Renting in Preston

Average Rent in Preston: £850/mo

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Median asking rent across 2,964 live Preston listings on 5 portals from £400/mo, broken down by property size below — plus how rents have moved, where they are highest and lowest, and what landed on the market this week.

Median asking rent

£850 /month

2,964 live listings · 5 portals

Median monthly rent in Preston by property size
Size	Median rent	Listings
Studio	£650/mo	133
1 bed	£700/mo	883
2 bed	£858/mo	802
3 bed	£975/mo	479
4+ bed	£1,724/mo	395
Room (house share)	£542/mo	272

Asking rents from live listings on Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders · Updated 12 September 2026. Weekly prices normalised to monthly.

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Renting in Preston

What it costs to rent in Preston

Preston currently has 2,964 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £850 a month. 120 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 40% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is PR1 at around £850/mo, while PR4 sits nearer £1,100/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.

Dwellio watches Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders for Preston around the clock — so a new listing reaches your inbox before most renters have refreshed the app. Here’s how our rental alerts work. Looking further afield? You can browse rentals in every UK city.

Rent by property size

Average rent in Preston by bedrooms

Median monthly asking rent for each property size, from 2,964 live listings across 5 property sites (September 2026).

Average studio rent in Preston

£650/mo

The median asking rent for a studio in Preston is £650 a month, 24% below the city-wide median of £850, based on 133 studios currently on the market.

Average rent for a 1-bed flat in Preston

£700/mo

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Preston is £700 a month, 18% below the city-wide median of £850, based on 883 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in Preston

£858/mo

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Preston is £858 a month, in line with the city-wide median of £850, based on 802 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 3-bed house in Preston

£975/mo

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Preston is £975 a month, 15% above the city-wide median of £850, based on 479 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 4-bed house in Preston

£1,724/mo

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Preston is £1,724 a month, 103% above the city-wide median of £850, based on 395 listings currently on the market.

Average room rent in Preston

£542/mo

The median asking rent for a room in a Preston house share is £542 a month, 36% below the city-wide median of £850, based on 272 rooms currently listed, mostly on SpareRoom and OpenRent.

Medians exclude prices that fail our junk-listing floor. Room rents are per room, not per property.

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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: £788/mo (Jul 26, +6.2% YoY).

Latest

£788

Jul 26

Annual

+6.2%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£587

Aug 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 32% of the local median gross salary on rent — based on the ONS Price Index of Private Rents and ASHE Table 8 (2025).

Median rent

£788/mo

£9,456/yr

Median pay

£30,038/yr

gross, ASHE 2025

Rent burden

32%

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.

Property types

What’s on offer in Preston

Flats & apartments

1367

54% of listings

Houses

893

35% of listings

Rooms

272

11% of listings

Bungalows

1% of listings

Property mix · houses

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

Terraced houses make up 65% of the 908 houses currently advertised in Preston.

Terraced
65%587
Other house
15%132
Semi-detached
14%130
Detached
5%44
Bungalow
2%15

Rent by postcode

Where Preston rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 1,895 live listings in 6 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Preston

1PR4£1,100/mo9 rentals
2PR0£905/mo56 rentals
3PR2£898/mo514 rentals

Cheapest in Preston

1PR1£850/mo1260 rentals
2PR5£850/mo21 rentals
3PR11£875/mo16 rentals

Features · Preston

Garden, parking, and floor area in Preston

Live signal across 2,964 Preston rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

67%

of 555 Preston listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

79%

of 627 Preston listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Live from the portals

New rentals in Preston this week

120 homes came onto the Preston rental market in the last 7 days across Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders. The freshest are below.

120 new this weekUpdated today

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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.

Area safety

Safety in Preston

Lower Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (September 2026), Preston has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 18 of 18 postcode districts analysed, the median was 81 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Preston is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

81 crimes per area (median)
18 of 18 postcode districts covered
Data: September 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 July 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.

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

Fulwood
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (66) · pop. ~24,000
8.7
per 1k
Penwortham
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (70) · pop. ~24,000
9.5
per 1k
Ashton
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (153) · pop. ~14,000
35
per 1k
Ribbleton
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (185) · pop. ~15,000
31
per 1k
Deepdale
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (258) · pop. ~10,000
79
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 5 property sites for rentals in Preston.

Rightmove

1690

OpenRent

710

OnTheMarket

286

SpareRoom

272

Leaders

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Frequently asked

Renting in Preston — your questions answered

How much is rent in Preston?

The average (median) asking rent in Preston is £850 a month — a 1-bed is £700 and a 2-bed £858, based on 2,964 live listings across 5 property portals in Sept 2026.

What is the average studio rent in Preston?

The median asking rent for a studio in Preston is £650 a month, 24% below the city-wide median of £850, based on 133 studios currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 1-bed flat in Preston?

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Preston is £700 a month, 18% below the city-wide median of £850, based on 883 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in Preston?

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Preston is £858 a month, in line with the city-wide median of £850, based on 802 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 3-bed house in Preston?

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Preston is £975 a month, 15% above the city-wide median of £850, based on 479 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 4-bed house in Preston?

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Preston is £1,724 a month, 103% above the city-wide median of £850, based on 395 listings currently on the market.

What is the average room rent in Preston?

The median asking rent for a room in a Preston house share is £542 a month, 36% below the city-wide median of £850, based on 272 rooms currently listed, mostly on SpareRoom and OpenRent.

How many rental properties are available in Preston?

There are currently 2,964 rental properties available in Preston, with 120 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 81 reported crimes per postcode area (September 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 September 2026.

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