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PR4 4LA

Farington West · South Ribble · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PR4 4HN 104 m
PR4 4LD 145 m
PR4 4LG 200 m
PR4 4LE 240 m
PR4 4LF 318 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR4 4LA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR4
Postcode sector
PR4 4
Latitude
53.722356
Longitude
-2.714606
British National Grid easting
352,943
British National Grid northing
425,341

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
South Ribble · E07000126
Electoral ward
Farington West · E05010223
Parish or community
E04005293
Westminster constituency
South Ribble · E14001491
Output area
E00129001
Lower layer super output area
South Ribble 012C · E01025419
Middle layer super output area
South Ribble 012 · E02005298

Postcode source versions

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Property

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3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Brooklee, Brook Lane, Whitestake, Preston, PR4 4LA 5 February 2018 £410,000
Acorn House, Brook Lane, Whitestake, Preston, PR4 4LA 20 October 2017 £391,000
Apsley House Farm, Brook Lane, Whitestake, Preston, PR4 4LA 4 December 2015 £330,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
72
Primary
43
Secondary
13

  1. Farington Moss St. Paul's C.E. Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.0 km

  2. Kingsfold Primary School

    Community school

    1.5 km

  3. The Ribble Autism School

    Other independent special school

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
826
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 374
  • Anti social behaviour 149
  • Other theft 88
  • Criminal damage and arson 85
  • Public order 36

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
18

7 female, 11 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
3.6
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+
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

17

within 5 km

  • KINGSFOLD MEDICAL CENTRE

    WOODCROFT CLOSE, PENWORTHAM, PRESTON, PR1 9BX

    ODS code P81181

    1.6 km

  • LOSTOCK HALL MEDICAL CTR.

    DARDSLEY HOUSE, BROWNEDGE ROAD, PRESTON, PR5 5AB

    ODS code P81179

    1.8 km

  • NEW LONGTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81687

    1.9 km

  • ST. MARY'S HEALTH CENTRE

    COP LANE, PENWORTHAM, PRESTON, PR1 0SR

    ODS code P81213

    3.0 km

  • ST FILLAN'S MEDICAL CTRE

    2 LIVERPOOL ROAD, PENWORTHAM, PRESTON, PR1 0AD

    ODS code P81018

    3.2 km

  • CENTRAL PARK SURGERY

    BALFOUR STREET, LEYLAND, PR25 2TD

    ODS code P81117

    3.2 km

  • THE RYAN MEDICAL CENTRE

    ST. MARYS ROAD, BAMBER BRIDGE, PRESTON, PR5 6JD

    ODS code P81082

    3.5 km

  • FISHERGATE HILL SURGERY

    50 FISHERGATE HILL, PRESTON, PR1 8DN

    ODS code P81169

    3.6 km

  • MOSS SIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    16 MOSS SIDE WAY, LEYLAND, PR26 7XL

    ODS code P81186

    3.6 km

  • STATION SURGERY

    LEYLAND SURGERY, WEST PADDOCK, LEYLAND, PR25 1HR

    ODS code P81741

    3.7 km

  • WORDEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    WEST PADDOCK, LEYLAND, PR25 1HR

    ODS code P81057

    3.7 km

  • ROSLEA SURGERY

    51 STATION ROAD, BAMBER BRIDGE, PRESTON, PR5 6PE

    ODS code P81083

    3.7 km

  • SANDY LANE SURGERY

    SANDY LANE, LEYLAND, PR25 2EB

    ODS code P81076

    3.9 km

  • RIVERSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    194 VICTORIA ROAD, WALTON-LE-DALE, PRESTON, PR5 4AY

    ODS code P81185

    4.0 km

  • AVENHAM SURGERY

    AVENHAM LANE, PRESTON, PR1 3RG

    ODS code P81770

    4.1 km

  • LONGTON HEALTH CENTRE

    LIVERPOOL ROAD, LONGTON, PRESTON, PR4 5HA

    ODS code P81040

    4.4 km

  • DR DAWOUD'S SURGERY

    652 PRESTON ROAD, CLAYTON-LE-WOODS, CHORLEY, PR6 7EH

    ODS code P81701

    5.0 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

  • Brook Lane

    BCT · Farington Moss

    0.1 miles

  • Brook Lane

    BCT · Farington Moss

    0.1 miles

  • Penwortham Way

    BCT · Whitestake

    0.1 miles

  • Penwortham Way

    BCT · Whitestake

    0.1 miles

  • Chainhouse Lane

    BCT · Farington Moss

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Ribble 012C, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,718 of 33,755

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

72 open schools are in scope, including 43 primary and 13 secondary schools. Farington Moss St. Paul's C.E. Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

826 published events cover 12 months, averaging 68.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 374 events.

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