PR4 3EN

Medlar-with-Wesham · Fylde · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Preston
Local authority
Fylde
Constituency
Fylde
Postcode district
PR4
Postcode sector
PR4 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PR4 3EG 53 m
PR4 3DY 82 m
PR4 3DW 86 m
PR4 3EP 88 m
PR4 3BX 148 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR4 3EN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2009
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR4
Postcode sector
PR4 3
Latitude
53.793489
Longitude
-2.890362
British National Grid easting
341,445
British National Grid northing
433,386

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Fylde · E07000119
Parish or community
E04005168
Westminster constituency
Fylde · E14001242
Output area
E00126951
Lower layer super output area
Fylde 002E · E01025012
Middle layer super output area
Fylde 002 · E02005204

Postcode source versions

Explore PR4

4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Forest Gate, Wesham, Preston, PR4 3EN 11 January 2019 £6,930
1, Forest Gate, Wesham, Preston, PR4 3EN 8 February 2010 £241,950
2, Forest Gate, Wesham, Preston, PR4 3EN 8 January 2010 £232,950

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
18
Primary
14
Secondary
1
  1. Medlar-with-Wesham Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    510 m
  2. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Medlar-with-Wesham

    Academy converter

    727 m
  3. Kirkham and Wesham Primary School

    Community school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
603
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 248
  • Anti social behaviour 132
  • Criminal damage and arson 56
  • Other theft 34
  • Public order 31

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
9

6 female, 3 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
3.0
PR4 3 residents
9,395

Age bands in PR4 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.4%

1,623 residents

Age 15 to 24
10%

930 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.1%

2,332 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.6%

2,571 residents

Age 65 and over
19.9%

1,851 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider PR4 3 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

2

within 5 km

  • KIRKHAM HEALTH CENTRE

    MOOR STREET, KIRKHAM, PRESTON, PR4 2DL

    ODS code P81128

    1.5 km

  • ASH TREE HOUSE SURGERY

    CHURCH STREET, KIRKHAM, PRESTON, PR4 2SE

    ODS code P81129

    1.7 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Wesham Recreation Ground

    BCT · Wesham

    0.1 miles
  • Morland Avenue

    BCT · Wesham

    0.1 miles
  • St. Josephs Church

    BCT · Wesham

    0.2 miles
  • St Josephs Church

    BCT · Wesham

    0.2 miles
  • AFC Fylde

    BCT · Wesham

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Fylde 002E, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

23,760 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
8 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
2
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

Schools

18 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 1 secondary schools. Medlar-with-Wesham Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 510 m.

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

Recorded crime

603 published events cover 12 months, averaging 50.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 248 events.

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