Preston is a suburb and village-style ward on the northern fringe of Paignton, within the unitary authority of Torbay. It sits where the built-up edge meets rolling countryside, so the area mixes suburban housing with patches of farmland and green spaces, making it popular with families and commuters who work elsewhere in the Bay area.
There’s a quietly local feel - a village core with older stone buildings and a parish church alongside modern estates - and a community centred on small shops, a primary school and local clubs. Historically agricultural, the area’s past can still be read in field patterns and manor houses, while socially it retains active neighbourhood groups and occasional village events rather than larger tourist attractions.
Postcode districts covering Preston
Most populated places nearby
- Plymouth 23.8 miles
- Exeter 18.9 miles
- Torquay 3.2 miles
- Paignton 0.4 miles
- Newton Abbot 5.8 miles
- Exmouth 14.8 miles
- Teignmouth 8 miles
- Brixham 4.3 miles
- Sidmouth 22.2 miles
- Ivybridge 16 miles
- Kingsteignton 7.3 miles
- Dawlish 10.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Paignton Built-up area 0.4 miles
- Clifton with Maidenway Ward 0.8 miles
- King's Ash Ward 0.9 miles
- Roundham with Hyde Ward 1 mile
- Cockington with Chelston Ward 1.1 miles
- Marldon Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Goodrington with Roselands Ward 1.8 miles
- Collaton St. Mary Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Shiphay Ward 2.1 miles
- Tormohun Ward 2.2 miles
- Ellacombe Ward 2.5 miles
- Marldon & Littlehempston Ward 2.8 miles
Example postcodes in Preston
TQ3 2TJ, TQ3 1AZ, TQ3 2DB, TQ3 2EP, TQ3 2HX, TQ3 2RB, TQ3 1BD, TQ3 2EN, TQ3 2LT … See all
Transport links
- Exeter International Airport 20.9 miles
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 62.7 miles
- Paignton Railway Station 1 mile
- Torquay Railway Station 1.5 miles
Hotels in Preston Ad
Local points of interest
- Goodrington Sands Beach 2.2 miles
- Plainmoor Stadium 2.8 miles
- Oddicombe Beach Beach 3.4 miles
- Babbacombe Beach Beach 3.4 miles
- Newton Abbot Racecourse Recreation 6.3 miles
- Buckfast Abbey Historic site 9.5 miles
- Slapton Sands Beach 11.7 miles
- Exmouth Marina Marina 13.3 miles
- Exeter Racecourse Recreation 13.3 miles
- Lannacombe Beach Beach 16.4 miles
- Salcombe Harbour Harbour 16.8 miles
- Gara Rock beach Beach 17.7 miles