Electoral wardE05012204
Preston Rural East ward, Preston
Preston Rural East is one of 16 electoral wards of Preston City Council, in Lancashire (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 8,650 residents in 3,339 households — 274 people per km², the 11th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Ribble Valley constituency; for county elections it is in the Preston Rural division.
Residents, 20218,650council ward average 9,240
Households3,3392.59 residents per household
Density274/ km²about 31.51 km² · Preston 1,039
Aged 65+20.2%Preston: 14.7% · under 16: 20.4%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.0% · 516
5–96.5% · 558
10–158.0% · 690
16–194.3% · 373
20–244.3% · 369
25–3411.1% · 956
35–4919.8% · 1,717
50–6419.9% · 1,720
65–7410.9% · 945
75–846.5% · 566
85+2.8% · 240
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van7.4% · 247
1 car or van35.8% · 1,197
2 cars or vans41.8% · 1,397
3 or more14.9% · 498
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Preston overall: 58.3% owned, 18.4% social rented, 22.4% private rented.
Owned outright43.8% · 1,464
With mortgage40.3% · 1,344
Shared ownership1.6% · 53
Social rented4.1% · 137
Private rented10.2% · 341
Type of home
Detached house47.1% · 1,574
Semi-detached house38.3% · 1,280
Terraced house10.8% · 360
Purpose-built flat3.1% · 102
Converted house0.4% · 14
Other conversion0.0% · 1
Above shop / office0.2% · 8
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012204- Council
- Preston City Council
- County council
- Lancashire County Council
- County division
- Preston Rural
- Constituency
- Ribble Valley
- Region
- North West
- Density rank in council
- 15 of 16
Parishes in the ward
BroughtonGrimsarghHaightonWhittingham
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.