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Preston Park

Ward

West Brighton and Hove. About 15,703 people in 2.4 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Preston Park, 93.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
15,557
686th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
93.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
73.7%
409th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Preston Park compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

Preston ParkMiddle
Population23 wards, Brighton and Hove · 2021
Population: every ward in Brighton and Hove23 areas from 8,783 to 16,015. The middle area is 10,610. Preston Park is 15,557.
15,5573rd highest
Gigabit broadband coverage23 wards, Brighton and Hove · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Brighton and Hove23 areas from 37.5% to 99.5%. The middle area is 92.4%. Preston Park is 93.3%.
93.3%11th highest
Claimant rate23 wards, Brighton and Hove · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Brighton and Hove23 areas from 2.3% to 6.5%. The middle area is 4.2%. Preston Park is 3.5%.
3.5%8th lowest
Aged 15 to 6423 wards, Brighton and Hove · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Brighton and Hove23 areas from 58.4% to 84.9%. The middle area is 72.2%. Preston Park is 73.7%.
73.7%10th highest

Figures for the whole of Brighton and Hove

These figures are published for the whole of Brighton and Hove, not for each ward, so they describe all of Brighton and Hove and not Preston Park alone. See Brighton and Hove

Average house price
£408,948
Down 1.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£39,347
155th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
10.4×
43rd least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
20.3
130th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Preston Park in brief

Preston Park had 15,557 usual residents at the census.

In Preston Park, 93.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Preston Park, 3.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

73.7% of residents in Preston Park were aged 15 to 64 at the census.