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Housing in PR2 6UJ

What the homes in PR2 6UJ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Brookfield & Holme Slack
Council
Preston
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,667 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (47%). Flats make up 12%, well below the 22.2% across England.

PR2 6UJEngland
Detached10.4%22.9%
Semi-detached30.6%31.5%
Terraced47%23%
Purpose-built flat11%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

54.4% of households in the PR2 6UJ area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 14.3% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 27.4% own outright and 27.1% with a mortgage.

PR2 6UJ
54%
14%
31%
England
  • Owned54.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.1%1%
  • Private rented14.3%20.5%
  • Social rented31.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

PR2 6UJEngland
Owned outright27.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan27.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent11.4%18.2%
Other private rented2.9%2.2%
From the council7.5%8.3%
From a housing association23.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 37.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

PR2 6UJEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (22.9%). 27.8% of households include dependent children.

PR2 6UJEngland
Living alone, under 6622.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over14.9%12.8%
Couple, no children10.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children15.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children11.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.9%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 6UJ (Brookfield & Holme Slack) (about 1,667 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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