Housing in PR1 1UP
What the homes in PR1 1UP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- St George's
- Council
- Preston
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,457 (2024)
PR1 1UPPreston
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (40.1%). Flats make up 46.7%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
27.9% of households in the PR1 1UP area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 27.7% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 16.9% own outright and 11% with a mortgage.
- Owned27.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.7%1%
- Private rented27.7%20.5%
- Social rented43.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 39.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (27.8%). 23.5% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Preston
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Preston (August 2026, +5.9% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around PR1 1UP (St George's) (about 2,457 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.