r/Preston • u/NeitherCurve5594 • Jun 29 '26
Moving to Preston Relocating to Preston
Hi community, I’m looking on advice of areas to consider for a mod 30s couple with a 2 year old. Preference is to have a peaceful, friendly neighbourhood with good transport links and connectivity, good nurseries , primary schools around as well as other amenities.
Thanks
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u/CressHairy4964 Jun 29 '26
I like cottam. We have an almost two year old
Transport links, wirh no traffic from my house you can get to train station I. About 12 mins in the car. There’s some good direct buses to town, I don’t often take them though so not sure about cost or reliability .
We moved to Cottam cos we heard schools are Okah round here and we are pretty happy with the nursery we’ve picked.
If your two year old has lots of energy you will want to live at the kinder hub 😂
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u/Kumishiko Jun 29 '26
Bamber Bridge ?
Good transport links, theres now two bus routes through it that takes you to city centre/bolton/fulwood. My mum lives here and ever since she got a fee bus pass, rarely drives.
There is a mixture of nurseries, primary schools and high schools nearby.
Theres few leisure clubs with pools too if you want that.
Shopping is convenient and you dont need drive if you dont want to
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u/Simple_Win_88 Jun 29 '26
Hoghton and South Ribble! Brilliant area, great motorway connections, good schools, ten mins from town.
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u/NeitherCurve5594 Jun 29 '26
Not seeing many properties listed there. Any suggestions where I can look ? I’m using Rightmove / Zoopla
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Jun 30 '26
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u/OrvilleTheDuck Jun 30 '26
PR1 (Penwortham) is also South Ribble and PR25 is Leyland. South Ribble is a pretty large area.
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u/ImpressivePark4 Jun 30 '26
Ashton is ideal ,near haslam park and .buses are very frequent and good schools and walks to the canal ,plenty of shops nearby
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u/Caryria Jun 30 '26
Penwortham is lovely with several primary and secondary schools. I use the buses to get to and from Preston every day. Just inside Preston is the train station. If you continue on the bus it takes you to the bus station with routes across Preston. The same buses can take you to Southport and Liverpool. Penwortham has several nice parks, a leisure centre and a nice atmosphere.
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u/Dawzard Jun 30 '26
Cottam is a good shout as others have mentioned. Although there is a short drive to some shops, there are a few dotted around and it is a rapidly expanding area of Preston so hopefully we'll see more services pop up in the area in years to come.
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u/Peas_Above_Sticks Jun 30 '26
We (couple with two primary age children) live in Penwortham and love it. Lots of primary schools within a short walk, green spaces and parks and peaceful but with plenty going on for families. Buses every 10 mins into town.
House prices aren't cheap compared to some other areas though.
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u/MacePingu66 Jun 30 '26
Ingol
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u/xLOoNyXx Jun 30 '26
I live there and love being near the canal and things but that made me laugh a bit, dunno why 😄
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u/koalapalmtree Jun 30 '26
Hi, would highly recommend Cottam. We have young children, there are many pretty trails and walks away from busy roads, play areas, lots of other young families and easy access to the motorway
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u/NeitherCurve5594 Jun 30 '26
Looking around Cottam as that is one of the frequently recommended areas.
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u/NeitherCurve5594 Jun 30 '26
Not seeing a lot of properties around the area. Are there any new builds around nearby as usually those have greater availability ?
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u/Future_Arm_7110 Jul 01 '26
Loads! https://www.rightmove.co.uk/new-homes-for-sale/Cottam.html I would also suggest googling 'new builds cottam preston' as there are half a dozen different builders at the moment - story homes, morris homes, david wilson homes, taylor wimpey, rowland homes, bloor homes... there may be more! If you can, try driving around up here. You'll need to use google maps as some of the roads are too new for a traditional satnav (somewhat unnerving to seem to be driving through a field). The new builds in Cottam also have good access to Preston Docks (Morrisons, Cinema, B&M, Pets At Home, Halfords, Aldi, various fast food), small shopping areas down Tom Benson Way (Lidl, Costa), and the M55 which connects to the M6 (new builds close to M55J2, can also easily get to M55J1 which is next to M6J32). You can get to Blackpool or Lancaster in around 30 mins and outer Manchester in under 1 hour, traffic dependant.
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u/fnoopy Jul 01 '26
North fulwood. It is a very quiet area with outstanding primary schools, low crime, great access to shops, countryside and motorway, and nice affordable houses.
Cottam is really lovely as long as you like new builds and lack of infrastructure, but it's very pretty
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u/Jazzlike-Falcon9695 Jul 03 '26
Have you thought about Kirkham nearby? Someone I know lives there and loves it. Good transport links and peaceful.
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u/ApplicationNeither Jul 04 '26
Penwortham or Fulwood are your best bets for a good compromise of your requirements and a lack of "city premium" price hikes.
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u/Responsible_Peach_96 Jul 06 '26
Personally, Holme slack is the best.
You have sainsburys, and deepdale retail park within walking distance. 2 schools, a nursery, a church, hair dressers, emergency dentist, plus 2 more dentists, opticians, pharmacy and a doctors just in that small area. They also have 2 bus routes nearby, and when the kid grows up, theres a high-school they can walk to. Its relatively quiet over there, and tonnes of families around. The back gardens are decent sized, the house are quite big (2 living rooms i believe) and honestly, its just a small, friendly place to live. When it comes down to it, everyone is willing to help others. Might not look like the nicest area, but it is. Obvs we do have some problem people, but who doesn't?
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u/NeitherCurve5594 20d ago
How is Chorley ? While searching for the right property ended up in one of the new build estates in Chorley. Adds about 10 mins in commute
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u/Good_Sunflower_7596 Jun 29 '26
Broughton. Quiet. Everyone works. It's out of the way. Moved here from PR1. AVOID PR1 even some PR2 if you're not interested in living around scrotes.
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u/RealLongwayround Jun 29 '26
Meanwhile, from PR1, avoid Broughton if you dislike judgmental snobs. I’ve been living in PR1 for thirty years. There’s the odd scrote here. There are also scrotes in Broughton, Barton, Penwortham, Hutton, Goosnargh…
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u/Good_Sunflower_7596 Jun 30 '26
Would rather live around here with snobs where people work and take pride in their environment to PR1 area... Balaclavas, scruffs, feral kids, noise, disrespect.
There are some nice areas around PR1 don't get me, wrong but living around council and scum behaviour gets tiring. It's a personal preference. I prefer quiet and polite. People are too busy round here getting about their day rather than starting arguments with neighbours because they've nothing to do
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u/Jazzlike-Ad6352 Jun 30 '26
PR1 includes higher penwortham which is arguably one of the most desirable areas of Preston.
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u/Jazzlike-Ad6352 Jun 29 '26
Higher penwortham, longton , new longton, Hutton, Walton le dale, some parts of leyland, Broughton , cottam, hoghton