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Preston

27,078 people · median £577,500 · Brent

Good for schools
Brent Council · Labour minority — no overall control   26/57 seats · 46% · OCD 2026
80/100
Excellent
AcreRight area score · our comparison, not an official rating
£578k
median price
+14.9%
5-year growth
96%
of rated schools are Good or Outstanding
£578k
median sold price
14.5 yrs
of local pay to buy
+14.9%
5-year change
£520k
typical terraced
26 min
London — fastest
26
rail stations
96%
of rated schools are Good or Outstanding
0
grammar schools
104
schools total
16.2
NO₂ · WHO 10
0%
in a flood zone
135
green spaces
8.1
PM2.5 · WHO 5
526
eat & drink
235
shops
87.2%
gigabit
35
gyms & leisure

Tiles show neighbourhood’s own prices and crime; schools, transport, health & amenities are shown for the wider area — each tab labels its source.

Score by what matters: AffordabilityCommuteSchoolsSafetyEnvironmentAmenities

Sold price trend +14.9%

£378k£470k£562k£654k20142025£604,250
£405,000 in 2014 → £604,250 in 2025 · 158 sales in 12 months
In Brent:
17th cheapest of 22 neighbourhoods

The neighbourhood at a glance each strip is where Preston sits on the Brent range — click through for the full section

Below this neighbourhood: the map places Preston among Brent's neighbourhoods — go finer to individual streets and their sold-price history.

The area in short neighbourhood AI summary

Preston is a London neighbourhood with a population of 27,078. The median house price is £577,500, with 158 sales in the past 12 months and prices rising 14.9 percent over five years.

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Semi-detached homes (74 sales) command a median of £702,500, whilst flats (51 sales) are median £300,000. Air quality is moderate, with nitrogen dioxide at 16.2 annual mean and particulate matter at 8.1. There is no flood risk. Broadband is widely available: 98.3 percent have superfast speeds and 87.2 percent gigabit. The area contains 9 conservation areas including Barn Hill, Mount Stewart and Lawns Court, with 2 listed buildings. About 45 percent of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived. The median age is 37.7, and 49.2 percent of homes are owner-occupied. The population is ethnically diverse: 40.9 percent Asian, 33.1 percent White, 11.9 percent Black, 3.2 percent Mixed and 10.9 percent Other. Council tax band D is £2,235.27. Preston falls within Kenton ward and Brent West constituency, governed by London Borough of Brent under no overall control.

Generated at data-refresh time from this report's own figures — never invented at request time. · as of 2026-08-01T07:56:12Z

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All figures, sources and dates
Prices2026-05
Affordability2025
Deprivation2025
Census2021
Schools2026
Health2026/2025
Transport2026
Broadband2024
Environment2026
Ground checks2022–25
Heritage & planning2026
Amenities2026
Companies2026-07-01

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