Area Info for Preston (Rutland)

Preston (Rutland, UK)

Preston is a small village located within the county of Rutland in the East Midlands region of England. It is part of the civil parish of Exton and is situated near the town of Oakham, which is the administrative centre of Rutland. The village is known for its rural character and scenic countryside, offering a peaceful environment typical of the Rutland area.

Geography and Location

Preston is positioned in the eastern part of Rutland, close to the border with Northamptonshire. The village is surrounded by agricultural land and is accessible via local roads connecting it to nearby towns and villages. Its proximity to Oakham provides residents and visitors with access to local amenities, shops, and services.

Community and Amenities

As a small village, Preston has a limited number of amenities. It is primarily residential with some farms and rural properties. The nearby town of Oakham offers a range of facilities including shops, schools, and leisure activities. The village itself may have a church or local community hall serving as focal points for residents.

History and Heritage

Preston, like many villages in Rutland, has a history that dates back several centuries. The area is characterised by traditional English rural architecture and historic buildings. Specific historical details about Preston are limited, but it shares the general heritage of Rutland’s agricultural and rural development.

Transport

Transport links in Preston are primarily via road, with access to nearby towns and villages. The village does not have its own railway station; the closest station is in Oakham. Public transport options are limited, typical of rural communities in the region.

Additional Information

Preston is representative of the small, tranquil villages found throughout Rutland, offering a quiet lifestyle amidst picturesque countryside. It is ideal for those seeking rural tranquillity while remaining within reach of local amenities in nearby towns.
Education
School
Uppingham CofE Primary School1.58 miles
Belgrave Road, Uppingham, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 9RT
Uppingham School1.73 miles
Uppingham,, Rutland, LE15 9QE
Uppingham Community College1.99 miles
London Road, Uppingham, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 9TJ
Leighfield Academy2.00 miles
Newtown Road, Uppingham, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 9TS
Brooke Hill Academy3.63 miles
Brooke Road, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 6HQ
The Shires At Oakham3.67 miles
The Hayne, Uppingham Road, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 6JB
Edith Weston Academy3.81 miles
Weston Road, Edith Weston, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 8HQ
Catmose Primary3.91 miles
Sandringham Close, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 6SH
St Mary and St John CofE VA Primary School3.94 miles
Church Street, North Luffenham, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 8JR
Oakham School4.06 miles
Chapel Close, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 6DT
English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School4.13 miles
Willow Crescent, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 6EH
Oakham CofE Primary School4.26 miles
Burley Road, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 6GY
The Parks School4.26 miles
Burley Road, Oakham, Leicestershire, LE15 6GY
Catmose College4.33 miles
Huntsmans Drive, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 6RP
Harington School4.33 miles
Huntsmans Drive, Catmose Campus, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 6RP
Brooke Priory School4.36 miles
Station Approach, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 6QW
Health
Clinic
Uppingham Surgery1.26 miles
North Gate, Uppingham, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 9EG
Melton Mowbray - Somerby Surgery7.05 miles
Oakham Road, Somerby, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE14 2QF
Nuffield Diagnostic Centre8.34 miles
Cottingham Rd, Corby, Northamptonshire, NN17 2UW
Nuffield Diagnostics Centre (Community)8.34 miles
Cottingham Road, Corby, Northamptonshire, NN17 2UW
Hazelwood Bungalow8.35 miles
Forest Gate Road,, Corby, NN17 1TR
Willowbrook Health Centre8.42 miles
The Lakeside Surgery, Cottingham Road, Corby, Northamptonshire, NN17 2UR
Lakeside +8.42 miles
Cottingham Road, Corby, Northamptonshire, NN17 2UR
Market Overton & Somerby Surgeries (Thisleton)8.87 miles
Thistleton Road, Market Overton, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 7PP
Billesdon Surgery9.49 miles
4 Market Place, Billesdon, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE7 9AJ
Great Oakley Medical Centre9.80 miles
1 Barth Close, Great Oakley, Corby, Northamptonshire, NN18 8LU
St Marys Medical Centre10.26 miles
Wharf Road, Stamford, Lincolnshire, PE9 2DH
The Little Surgery10.27 miles
21 St. Marys Street, Stamford, Lincolnshire, PE9 2DG
The Sheepmarket Surgery10.73 miles
Ryhall Road, Stamford, Lincolnshire, PE9 1YA
Mental Health Services - Stamford Resource Centre10.75 miles
St. Georges Avenue, Stamford, Lincolnshire, PE9 1UN
Healthcare Service (74)10.76 miles
Stocken Hall Road, Stretton, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 7RD
Croxton Lodge Hospital12.35 miles
Warwick Road, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE13 0RD
GP
The Uppingham Surgery1.26 miles
Northgate, Uppingham, Rutland, LE15 9EG
Dr D A J Ker & Partners4.17 miles
Oakham Medical Practice, Cold Overton Road, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 6NT
Barrowden Surgery4.98 miles
8 Kings Lane, Barrowden, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 8EF
Gretton Surgery5.48 miles
3a Kirby Road, Kirby Road, Gretton, Northants, NN17 3BD
Hallaton6.27 miles
The Stenning Hall, Horn Lane, Hallaton, Market Harborough, LE16 8UG
Dr SE Selmes & Partners6.32 miles
Empingham Medical Centre, Main Street, Empingham, Oakham Rutland, LE15 8PR
Ketton Surgery6.86 miles
High Street, Ketton, Nr Stamford, Lincs, PE9 3TE
Medbourne7.24 miles
Old School Hall, Main Street, Medbourne, Market Harborough, LE16 8DT
Market Overton and Somerby Surgeries7.68 miles
Oakham Road, Somerby, Leicestershire, LE14 2PZ
Dr Sumira8.04 miles
Studfall Court, Corby, Northamptonshire, NN17 1QP
The Studfall Partnership8.04 miles
Studfall Court, Corby, Northamptonshire, NN17 1QP
Forest Gate Surgery8.35 miles
Lakeside and Forest Gate Surgery, Forest Gate Road, Corby, Northamptonshire, NN17 1TR
Lakeside Surgery8.42 miles
Cottingham Road, Corby, Northamptonshire, NN17 2UR
Studfall Medical Centre8.67 miles
11a High Street, Weldon, Corby, Northants, NN17 3JJ
Kings Cliffe Surgery8.82 miles
35 West Street, Kings Cliffe, Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England - Uk, PE8 6XB
Woodsend Medical Centre8.86 miles
School Place, Corby, Northants, NN18 0QP
Hospital
Rutland Memorial Hospital4.17 miles
Cold Overton Road,, LE15 6NT
Stamford and Rutland Hospital10.69 miles
Ryhall Road, Stamford, Lincolnshire, PE9 1UA
St Lukes Hospital12.57 miles
33 Leicester Road, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 7BN
St Mary's Hospital12.65 miles
Leicestershire County and Rutland PCT, Thorpe Road, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE13 1SJ
Melton Mowbray Hospital12.65 miles
Thorpe Road, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE13 1SJ
Market Harborough Hospital12.94 miles
58 Coventry Road, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 9DD
Woodland Hospital13.95 miles
Woodland Hospital, Rothwell Road, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN16 8XF
Kettering General Hospital14.54 miles
Kettering General Hospital, Rothwell Road, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN16 8UZ
St Mary's Hospital15.07 miles
77 London Road, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN15 7PW
Nuffield Health, Leicester Hospital15.17 miles
Scraptoft Lane, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 1HY
Spire Leicester Hospital15.52 miles
Gartree Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 2FF
Leicester General Hospital15.54 miles
Gwendolen Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 4PW
Fitzwilliam Hospital17.63 miles
Milton Way, Bretton, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE3 9AQ
Leicester Royal Infirmary17.70 miles
Leicester Royal Infirmary, Infirmary Square, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE1 5WW
Orthopaedics and Spine Specialist Hospital18.07 miles
1 Stirling Way, Bretton, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE3 8YA
Edith Cavell Hospital18.28 miles
Bretton Gate, Bretton, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE3 9GZ
Pharmacy
Boots1.68 miles
26 High Street East, Uppingham, LE15 9PZ
Ashdale Pharmacy1.74 miles
3 Market Place, Uppingham, Rutland, LE15 9QH
Boots4.01 miles
18 High Street, Oakham, LE15 6AL
Day Lewis Plc4.03 miles
21 High Street, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 6AH
Rutland Late Night Pharmacy 4.06 miles
45c High Street, Oakham, LE15 6AJ
Internet Chemist Group4.10 miles
Rol House, Long Row, Oakham, Leicestershire, LE15 6LN
Boots4.17 miles
Cold Overton Road, Oakham, Leicestershire, LE15 6NT
Pytchley Court Pharmacy7.92 miles
3 Pytchley Court, Corby, Northamptonshire, NN17 2QD
Healthlines Pharmacy8.02 miles
188-190 Studfall Avenue, Corby, Northampton, NN17 1LJ
Boots8.17 miles
Unit 4 Phoenix Park Way, Corby, Northamptonshire, NN17 5DT
The Co-Operative Pharmacy8.35 miles
Health Village, Forest Gate Road, Corby, Northamptonshire, NN17 1TR
Asda Stores Ltd8.37 miles
In-House Pharmacy, Phoenix Parkway,Lloyds Rd, Corby, Northamptonshire, NN17 1AP
Boots8.42 miles
Lakeside Surgery Cottingham Road, Corby, NN17 2UR
Thursfield & Co Ltd8.63 miles
63 Corporation Street, Corby, Northamptonshire, NN17 1NQ
Mr Pickford's Express Pharmacy8.64 miles
8 Spencer Court, Corby, Northamptonshire, NN17 1NU
Boots8.69 miles
44 Queens Square, Corby, NN17 1PD
Leisure
Park
RUTLAND WATER3.79 miles
BURLEY ON THE HILL (Grade II Listed)3.98 miles
NEVILL HOLT (Grade II Listed)6.36 miles
EXTON PARK (Grade II Listed)6.87 miles
KIRBY HALL (Grade II* Listed)6.93 miles
ROCKINGHAM CASTLE (Grade II* Listed)7.22 miles
DEENE PARK (Grade II Listed)7.79 miles
BURROUGH HILL8.67 miles
EXETER OPEN SPACE9.06 miles
COLLYWESTON GREAT WOOD & EASTON HORNSTOCKS9.26 miles
KINGS WOOD9.47 miles
LOWESBY HALL (Grade II Listed)10.00 miles
APETHORPE PALACE FORMERLY KNOWN AS APETHORPE HALL (Grade II Listed)10.28 miles
STAPLEFORD HALL (Grade II Listed)10.33 miles
GREAT OAKLEY MEADOW10.37 miles
CRIBBS MEADOW10.39 miles
Shop
Groceries
SPAR Uppingham1.62 miles
Spar Store, Sycamore Garage, Rutland, LE15 9RN
Co-op Rutland1.65 miles
Uppingham, LE15 9QL
Costcutter Morcott3.31 miles
Morcott Service Station, Morcott, Leicestershire, LE15 9DL
Tesco Oakham (Superstore)3.95 miles
96 South St, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 6BQ
Co-op Oakham4.00 miles
Braunstone Road, LE15 6LE
Briars Convenience Store4.05 miles
18-20 Churchill Road, Oakham Rutland LE15 6LH
Co-op Oakham4.64 miles
Oakham, LE15 7AA
M&S Oakham Bp4.80 miles
Lands End Way, Oakham, LE15 6US
ALDI Hackamore Way, Barleythorpe4.87 miles
Oakham, LE15 7FS
Cottesmore Post Office7.19 miles
36 Main Street, Cottesmore Oakham LE15 7DJ
Londis Brobot Petroleum Ltd7.26 miles
Jet Service Station, Corby, NN17 2AE
ALDI Rockingham Road7.32 miles
Corby, NN17 4AE
Co-op Corby7.60 miles
Welland Vale Road, NN17 2AW
Pytchley Court Convenience Store,7.91 miles
1 Pytchley, Corby Northants NN17 2QD
Costcutter Corby8.02 miles
178 Studfall Ave, Corby, Northamptonshire, NN17 1LJ
Neha Convenience Store8.05 miles
72 Rockingham Road, Corby Northants NN17 1AE
Transport
Airport
East Midlands Airport29.76 miles
Bus Stop
Glaston Road (SW)0.06 miles
Glaston Road (NE)0.06 miles
Church (S)1.12 miles
Church (N)1.12 miles
Surgery (S)1.27 miles
Surgery (N)1.29 miles
Cemetery Lane (W)1.34 miles
Middle Street (W)1.35 miles
Middle Street (E)1.35 miles
Cemetery Lane (E)1.37 miles
Bus Shelter (NE)1.41 miles
Stocks Hill (W)1.44 miles
Stocks Hill (E)1.44 miles
Wheatley Avenue (N)1.50 miles
Wheatley Avenue (S)1.51 miles
Shepherd's Way (SE)1.58 miles
Railway Station
Oakham Rail Station4.24 miles
Corby Rail Station8.58 miles
Stamford Rail Station10.09 miles
Market Harborough Rail Station12.31 miles
Melton Mowbray Rail Station12.57 miles
Kettering Rail Station15.12 miles
Syston Rail Station16.47 miles
Leicester Rail Station17.32 miles
South Wigston Rail Station17.77 miles
Sileby Rail Station18.55 miles
Peterborough Rail Station19.63 miles
Barrow upon Soar Rail Station20.40 miles
Grantham Rail Station20.55 miles
Narborough Rail Station20.75 miles
Wellingborough Rail Station21.36 miles
Bottesford Rail Station23.22 miles
Crime
Flood Data
Flood Risk Per Year (LE15 9N*)
Number of Properties in Catchment218
Very Low Risk (<0.1% chance of flooding)0
Low Risk (0.1% < 1% chance of flooding)0
Medium Risk (1% < 3.3% chance of flooding)0
High Risk (>3.3%)0
Property Sales
PRESTON COURT (FLAT 5), UPPINGHAM ROAD
PRESTON
OAKHAM
RUTLAND
LE15 9NW		£100,000
2025-03-31
flatmaisonette
leasehold
Sold 2018-03-29   £84,000
PRESTON COURT (FLAT 6), UPPINGHAM ROAD
PRESTON
OAKHAM
RUTLAND
LE15 9NW		£131,000
2025-03-07
flatmaisonette
leasehold
Sold 2019-11-01   £96,000
12, UPPINGHAM ROAD
PRESTON
OAKHAM
RUTLAND
LE15 9NW		£235,000
2025-01-31
semidetached
freehold
Sold 2020-02-28   £168,000
4, UPPINGHAM ROAD
PRESTON
OAKHAM
RUTLAND
LE15 9NW		£295,000
2024-11-04
semidetached
freehold
16, UPPINGHAM ROAD
PRESTON
OAKHAM
RUTLAND
LE15 9NW		£260,000
2024-02-29
semidetached
freehold
1, CROSS LANE
PRESTON
OAKHAM
RUTLAND
LE15 9NQ		£390,000
2024-02-19
detached
freehold
Sold 2017-07-20   £255,000
4, CROSS LANE
PRESTON
OAKHAM
RUTLAND
LE15 9NQ		£440,000
2023-09-25
terraced
freehold
Sold 2022-02-04   £215,000
12, CROSS LANE
PRESTON
OAKHAM
RUTLAND
LE15 9NQ		£545,000
2023-05-05
semidetached
freehold
THE PINFOLD, RIDLINGTON ROAD
PRESTON
OAKHAM
RUTLAND
LE15 9NN		£1,295,000
2023-03-17
detached
freehold
JETTY COTTAGE, 18, MAIN STREET
PRESTON
OAKHAM
RUTLAND
LE15 9NJ		£382,000
2022-12-16
terraced
freehold
Sold 2016-05-27   £290,000
PRESTON COURT (FLAT 9), UPPINGHAM ROAD
PRESTON
OAKHAM
RUTLAND
LE15 9NW		£125,000
2022-11-30
flatmaisonette
leasehold
PRESTON COURT (FLAT 7), UPPINGHAM ROAD
PRESTON
OAKHAM
RUTLAND
LE15 9NW		£126,000
2022-10-10
flatmaisonette
leasehold
PRESTON HOUSE, 40, MAIN STREET
PRESTON
OAKHAM
RUTLAND
LE15 9NJ		£1,025,000
2022-09-15
detached
freehold
PRESTON COURT (FLAT 8), UPPINGHAM ROAD
PRESTON
OAKHAM
RUTLAND
LE15 9NW		£110,000
2022-04-06
flatmaisonette
leasehold
21, UPPINGHAM ROAD
PRESTON
OAKHAM
RUTLAND
LE15 9NW		£440,000
2022-03-21
detached
freehold
14, CROSS LANE
PRESTON
OAKHAM
RUTLAND
LE15 9NQ		£185,000
2021-12-03
terraced
freehold
12, MAIN STREET
PRESTON
OAKHAM
RUTLAND
LE15 9NJ		£425,000
2021-06-25
detached
freehold
RUSSET COTTAGE, 18, CROSS LANE
PRESTON
OAKHAM
RUTLAND
LE15 9NQ		£287,000
2021-03-19
semidetached
freehold
Sold 2017-02-15   £235,000
5, RIDLINGTON ROAD
PRESTON
OAKHAM
RUTLAND
LE15 9NN		£750,000
2021-03-12
detached
freehold
Sold 2018-09-03   £690,000
4, MAIN STREET
PRESTON
OAKHAM
RUTLAND
LE15 9NJ		£535,000
2021-02-26
detached
freehold
22, MAIN STREET
PRESTON
OAKHAM
RUTLAND
LE15 9NJ		£270,000
2021-01-29
terraced
freehold
Sold 2018-02-02   £260,000
Sold 2018-01-17   £250,000
14, MAIN STREET
PRESTON
OAKHAM
RUTLAND
LE15 9NJ		£688,000
2020-12-21
semidetached
freehold
THE MOUSE HOLE, 8, MAIN STREET
PRESTON
OAKHAM
RUTLAND
LE15 9NJ		£280,000
2020-12-21
terraced
freehold
24, MAIN STREET
PRESTON
OAKHAM
RUTLAND
LE15 9NJ		£550,000
2020-11-06
terraced
freehold
THE OLD RECTORY, 6, RIDLINGTON ROAD
PRESTON
OAKHAM
RUTLAND
LE15 9NN		£1,710,000
2020-07-15
detached
freehold
GREEN VIEWS, 5, CHURCH LANE
PRESTON
OAKHAM
RUTLAND
LE15 9NG		£475,000
2020-05-29
detached
freehold
28, MAIN STREET
PRESTON
OAKHAM
RUTLAND
LE15 9NJ		£431,250
2019-12-20
detached
freehold
1, RIDLINGTON ROAD
PRESTON
OAKHAM
RUTLAND
LE15 9NN		£330,000
2019-12-06
detached
freehold
MARTINSLEY LODGE (3), UPPINGHAM ROAD
PRESTON
OAKHAM
RUTLAND
LE15 9NZ		£375,000
2019-11-22
terraced
freehold
AUTUMN COTTAGE, 34, MAIN STREET
PRESTON
OAKHAM
RUTLAND
LE15 9NJ		£349,000
2018-12-18
detached
freehold
THE OLD ORCHARD, 3, CHURCH LANE
PRESTON
OAKHAM
RUTLAND
LE15 9NG		£390,000
2018-02-15
detached
freehold
PRESTON COURT (FLAT 11), UPPINGHAM ROAD
PRESTON
OAKHAM
RUTLAND
LE15 9NW		£95,000
2017-11-24
flatmaisonette
leasehold
1, UPPINGHAM ROAD
PRESTON
OAKHAM
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE15 9NW		£450,000
2017-01-26
detached
freehold
6, MAIN STREET
PRESTON
OAKHAM
RUTLAND
LE15 9NJ		£205,000
2017-01-20
semidetached
freehold
23, UPPINGHAM ROAD
PRESTON
OAKHAM
RUTLAND
LE15 9NW		£362,000
2016-10-26
detached
freehold
3, MAIN STREET
PRESTON
OAKHAM
RUTLAND
LE15 9NJ		£516,000
2016-09-20
detached
freehold
8, MAIN STREET
PRESTON
OAKHAM
RUTLAND
LE15 9NJ		£204,500
2016-07-06
terraced
freehold
PRESTON COURT (FLAT 2), UPPINGHAM ROAD
PRESTON
OAKHAM
RUTLAND
LE15 9NW		£82,000
2016-03-30
flatmaisonette
leasehold
20, CROSS LANE
PRESTON
OAKHAM
RUTLAND
LE15 9NQ		£285,000
2016-03-24
semidetached
freehold
MARTINSLEY LODGE (4), UPPINGHAM ROAD
PRESTON
OAKHAM
RUTLAND
LE15 9NZ		£475,000
2015-10-02
terraced (New)
freehold
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