Is Fairways in Preston a nice place to live?

Fairways is classified by the ONS as Ageing in Suburbia. Fairways is in the lowest 10% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road is in the top 30% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Fairways is located in the Garrison ward of the Preston district in Lancashire.
Coordinates 53.788181, -2.699017
Grid Ref SD540326
Suburb Fulwood
Constituency Wyre and Preston North
Postcodes PR2 4FX, PR2 4FY, PR2 8FX, PR2 8FY, PR2 9GL

House Prices

The average house price in Fairways is 39.1% higher than the rest of Preston. The last sale we have on record is 74 Fairways, that sold for £220,000. The average house price in Preston is £139,767 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Fairways

Date No. Type Price
24/02/2022 74 Detached £220,000
11/10/2021 58 Detached £216,000
15/09/2021 58 Detached £218,000
29/05/2020 2 Detached £264,000

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Crime in Fairways, Lancashire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Lancashire Police in Fairways during September 2024.

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes Fairways and compared that to the average for the Garrison ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Fairways, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Garrison ward

Social economic statistics for Fairways

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean Fairways is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Fairways is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around Fairways experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Fairways are in the top 30% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Fairways involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Fairways are in the top 20% of the most employment deprived in the country

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in Fairways are in the top 10% of the most health & disability deprived in the country

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of Fairways, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Fairways are in the top 30% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Fairways

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of Fairways.

Unemployment in Fairways

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
1.51% of Fairways residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Fairways

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Fairways. The proportion of retirees on Fairways is 37.18% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
55.78% of Fairways residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Fairways

The proportion of home owners on Fairways is 32.74% higher than the national average of 62%. 3.51% of properties in Fairways are private rented and 1.75% are social rented.
94.74% of residents of Fairways own their home

Country of Birth of Fairways residents

The proportion if Fairways residents born in the UK is 5.69% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 23.04% of Fairways residents were born outside the UK.
76.96% of Fairways residents were born in the UK

Fairways Summary

Fairways has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Fairways maybe difficult.

Fairways has very high levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe harder compared to the rest of the country.

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