Electoral wardE05012200
Greyfriars ward, Preston
Greyfriars is one of 16 electoral wards of Preston City Council, in Lancashire (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 8,346 residents in 3,380 households — 3,992 people per km², the 13th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Ribble Valley constituency; for county elections it is in the Preston Central West and Preston North divisions.
Residents, 20218,346council ward average 9,240
Households3,3802.47 residents per household
Density3,992/ km²about 2.09 km² · Preston 1,039
Aged 65+22.1%Preston: 14.7% · under 16: 18.5%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.1% · 429
5–95.9% · 495
10–157.5% · 622
16–194.2% · 354
20–244.8% · 397
25–3411.3% · 945
35–4918.7% · 1,557
50–6420.4% · 1,703
65–7410.5% · 879
75–848.1% · 675
85+3.5% · 290
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van12.6% · 425
1 car or van43.0% · 1,452
2 cars or vans34.5% · 1,165
3 or more10.0% · 338
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Preston overall: 58.3% owned, 18.4% social rented, 22.4% private rented.
Owned outright47.2% · 1,594
With mortgage37.9% · 1,280
Shared ownership0.6% · 19
Social rented3.5% · 117
Private rented10.9% · 369
Type of home
Detached house28.1% · 949
Semi-detached house59.3% · 2,005
Terraced house6.2% · 208
Purpose-built flat5.3% · 180
Converted house0.6% · 20
Other conversion0.1% · 3
Above shop / office0.4% · 13
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 2
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012200- Council
- Preston City Council
- County council
- Lancashire County Council
- County division
- Preston Central West, Preston North
- Constituency
- Ribble Valley
- Region
- North West
- Density rank in council
- 6 of 16
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.