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Housing in PR2 1UL

What the homes in PR2 1UL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Ashton-on-Ribble & Larches
Council
Preston
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,890 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (40%). Flats make up 29.6%, above the 22.2% across England.

PR2 1ULEngland
Detached6.3%22.9%
Semi-detached24%31.5%
Terraced40%23%
Purpose-built flat28.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

46.9% of households in the PR2 1UL area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 14.5% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 16.6% own outright and 30.3% with a mortgage.

PR2 1UL
47%
14%
38%
England
  • Owned46.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.5%1%
  • Private rented14.5%20.5%
  • Social rented38%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

PR2 1ULEngland
Owned outright16.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan30.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent12.6%18.2%
Other private rented1.9%2.2%
From the council5.7%8.3%
From a housing association32.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 42.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

PR2 1ULEngland
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20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (29.5%). 28% of households include dependent children.

PR2 1ULEngland
Living alone, under 6629.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over13.6%12.8%
Couple, no children13.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children10.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.3%7.7%
Rents

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.

PrestonEngland
All homes£790£1,459
One bedroom£579£1,195
Two bedrooms£731£1,335
Three bedrooms£859£1,489
Four or more£1,250£2,161
Detached£1,117£1,640
Semi-detached£858£1,449
Terraced£798£1,435
Flat or maisonette£666£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around PR2 1UL (Ashton-on-Ribble & Larches) (about 1,890 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.

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