Neighbourhood · North Tyneside · North East
Preston Grange
North Tyneside 013 · 4 sub-areas · 7,004 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Couples (85/100)Watch-out: Investors / BTL (50/100)Liveability 88/100 · Top quartile
Preston Grange is a green, lower-density part of North Tyneside — parks within walking distance of most addresses, a slower weekday rhythm, and a population skewed toward longer-tenure households rather than transient renters. Most homes are owner-occupied, so turnover is low and many residents have been here a long time.
Liveability
88/100
Top quartile
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Preston Grange?
A snapshot of Preston Grange
Greenspace is on the doorstep — a park or playing field is within walking distance of most homes; The streets feel safe by national standards — police-recorded crime is well below the country-wide median; Public transport is genuinely strong; most errands and a fair share of social life don't need a car; rents are below the national norm, with a typical home letting at around £830 a month; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically
Figures are aggregated across 4 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Preston Grange in North Tyneside
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Preston Grange?
- The median monthly rent across Preston Grange is £830.
- How safe is Preston Grange?
- Preston Grange has a safety score of — out of 100, where higher is safer. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, inverted.
- How well-connected is Preston Grange?
- Transport score: — out of 100. Combines walking time to the nearest rail station, walking time to the nearest metro stop, and public-transport time to clusters with 5,000+ jobs. The nearest rail station is roughly 92 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Preston Grange?
- There are 21 schools within 2 km of Preston Grange, of which 38% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 1831 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Preston Grange?
- The most common council tax band in Preston Grange is B, with the typical Band D annual charge around £2,207. Council tax is set by North Tyneside council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Preston Grange to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Preston Grange to central London is approximately 270 minutes. This is the fastest no-change rail journey from the local area centroid; door-to-door times will vary with walking time to the station.
- Is gigabit broadband available in Preston Grange?
- 100% of premises in Preston Grange are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Preston Grange?
- Preston Grange sits in IMD decile 10 of 10, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of local areas nationally and 10 is the least deprived. The Index of Multiple Deprivation combines income, employment, education, health, crime, barriers and environment.
- What's the tenure mix in Preston Grange?
- 85% of households in Preston Grange are owner-occupied. The remainder is split between private renting and social housing — see the Demographics section for the full breakdown from Census 2021.
- What is the average property price in Preston Grange?
- The average property price across North Tyneside (the local authority covering Preston Grange) is approximately £197,263, per HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Per-local area prices vary; see the cost-of-living section for medians by property type.
- Is Preston Grange a commuter town or workplace hub?
- Commuter town — most working residents travel out for work. (0.42 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £31,106.)
- Which local areas are part of Preston Grange?
- Preston Grange contains 4 local areas: North Tyneside 013B, North Tyneside 013A, North Tyneside 013C, North Tyneside 013D.
FAQ
Frequently asked about Preston Grange
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Preston Grange?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Preston Grange is £830. This is derived from the council-area ONS rental figure scaled by the local sale-price gradient — see the Cost section for the breakdown by bedroom count and the affordability ratio against local salaries.
- Is Preston Grange a safe place to live?
- Preston Grange has a safety score of 75/100. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crime per 1,000 residents, inverted so 100 is the safest 1% of England + Wales. The Safety section below shows the breakdown by category.
- What schools are near Preston Grange?
- 38% of schools within 2 km of Preston Grange are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Preston Grange?
- Public-transport commute time from Preston Grange to central London is approximately 270 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Preston Grange different from the rest of North Tyneside?
- Preston Grange contains 4 sub-areas. The "Sub-areas" section below lets you drill into each one individually — they often vary by 20%+ on rent and demographics within the same neighbourhood.
- Where does Preston Grange rank in North Tyneside?
- Preston Grange scores 88/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in North Tyneside, see the Cities table on the North Tyneside page.
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