PR4 4SA

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 4RA 73 m
PR4 5RE 107 m
PR4 4SR 232 m
PR4 5GN 544 m
PR4 5DR 559 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR4 4SA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 1987
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR4
Postcode sector
PR4 4
Latitude
53.713959
Longitude
-2.777088
British National Grid easting
348,810
British National Grid northing
424,450

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
South Ribble · E07000126
Electoral ward
Hoole · E05010224
Parish or community
E04005295
Westminster constituency
South Ribble · E14001491
Output area
E00129095
Lower layer super output area
South Ribble 011B · E01025437
Middle layer super output area
South Ribble 011 · E02005297

Postcode source versions

Explore PR4

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Mandara, Cottam Lane, Longton, Preston, PR4 4SA 25 October 2007 £280,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
29
Primary
19
Secondary
6
  1. Little Hoole Primary School

    Community school

    769 m
  2. St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Longton

    Voluntary aided school

    1.2 km
  3. Longton Primary School

    Foundation school

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
150
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 53
  • Anti social behaviour 42
  • Criminal damage and arson 14
  • Other theft 12
  • Public order 9

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
5

2 female, 3 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
5.0
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 0.1% 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

  • LONGTON HEALTH CENTRE

    LIVERPOOL ROAD, LONGTON, PRESTON, PR4 5HA

    ODS code P81040

    1.6 km

  • BEECHES MEDICAL CENTRE

    LIVERPOOL ROAD, LONGTON, PRESTON, PR4 5AB

    ODS code P81692

    1.6 km

  • NEW LONGTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81687

    2.5 km

  • MOSS SIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    16 MOSS SIDE WAY, LEYLAND, PR26 7XL

    ODS code P81186

    4.2 km

  • KINGSFOLD MEDICAL CENTRE

    WOODCROFT CLOSE, PENWORTHAM, PRESTON, PR1 9BX

    ODS code P81181

    4.3 km

  • ST. MARY'S HEALTH CENTRE

    COP LANE, PENWORTHAM, PRESTON, PR1 0SR

    ODS code P81213

    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

  • Walmer Bridge Inn

    BCT · Hall Carr

    0.5 miles
  • Walmer Bridge Inn

    BCT · Walmer Bridge

    0.5 miles
  • Junction Garage

    BCT · Walmer Bridge

    0.6 miles
  • St Oswalds RCPS

    BCT · Longton

    0.8 miles
  • St Oswalds RCPS

    BCT · Longton

    0.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Ribble 011B, 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

24,909 of 33,755

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

29 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 6 secondary schools. Little Hoole Primary School is the nearest published school at 769 m.

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

Recorded crime

150 published events cover 12 months, averaging 12.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 53 events.

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