PR1 4LJ Area Guide - Crime, Schools & Is It a Good Place to Live?

PR1 4LJ is a postcode in Fishwick & Frenchwood, Preston, North West, England. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near PR1 4LJ, then scores the surrounding small area 47/100 - bottom 35% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around PR1 4LJ are property market signals and housing, while local prosperity is the main area to examine before moving, renting or buying here. LocaleIQ uses these local signals as a practical area rating rather than a single raw statistic, so read the score alongside the detailed map layers and source records.

The demographic profile for PR1 4LJ is based on Preston 016 Census 2021. It covers 9,354 residents, 2,637 people per square kilometre. The median age is around 33, helping show whether the area skews younger, family-sized or older. Housing tenure is 53% owner-occupied, 25% privately rented, 22% social rented, useful context for renters, buyers and landlords comparing the local property market. On the official England neighbourhood wellbeing index the area ranks in decile 4/10.

For property prices near PR1 4LJ, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the PR1 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £186k from 49 rolling sales, up 1.3% month-on-month. The Property tab separates flats, terraced, semi-detached and detached homes where enough sales exist.

Families checking schools near PR1 4LJ can compare 12 state schools within one mile, including 9 rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted or the equivalent inspectorate. The Schools tab adds phase, school type, distance, rating and a dedicated school map so the education context is easier to judge.

The Kids & Clubs tab adds 2 nearby child-friendly activities from open activity feeds, including 0 records marked free and 2 with booking links where the source provides them.

For safety, the Crime tab breaks down recorded crime near PR1 4LJ by category and map position. Crime trend is flat or improving month on month. Use it with the LocaleIQ safety score because police data can lag and does not capture every local issue.

Local change around PR1 4LJ is tracked through nearby planning permissions, HMO licensing and roadworks. This report currently shows 8 street-disruption records in the Planning tab, with dates, distance and source links. Large council source datasets may contain more records than the displayed list.