The town ranked among the top 10 easiest cities to sell a property according to research by Property Buyers Today.
According to the study, only 45.9 per cent of listings remained unsold after 36 days.
Glasgow led the pack, with only 31.3 per cent of properties remaining unsold after five weeks on the market.
Fellow Scottish city Edinburgh followed with 40.6 per cent, while Basingstoke, in Hampshire, also performed well at 41 per cent.
Bristol had 42.6 per cent of properties still unsold after the same period, despite having a much higher volume of listings.
In terms of the hardest markets to sell in, the study revealed that more than half of homes listed in Preston remain unsold after 36 days on the market, with 57.7 per cent of listings still available after five weeks.
Elsewhere in Lancashire, Blackpool also appears on the list, tying for sixth place among the most challenging markets in the country.
Saif Derzi, founder of Property Buyers Today, said: “The findings suggest that each city’s supply and demand dynamics are more important than size or reputation.
“Cities with a better balance between available listings and consistent interest maintain a steady and faster-moving market.”
The study looked at property data from Rightmove across the UK’s 80 largest cities and towns to identify where properties are taking the longest to sell.
In Preston, 410 of 711 property listings had not sold after 36 days.
Blackpool showed similar figures, with 57.3 per cent of properties still unsold after five weeks.
In total, 731 out of 1,275 properties listed in the coastal town remained on the market after 36 days.
Aberdeen topped the list as the UK’s most difficult property market, with 61.3 per cent of properties unsold after 36 days.
Salford came in second at 60.4 per cent, followed by Peterborough at 58.8 per cent, and London at 58.6 per cent.
Preston, both with lower overall listings than larger cities, may be more affected by weaker buyer interest.