PR4 4GS

Hoole · South Ribble · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Preston
Ward
Hoole
Local authority
South Ribble
Constituency
South Ribble
Postcode district
PR4
Postcode sector
PR4 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PR4 4GF 55 m
PR4 4QA 63 m
PR4 4HG 82 m
PR4 4GA 83 m
PR4 4GG 108 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR4 4GS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 2003
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR4
Postcode sector
PR4 4
Latitude
53.702721
Longitude
-2.797906
British National Grid easting
347,422
British National Grid northing
423,215

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
South Ribble · E07000126
Electoral ward
Hoole · E05010224
Parish or community
E04005297
Westminster constituency
South Ribble · E14001491
Output area
E00129097
Lower layer super output area
South Ribble 011A · E01025436
Middle layer super output area
South Ribble 011 · E02005297

Postcode source versions

Explore PR4

9 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Orchard Place, Much Hoole, Preston, PR4 4GS 26 August 2014 £280,000
1, Orchard Place, Much Hoole, Preston, PR4 4GS 30 March 2007 £340,000
4, Orchard Place, Much Hoole, Preston, PR4 4GS 23 January 2004 £249,950

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
17
Primary
12
Secondary
3
  1. Little Hoole Primary School

    Community school

    1.1 km
  2. Hoole St Michael CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.4 km
  3. Longton Primary School

    Foundation school

    2.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
165
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 56
  • Anti social behaviour 50
  • Criminal damage and arson 19
  • Other theft 9
  • Public order 9

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
17

8 female, 9 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
2.4
PR4 4 residents
6,312

Age bands in PR4 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16%

1,004 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.3%

583 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.1%

1,203 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.2%

1,901 residents

Age 65 and over
25.4%

1,597 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider PR4 4 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

6

within 5 km

  • BEECHES MEDICAL CENTRE

    LIVERPOOL ROAD, LONGTON, PRESTON, PR4 5AB

    ODS code P81692

    2.6 km

  • LONGTON HEALTH CENTRE

    LIVERPOOL ROAD, LONGTON, PRESTON, PR4 5HA

    ODS code P81040

    3.0 km

  • TARLETON GROUP PRACTICE

    THE HEALTH CENTRE, GORSE LANE, TARLETON, PRESTON, PR4 6UJ

    ODS code P81710

    3.5 km

  • NEW LONGTON SURGERY

    THE VILLAGE SURGERY, 2 CHURCHSIDE, NEW LONGTON, PRESTON, PR4 4LU

    ODS code P81687

    4.3 km

  • THE VILLAGE SURGERIES CROSTON&ECCLESTON

    OUT LANE, CROSTON, LEYLAND, PR26 9HJ

    ODS code P81655

    4.8 km

  • MOSS SIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    16 MOSS SIDE WAY, LEYLAND, PR26 7XL

    ODS code P81186

    4.9 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

  • Village Hall

    BCT · Much Hoole

    0.1 miles
  • Barnfield

    BCT · Much Hoole

    0.1 miles
  • Brook Lane

    BCT · Much Hoole

    0.1 miles
  • Brook Lane

    BCT · Much Hoole

    0.1 miles
  • Smithy Inn

    BCT · Much Hoole

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Ribble 011A, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

27,773 of 33,755

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

Schools

17 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 3 secondary schools. Little Hoole Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

165 published events cover 12 months, averaging 13.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 56 events.

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