 2022	£350,000	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 Preston Road

Crime

20 crimes were reported within about a mile of Preston Road in August 2026.

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

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Lower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences	7
Other theft	5
Anti-social behaviour	4
Other crime	4

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

Flood risk

Preston Road is in or near 2 Environment Agency flood areas:

Upper River Ribble, Hodder Flood alert area
Upper River Wyre, Brock Flood alert 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 Preston Road

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Alston Lane Catholic Primary School, Longridge 235 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	2–11	Report	0.4 mi
St Cecilia's RC High School 581 pupils	Secondary Roman Catholic	11–16	Report	0.8 mi
Longridge High School 810 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Requires improvement Report	0.9 mi
Longridge Church of England Primary School 200 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Report	1.2 mi
Longridge St Wilfrid's Roman Catholic Primary School 199 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	4–11	Report	1.3 mi
Grimsargh St Michael's Church of England Primary School 218 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Report	1.4 mi
Barnacre Road Primary School 201 pupils	Primary	4–11	Inadequate Report	1.4 mi
Hillside Specialist School and College 117 pupils	Community special school	3–19	Report	1.6 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 5.6 mi · 1 hr 51 min walk

Nearest bus stops

White Bull (opp, Preston Road) 3 min walk
White Bull (o/s, Preston Road) 3 min walk
Alston Lane RCPS (opp, Preston Road) 6 min walk
Alston Lane RCPS (by, Preston Road) 7 min walk

GP surgeries

Stonebridge Surgery
Preston Road, Longridge, Preston · 1.0 mi
Berry Lane Medical Centre
Berry Lane, Longridge, Preston · 1.3 mi
Ribbleton Medical Centre
243 Ribbleton Avenue, Ribbleton, Preston · 3.3 mi
Dr A Hussain
200 Miller Road, Ribbleton, Preston · 3.5 mi

Supermarkets

Aldi Aldi Longridge · 1.1 mi
The Co-operative Food Co-op Longridge · 1.3 mi
Booths Booths Longridge · 1.4 mi
Sainsburys Sainsburys Longridge · 1.5 mi

Pharmacies

Well · 1.0 mi
Grimsargh Pharmacy · 1.2 mi
Cohens Chemist · 1.3 mi

Dentists

Berry Lane Dental Surgery · 1.2 mi
Drakes Dental Care · 1.4 mi
Cumeragh Lane (dental Surgery) · 1.9 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 10 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	9 of 10
Education and skills	9 of 10
Health and disability	8 of 10
Crime	10 of 10
Access to housing and services	8 of 10
Living environment	10 of 10

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

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	87.6%	62.5%
Private rented	9.1%	20.3%
Social rented	3.3%	17.1%
Households	667

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	15.7%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	59.6%	64.1%
Aged 65+	24.7%	18.6%
Residents	1,653

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	71%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	4%	80%
Gigabit-capable	4%	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	80%	89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network	99%	100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks	96%	99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks	87%	92%

Share of homes across Ribble Valley 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 Preston Road

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Who lives around Preston Road

Ethnic group

	Here	Ribble Valley
White	96.9%	96.3%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	1.4%	1.2%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	0.7%	2%
Other ethnic group	0.7%	0.3%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	0.3%	0.2%

Religion

	Here	Ribble Valley
Christian	73.9%	66.4%
No religion	21.2%	26.2%
Not answered	4.1%	5.3%
Muslim	0.4%	1.3%
Other religion	0.3%	0.3%
Buddhist	0.1%	0.2%
Jewish	0.1%	0%
Hindu	0%	0.3%

Country of birth

	Here	Ribble Valley
Born in the UK	96.4%	95.8%
Born outside the UK	3.6%	4.2%

Highest qualification

	Here	Ribble Valley
Level 4 qualifications and above	33.2%	39.7%
Level 3 qualifications	18.9%	17.2%
No qualifications	13.7%	13.2%
Level 2 qualifications	13.2%	13.1%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	10%	7.9%
Apprenticeship	9.1%	6.7%
Other qualifications	1.9%	2.1%

General health

	Here	Ribble Valley
Very good health	54%	52.6%
Good health	32.8%	32.1%
Fair health	9.9%	11.6%
Bad health	2.5%	3%
Very bad health	0.8%	0.8%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Ribble Valley
1 car or van in household	39.9%	39.7%
2 cars or vans in household	37.5%	35.1%
3 or more cars or vans in household	16.4%	13.8%
No cars or vans in household	6.3%	11.4%

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 Ribble Valley.

Planning and heritage near Preston Road

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