PR4 4SX

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 4BW 217 m
PR4 4AW 229 m
PR4 4SU 343 m
PR4 4TA 360 m
PR4 4BX 435 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR4 4SX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR4
Postcode sector
PR4 4
Latitude
53.706596
Longitude
-2.777225
British National Grid easting
348,792
British National Grid northing
423,631

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
E00129096
Lower layer super output area
South Ribble 011B · E01025437
Middle layer super output area
South Ribble 011 · E02005297

Postcode source versions

Explore PR4

12 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Park Farm, Moss Lane, Little Hoole, Preston, PR4 4SX 10 November 2025 £200,000
Fairacre Farm, Moss Lane, Little Hoole, Preston, PR4 4SX 11 September 2020 £375,000
Carver Hey Cottage, Moss Lane, Little Hoole, Preston, PR4 4SX 1 July 2019 £460,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
24
Primary
17
Secondary
4
  1. Little Hoole Primary School

    Community school

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

    Voluntary aided school

    2.0 km
  3. Longton Primary School

    Foundation school

    2.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
83
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 26
  • Violence and sexual offences 26
  • Other theft 9
  • Criminal damage and arson 8
  • Burglary 3

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
37

16 female, 21 male

Postcode households
13
Residents per household
2.8
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 0.6% 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+
52%
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
84%
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

9

within 5 km

  • BEECHES MEDICAL CENTRE

    LIVERPOOL ROAD, LONGTON, PRESTON, PR4 5AB

    ODS code P81692

    2.3 km

  • LONGTON HEALTH CENTRE

    LIVERPOOL ROAD, LONGTON, PRESTON, PR4 5HA

    ODS code P81040

    2.4 km

  • NEW LONGTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81687

    3.0 km

  • MOSS SIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    16 MOSS SIDE WAY, LEYLAND, PR26 7XL

    ODS code P81186

    3.8 km

  • TARLETON GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81710

    4.8 km

  • KINGSFOLD MEDICAL CENTRE

    WOODCROFT CLOSE, PENWORTHAM, PRESTON, PR1 9BX

    ODS code P81181

    4.8 km

  • STATION SURGERY

    LEYLAND SURGERY, WEST PADDOCK, LEYLAND, PR25 1HR

    ODS code P81741

    4.9 km

  • WORDEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    WEST PADDOCK, LEYLAND, PR25 1HR

    ODS code P81057

    4.9 km

  • THE VILLAGE SURGERIES CROSTON&ECCLESTON

    OUT LANE, CROSTON, LEYLAND, PR26 9HJ

    ODS code P81655

    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

  • Walmer Bridge Inn

    BCT · Hall Carr

    0.6 miles
  • Star Garage

    BCT · Walmer Bridge

    0.6 miles
  • Walmer Bridge Inn

    BCT · Walmer Bridge

    0.7 miles
  • Star Garage

    BCT · Walmer Bridge

    0.7 miles
  • Marlfield

    BCT · Much Hoole

    0.7 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
1
Medium risk addresses
1
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 £200,000 from 1 recorded sale in PR4 4SX. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for South Ribble is £211,854 in June 2026, up 4.7% year on year.

Schools

24 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 4 secondary schools. Little Hoole Primary School is the nearest published school at 766 m.

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

Recorded crime

83 published events cover 12 months, averaging 6.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 26 events.

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