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 miles38.4 km
- Exeter 18.9 miles30.3 km
- Torquay 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Paignton 0.4 miles0.6 km
- Newton Abbot 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Exmouth 14.8 miles23.8 km
- Teignmouth 8 miles12.8 km
- Brixham 4.3 miles7 km
- Sidmouth 22.2 miles35.7 km
- Ivybridge 16 miles25.7 km
- Kingsteignton 7.3 miles11.7 km
- Dawlish 10.4 miles16.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Paignton Built-up area 0.4 miles0.6 km
- Clifton with Maidenway Ward 0.8 miles1.3 km
- King's Ash Ward 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Roundham with Hyde Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- Cockington with Chelston Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Marldon Built-up area 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Goodrington with Roselands Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Collaton St. Mary Built-up area 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Shiphay Ward 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Tormohun Ward 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Ellacombe Ward 2.5 miles4 km
- Marldon & Littlehempston Ward 2.8 miles4.6 km
Example postcodes in Preston
TQ3 1JD, TQ3 2TY, TQ3 1LW, TQ3 1HY, TQ3 2TP, TQ3 2EJ, TQ3 1JB, TQ3 1ET, TQ3 1AW … See all
Transport links
- Exeter International Airport 20.9 miles33.7 km
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 62.7 miles100.9 km
- Paignton Railway Station 1 mile1.6 km
- Torquay Railway Station 1.5 miles2.4 km
Hotels near Preston Ad
- Riviera Lodge Hotel 4 2 miles3.2 km
- St Weonards Hotel 4 0.9 miles1.5 km
- The Devon Court 2 miles3.3 km
- The Briars - Adults Only 4 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Five Way Apartments 4 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Hotel Peppers 4 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Haytor Hotel 4 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Belgrave Sands Hotel & Spa 4 1.9 miles3 km
- Three Palms 4 1.1 miles1.8 km
- The Norwood 4 1.9 miles3.1 km
Local points of interest
- Goodrington Sands Beach 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Plainmoor Stadium 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Oddicombe Beach Beach 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Babbacombe Beach Beach 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Newton Abbot Racecourse Recreation 6.3 miles10.2 km
- Buckfast Abbey Historic site 9.5 miles15.3 km
- Slapton Sands Beach 11.7 miles18.8 km
- Exmouth Marina Marina 13.3 miles21.4 km
- Exeter Racecourse Recreation 13.3 miles21.4 km
- Lannacombe Beach Beach 16.4 miles26.3 km
- Salcombe Harbour Harbour 16.8 miles27.1 km
- Gara Rock beach Beach 17.7 miles28.5 km