Housing in PR1 4BB
What the homes in PR1 4BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Frenchwood & Fishwick
- Council
- Preston
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,871 (2024)
PR1 4BBPreston
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (71.8%). Flats make up 16%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
55.5% of households in the PR1 4BB area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 29.1% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 35.5% own outright and 19.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned55.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.9%1%
- Private rented29.1%20.5%
- Social rented14.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 30.6% 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 (22.7%). 29.5% 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 4BB (Frenchwood & Fishwick) (about 1,871 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.