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Thornton Avenue, Fulwood, Preston

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

House prices, sold prices and local information for PR2 3TH, PR2 3TP.

Average price (last 12 months)
£293,750
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£183,937
25 sales
Price range
£120k – £338k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
15 Jun 2026
PR2 3TP

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At a glance

House prices£294k average18% above the Preston average CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station36 min walkPreston station Schools6 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 27 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

25 property sales on Thornton Avenue, Fulwood, Preston have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £293,750. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £177,538. Average sale prices rose from £145,250 in 2016 to £293,750 in 2026 (+102%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 18% above the Preston average of £248,590 over the same period. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 4 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 96% semi-detached, 4% detached. Recorded sale prices on Thornton Avenue range from £120,000 to £337,500. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 701 streets in Preston with at least two sales in the last year, Thornton Avenue ranks 169th for average price.

House prices on Thornton Avenue compared

Thornton Avenue£293,750
PR2 postcode area£216,971
Preston£248,590
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all PR2 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £145,250 (4 sales)2016£145k2017: £149,625 (2 sales)2017£150k2018: £166,000 (2 sales)2018£166k2019: £166,559 (2 sales)2019£167k2020: £150,250 (2 sales)2020£150k2021: £175,000 (1 sales)2021£175k2022: £200,000 (2 sales)2022£200k2023: £210,500 (4 sales)2023£211k2024: £177,017 (3 sales)2024£177k2025: £217,000 (1 sales)2025£217k2026: £293,750 (2 sales)2026£294k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 27 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached24£177,53823 Feb 2026
Detached1£337,50015 Jun 2026

Sold prices on Thornton Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
37, Thornton Avenue PR2 3TP 15 Jun 2026£337,500 DetachedFreehold
7, Thornton Avenue PR2 3TH 23 Feb 2026£250,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
20, Thornton Avenue PR2 3TH 8 Aug 2025£158,000 OtherFreehold
29, Thornton Avenue PR2 3TP 3 Jul 2025£217,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
18, Thornton Avenue PR2 3TH 27 Sep 2024£188,050 Semi-detachedFreehold
46, Thornton Avenue PR2 3TP 30 May 2024£175,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
42, Thornton Avenue PR2 3TP 1 Mar 2024£168,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Thornton Avenue PR2 3TH 1 Dec 2023£229,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
18, Thornton Avenue PR2 3TH 2 Oct 2023£190,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, Thornton Avenue PR2 3TH 28 Jul 2023£183,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
5, Thornton Avenue PR2 3TH 19 May 2023£240,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
34, Thornton Avenue PR2 3TP 13 Dec 2022£230,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
44, Thornton Avenue PR2 3TP 30 Sep 2022£170,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
23, Thornton Avenue PR2 3TP 28 Jun 2021£175,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
26, Thornton Avenue PR2 3TP 28 Aug 2020£128,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
19, Thornton Avenue PR2 3TH 15 May 2020£172,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
19, Thornton Avenue PR2 3TH 10 Dec 2019£77,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
50, Thornton Avenue PR2 3TP 7 Jun 2019£177,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
1, Thornton Avenue PR2 3TH 9 May 2019£156,118 Semi-detachedFreehold
50, Thornton Avenue PR2 3TP 9 Nov 2018£120,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
15, Thornton Avenue PR2 3TH 24 Aug 2018£212,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
14, Thornton Avenue PR2 3TH 4 May 2017£169,250 Semi-detachedFreehold
27, Thornton Avenue PR2 3TP 13 Jan 2017£130,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
14, Thornton Avenue PR2 3TH 29 Jul 2016£125,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
7, Thornton Avenue PR2 3TH 23 Jun 2016£185,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
10, Thornton Avenue PR2 3TH 6 Jun 2016£146,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
48, Thornton Avenue PR2 3TP 5 Feb 2016£125,000 Semi-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
7, Thornton Avenue £185,000 (Jun 2016) → £250,000 (Feb 2026) +35%
over 10 yrs
18, Thornton Avenue £190,000 (Oct 2023) → £188,050 (Sep 2024) -1%
over under a year
19, Thornton Avenue £77,000 (Dec 2019) → £172,500 (May 2020) +124%
over under a year
50, Thornton Avenue £120,000 (Nov 2018) → £177,000 (Jun 2019) +48%
over under a year
14, Thornton Avenue £125,000 (Jul 2016) → £169,250 (May 2017) +35%
over under a year

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Schools near Thornton Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Preston 316 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Good Report 0.2 mi
Our Lady's Catholic High School 902 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–16 Good Report 0.2 mi
Ingol Community Primary School 208 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Ingol, Preston 192 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
The Roebuck School 340 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
New Focus Education 17 pupils Other independent special school 6–16 Report 0.7 mi
Queen's Drive Primary School 434 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.7 mi
Fulwood Academy 973 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.7 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 1.8 mi · 36 min walk
  • Salwick station 3.5 mi · 1 hr 10 min walk
  • Lostock Hall station 4.2 mi · 1 hr 23 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Cadley Causeway (by, Woodplumpton Road) 2 min walk
  • Cadley Causeway (opp, Woodplumpton Road) 2 min walk
  • Dunkirk Avenue (opp, Cadley Causeway) 3 min walk
  • Dunkirk Avenue (by, Cadley Causeway) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Lane Ends Surgery
    200 Tulketh Brow, Ashton-On-Ribble, Preston · 0.6 mi
  • Briarwood Medical Centre
    514 Blackpool Road, Ashton-On-Ribble, Preston · 0.7 mi
  • The Park Medical Practice
    Cottam Lane, Ashton-On-Ribble, Preston · 0.7 mi
  • Lytham Road Surgery
    1St Floor Fatima Medical Centre, 228 Garstang Road, Preston · 1.0 mi

Supermarkets

  • Spar Spar Cadley · 0.1 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Ingol · 0.5 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Tulketh Mill Preston Express · 0.6 mi
  • Spar Spar - Fulwood · 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • Boots · 0.6 mi
  • Cottam Lane Pharmacy · 0.7 mi
  • Rowlands Pharmacy · 0.8 mi

Dentists

  • Burns Dental · 0.5 mi
  • Lane Ends Dental Practice · 0.6 mi
  • Linton Street Dental Practice · 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 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
Employment9 of 10
Education and skills8 of 10
Health and disability6 of 10
Crime8 of 10
Access to housing and services10 of 10
Living environment6 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned92.0%62.5%
Private rented7.0%20.3%
Social rented0.9%17.1%
Households654

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1514.4%17.4%
Aged 15–6461.3%64.1%
Aged 65+24.3%18.6%
Residents1,586

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%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 Thornton Avenue

Ethnic group

HerePreston
White87.5%72.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh9.2%20.2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.6%3%
Other ethnic group1.6%1.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%2.4%

Religion

HerePreston
Christian64.1%47.6%
No religion21.2%26.3%
Muslim6.4%16.1%
Not answered4%5.4%
Hindu3%3%
Sikh0.9%0.7%
Buddhist0.2%0.3%
Jewish0.1%–

Country of birth

HerePreston
Born in the UK93.1%80.7%
Born outside the UK6.9%19.3%

Highest qualification

HerePreston
Level 4 qualifications and above30.8%31.7%
Level 3 qualifications18.1%18.3%
No qualifications16.2%19.4%
Level 2 qualifications12.7%12.8%
Apprenticeship9.2%5.4%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.6%9.4%
Other qualifications4.3%2.9%

General health

HerePreston
Very good health46.6%48.4%
Good health35%33.1%
Fair health14%12.9%
Bad health3.5%4.3%
Very bad health0.9%1.3%

Cars or vans per household

HerePreston
1 car or van in household43.6%41.4%
2 cars or vans in household34.9%23.8%
3 or more cars or vans in household10.9%7%
No cars or vans in household10.7%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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