Preston Avenue, Prescot, L34 1LR

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding L34 1LR has a slightly higher male population, with 52% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	48.3%	48%	-0.3%	51.0%	-3.0%
Male	51.7%	52%	0.3%	49.0%	3.0%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate vicinity of L34 1LR there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 52.5% of the resident population. In contrast, the average marriage rate across the census is about 44%.

Areas with a high percentage of married residents are typically suburban neighborhoods, towns with good schools and family-friendly amenities, and regions with affordable, spacious housing options. Additionally, such areas can be popular among retirees.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	31%	33.3%	2.3%	37.9%	-4.6%
Married: Opposite sex	58.6%	52.5%	-6.1%	44.2%	8.3%
Separated	1.4%	2%	0.6%	2.2%	-0.2%
Divorced	2.1%	3.9%	1.8%	9.1%	-5.2%
Widowed	6.9%	8.2%	1.3%	6.1%	2.1%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	47.1%	41.3%	-5.8%	48.4%	-7.1%
Good health	30.9%	35.3%	4.4%	33.6%	1.7%
Fair health	13%	17.7%	4.7%	12.7%	5.0%
Bad health	6.9%	5%	-1.9%	4.0%	1.0%
Very bad health	2%	0.7%	-1.3%	1.2%	-0.5%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	26.2%	21.3%	-4.9%	18.2%	3.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	16.6%	11.4%	-5.2%	9.6%	1.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	21%	13.8%	-7.2%	13.4%	0.4%
Apprenticeship	3.1%	5.1%	2.0%	5.3%	-0.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.8%	19.3%	6.5%	16.9%	2.4%
Degree or Similar	17.6%	27.2%	9.6%	33.8%	-6.6%
Other	2.8%	2%	-0.8%	2.8%	-0.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is predominantly white, with 98% identifying as such, significantly higher than the UK average of 81.4%. This indicates a lower level of ethnic diversity compared to the broader UK population.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.7%	-0.7%
Pakistani	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	2.7%	-2.7%
Black African	0%	0.3%	0.3%	2.5%	-2.2%
Black Caribbean	0%	0.3%	0.3%	1.0%	-0.7%
Other Black	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.4%	0.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.2%	0.3%	-0.9%	0.9%	-0.6%
White	98.3%	98%	-0.3%	81.4%	16.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 99.3% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is higher than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	99.1%	99.3%	0.2%	83.2%	16.1%
European Union	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	6.1%	-5.8%
Africa	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	2.7%	-2.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	1.3%	-1.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	98.8%	99.3%	0.5%	83.2%	16.1%
10+ Years	0%	0.7%	0.7%	9.8%	-9.1%
2-5 Years	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	2.2%	-2.2%
Less than 2 years	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	1.9%	-1.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	88.3%	76.7%	11.6%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
No passport held	11.3%	13.5%	-2.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	24.3%	37.2%	-12.9%
Christian	72.3%	46.2%	26.1%
Not answered	3.3%	6.0%	-2.7%

Safety

Is Preston Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Preston Avenue was 43.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 70.7% lower than the Prescot North average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Preston Avenue has the 15th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Prescot North and the 153rd lowest crime rate of 493 local areas in Knowsley .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 37.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -59.5%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 89% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£33,900

Income Rank
2/10

Household Income in L34 1LR, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (very high )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 7/10 (above average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 8/10 (high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Preston Avenue are based on 4 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Knowsley.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Preston Avenue, Prescot, L34 1LR

Estimated Average Property Prices for L34 1LR

Average Price
£226,305

Semi-Detached
£226,305

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Preston Avenue

Average Price
£249,769

Semi-Detached
£249,769

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Preston AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
4 Preston Avenue, Prescot, Merseyside Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£100,000	2020-02-19	£147,497
4 Preston Avenue, Prescot, Merseyside Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£137,500	2015-12-18	£234,914
3 Preston Avenue, Prescot, Merseyside Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£190,000	2006-07-04	£311,429
3 Preston Avenue, Prescot, Merseyside Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£85,000	2001-11-30	£317,295

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for L34 1LR

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	90
Retired	66
Part-Time Employee	28
Self-Employed	18
Long-Term Sick or disabled	14
Unemployed	10
Looking after home or family	10
Student (economically inactive)	9
Other	6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	27
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	21
Construction	20
Education	17
Manufacturing	15
Accommodation and food service activities	13
Other	10
Transport and storage	9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Administrative and support service activities	5
Real estate activities	4
Financial and insurance activities	4
Professional, scientific and technical activities	4
Information and communication	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Rainhill Community Nursery Deepdale Drive , Rainhill L35 4NW	4out of 4	4,115 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School Ward Street , L34 6JJ	3out of 4	911 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary and St Paul's CofE Primary School Bryer Road , L35 5DN	3out of 4	1,005 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Evelyn Community Primary School Evelyn Avenue , L34 2SP	3out of 4	1,240 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Prescot Primary School Maryville Road , L34 2TA	- not rated	1,331 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Prescot Primary School Maryville Road , L34 2TA	3out of 4	1,331 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Prescot School Knowsley Park Lane , Prescot L34 3NB	2out of 4	524 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
The Prescot School Knowsley Park Lane , Prescot L34 3NB	- not rated	524 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Prescot School Knowsley Park Lane , L34 3NB	- not rated	731 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, A Specialist Technology College Scotchbarn Lane , L35 7JD	- not rated	1,727 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Thoma's Becket Catholic High School Longview Drive , Huyton L36 6EG	- not rated	1,837 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Knowsley Community College Rupert Road , Roby L36 9TD	- not rated	3,397 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Carmel College Prescot Road , WA10 3AG	- not rated	3,404 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Alt Bridge School Wellcroft Road , Huyton L36 7TA	3out of 4	2,061 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Knowsley Central School Mossbrow Road , Huyton L36 7SY	4out of 4	2,062 yd	Community special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Albert Hambleton School Mossbrow Road , Huyton L36 7SY	- not rated	2,112 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
Lawrence House School 8 Huyton Church Road , Huyton L36 5SJ	- not rated	2,670 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Newlands Hey 1a Huyton Hey Road , L36 5SE	- not rated	2,753 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Whitakers Garden Centre Cafe	Whitakers Garden Centre, Manchester Road	343 yd
Coso At The Tavern	21 Market Place, Prescot	419 yd
Imaginarium Bistro	1 Piazza, Market Place	420 yd
Mercutios Bar & Bistro	16 Eccleston Street, Prescot	457 yd
Waterfields	9 - 11 Eccleston Street, Prescot	487 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Prescot Manor Bowling Club	South Avenue, Prescot	246 yd
The Clock Face	54 Derby Street, Prescot	286 yd
Sun Inn	11 Derby Street, Prescot	354 yd
Deanes House Hotel	Church Street, Prescot	368 yd
The Mermaid Tavern	21 Market Place, Prescot	419 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Santos	15 Market Place, Prescot	419 yd
New China Palace	13 Market Place, Prescot	419 yd
Shere Khan Xprescot	Shere Khan Indian Takeaway, 19 Market Place	421 yd
Domino's Pizza	18 High Street, Prescot	546 yd
Chicken Barbecue	49 Eccleston Street, Prescot	630 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Heron Foods	43 Eccleston Street, Prescot	483 yd
Tesco	1 Cables Retail Park, Steley Way	673 yd
Marks & Spencer Simply Food	5C Cables Retail Park, Steley Way	673 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Browns Field SOUTH AVENUE	grass pitches	332 yd
Volair Park (Prescot Cables Fc) EATON STREET	grass pitches	690 yd
The Prescot School KNOWSLEY PARK LANE	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	725 yd
Prescot School (Closed) Knowsley Park Lane	grass pitches	731 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	45.2 Mbit/s
Average download speed	48.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	100 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	100 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	6 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	9.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of L34 1LR