Renting in Preston

Average Rent in Preston

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The average rent in Preston is £800/mo, with 2,096 live listings across 4 portals from £400/mo. Compare rents by bedroom and area below — and get alerted the moment a new Preston rental appears.

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Renting in Preston

What it costs to rent in Preston

Preston currently has 2,096 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £800 a month. 12 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 39% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is PR3 at around £160/mo, while PR1 8JE sits nearer £1,690/mo. For a wider view of where the UK’s cheapest rents are, see our guide to the cheapest cities to rent in the UK.

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Market snapshot

Preston rental market at a glance

2,096

Active rentals in Preston

£800/mo

Median monthly rent

Property sites we watch

Rental prices

Rent by bedrooms in Preston

Median monthly rent, based on 2,096 active listings across 4 property sites.

Bedrooms	Median rent	Available
1 bed	£700/mo	621
2 bed	£875/mo	534
3 bed	£950/mo	330
4+ bed	£1,907/mo	319
Room	£542/mo	179

Updated July 2026. Prices normalised to monthly where weekly was listed.

Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How Preston rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Preston. Latest: £778/mo (Mar 26, +7.8% YoY).

Latest

£778

Mar 26

Annual

+7.8%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£582

Apr 21

Total change

+34%

since 2021

Source: Office for National Statistics · Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Updated monthly with a ~2-month lag. ONS uses Broad Rental Market Areas in Scotland — figures may aggregate beyond the city itself.

Affordability · ONS ASHE

What share of Preston pay goes on rent?

Renters in Preston spend an estimated 31% of the local median gross salary on rent — based on the ONS Price Index of Private Rents and ASHE Table 8 (2025).

Median rent

£778/mo

£9,336/yr

Median pay

£30,038/yr

gross, ASHE 2025

Rent burden

31%

Affordable for most renters.

0%30% threshold80%

Sources: Office for National Statistics — Price Index of Private Rents (latest month) and Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Table 8.7a (median annual gross pay, place of residence). The 30% line is the conventional rent-burden threshold above which housing costs are considered to crowd out other essentials.

Council tax · VOA 2024

Council tax bands across Preston

Most Preston homes sit in Band A. The weighted average works out close to Band B–C across 69,240 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

most common band

Mean band

2.28

≈ Band B–C

Stock

69k

69,240 properties

A
44%30,710
B
19%13,400
C
16%11,070
D
11%7,360
E
5%3,560
F
3%2,020
G
2%1,050
H
0%70

Source: HM Valuation Office Agency — Council Tax Stock of Properties (CTSOP1.0), extract dated 31 March 2024. Covers England and Wales; Scotland and Northern Ireland use separate band schemes and aren't included.

Broadband · Ofcom Connected Nations

Broadband coverage across Preston

70% of Preston premises can already get full-fibre and 88% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

70%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

88%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

99%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

458 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
70%
Gigabit-capable
88%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
99%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Preston), July 2025, covering 69,144 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for Preston homes

49% of Preston homes hold a current EPC in bands A–C — the bands that meet the proposed 2030 minimum energy-efficiency standard for rented stock.

Bands A–C

49%

good energy-efficiency stock

Bands D–G

51%

below the proposed 2030 floor

Certificates

65k

64,774 EPCs

A
1%752
B
15%9,550
C
33%21,424
D
35%22,840
E
12%7,836
F
3%1,750
G
1%622

Source: DESNZ Energy Performance of Buildings register (replacement for opendatacommunities.org), domestic certificates filed under Preston. Covers England and Wales — Scottish EPCs are held in a separate Scottish register and aren't included.

Property types

What’s on offer in Preston

Flats & apartments

978

55% of listings

Houses

618

35% of listings

Rooms

179

10% of listings

Bungalows

1% of listings

Property mix · houses

Houses to rent in Preston — what's on the market

Terraced houses make up 72% of the 629 houses currently advertised in Preston.

Terraced
72%456
Semi-detached
14%86
Other house
8%49
Detached
4%27
Bungalow
2%11

Rent by postcode

Where Preston rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 1,552 live listings in 24 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Preston

1PR1 8JE£1,690/mo5 rentals
2PR1 7HJ£1,690/mo3 rentals
3PR1 7PX£1,593/mo4 rentals

Cheapest in Preston

1PR3£160/mo5 rentals
2PR1 3TE£542/mo3 rentals
3PR8£550/mo7 rentals

Features · Preston

Garden, parking, and floor area in Preston

Live signal across 2,096 Preston rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

65%

of 352 Preston listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

81%

of 393 Preston listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Area safety

Safety in Preston

Lower Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (July 2026), Preston has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 18 of 18 postcode districts analysed, the median was 84 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Preston is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

84 crimes per area (median)
18 of 18 postcode districts covered
Data: July 2026

Most reported

Anti-social behaviour
0% of incidents

Preston ranks well for renters concerned about neighbourhood safety. Every Dwellio alert includes the area’s crime data so you can compare at a glance.

Data from data.police.uk, updated monthly. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Area breakdown

Safety by suburb in Preston

Street-level crime counts from data.police.uk for May 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.

Penwortham has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Preston.

Fulwood
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (67) · pop. ~24,000
9.2
per 1k
Penwortham
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (81) · pop. ~24,000
9.0
per 1k
Ashton
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (177) · pop. ~14,000
34
per 1k
Ribbleton
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (188) · pop. ~15,000
31
per 1k
Deepdale
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (287) · pop. ~10,000
83
per 1k

Suburbs shown are representative populated areas; figures reflect street-level incidents within ~1 mile of each centre. Data from data.police.uk. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Where we search

Preston listings by portal

We watch 4 property sites for rentals in Preston.

Rightmove

1225

OpenRent

555

SpareRoom

179

OnTheMarket

137

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Frequently asked

Renting in Preston — your questions answered

What is the average rent in Preston?

The median rent in Preston is £800/month based on 2096 active listings across 4 property portals (2026-07).

How many rental properties are available in Preston?

There are currently 2096 rental properties available in Preston, with 12 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Preston safe for renters?

Preston has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 84 reported crimes per postcode area (July 2026). The most common category is Anti-social behaviour. Data from data.police.uk.

What is the most common crime in Preston?

The most commonly reported crime category in Preston is Anti-social behaviour, based on data.police.uk records for July 2026.

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