Electoral wardE05012205
Preston Rural North ward, Preston
Preston Rural North is one of 16 electoral wards of Preston City Council, in Lancashire (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 7,093 residents in 2,766 households — 110 people per km², the 16th 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, 20217,093council ward average 9,240
Households2,7662.56 residents per household
Density110/ km²about 64.78 km² · Preston 1,039
Aged 65+17.0%Preston: 14.7% · under 16: 19.9%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.3% · 450
5–96.2% · 437
10–157.3% · 521
16–193.9% · 277
20–244.6% · 327
25–3413.7% · 975
35–4920.1% · 1,422
50–6420.8% · 1,478
65–749.5% · 675
75–845.5% · 389
85+2.0% · 141
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van4.5% · 124
1 car or van29.5% · 816
2 cars or vans47.8% · 1,321
3 or more18.3% · 505
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Preston overall: 58.3% owned, 18.4% social rented, 22.4% private rented.
Owned outright38.3% · 1,059
With mortgage48.4% · 1,339
Shared ownership3.6% · 100
Social rented2.4% · 66
Private rented7.3% · 203
Type of home
Detached house64.4% · 1,782
Semi-detached house27.0% · 747
Terraced house6.7% · 186
Purpose-built flat1.3% · 36
Converted house0.1% · 4
Other conversion0.1% · 3
Above shop / office0.0% · 1
Caravan, mobile0.3% · 7
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012205- Council
- Preston City Council
- County council
- Lancashire County Council
- County division
- Preston Rural
- Constituency
- Ribble Valley
- Region
- North West
- Density rank in council
- 16 of 16
Parishes in the ward
BartonGoosnarghWoodplumpton
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.