PR4 0SH

Ingol & Cottam · Preston · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Preston
Local authority
Preston
Constituency
Preston
Postcode district
PR4
Postcode sector
PR4 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PR4 0RZ 179 m
PR4 0SJ 190 m
PR4 0RP 197 m
PR4 0RQ 197 m
PR4 0RJ 267 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR4 0SH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2018
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR4
Postcode sector
PR4 0
Latitude
53.773165
Longitude
-2.796116
British National Grid easting
347,628
British National Grid northing
431,051

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Preston · E07000123
Parish or community
E04005239
Westminster constituency
Preston · E14001433
Output area
E00182040
Lower layer super output area
Preston 010B · E01025272
Middle layer super output area
Preston 010 · E02005262

Postcode source versions

Explore PR4

11 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
5, Old Smithy Close, Lea Town, Preston, PR4 0SH 26 February 2026 £460,000
6, Old Smithy Close, Lea Town, Preston, PR4 0SH 28 January 2026 £620,000
6, Old Smithy Close, Lea Town, Preston, PR4 0SH 30 September 2022 £605,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
35
Primary
23
Secondary
5
  1. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Lea Town

    Academy converter

    243 m
  2. Oakfield House School

    Other independent special school

    1.5 km
  3. Aurora Keyes Barn School

    Other independent special school

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
96
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 48
  • Anti social behaviour 17
  • Public order 8
  • Other theft 6
  • Criminal damage and arson 6

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
20

12 female, 8 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
3.3
PR4 0 residents
11,021

Age bands in PR4 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.3%

2,036 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.9%

1,044 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.1%

3,078 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.9%

2,952 residents

Age 65 and over
13.8%

1,457 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider PR4 0 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
83.3%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
83.3%
Gigabit-capable
83.3%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

3

within 5 km

  • THE PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    COTTAM LANE, ASHTON-ON-RIBBLE, PRESTON, PR2 1JR

    ODS code P81664

    3.8 km

  • BRIARWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    514 BLACKPOOL ROAD, ASHTON-ON-RIBBLE, ASHTON BANK, PRESTON, PR2 1HY

    ODS code P81748

    4.0 km

  • LANE ENDS SURGERY

    200 TULKETH BROW, ASHTON-ON-RIBBLE, PRESTON, PR2 2JJ

    ODS code P81119

    4.6 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Smiths Arms

    BCT · Lea Town

    0.0 miles
  • Smiths Arms

    BCT · Lea Town

    0.1 miles
  • Dixons Farm Mews

    BCT · Clifton

    0.7 miles
  • Hall Field Farm

    BCT · Clifton

    0.8 miles
  • Hall Field Farm

    BCT · Clifton

    0.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Preston 010B, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

7 of 10

Overall England rank

23,080 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
10 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £605,000 from 3 recorded sales in PR4 0SH. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Preston is £187,709 in June 2026, up 12.4% year on year.

Schools

35 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 5 secondary schools. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Lea Town is the nearest published school at 243 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

96 published events cover 12 months, averaging 8 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 48 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.