PR4 4ZU

New Longton & Hutton East · South Ribble · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PR4 4ZR 75 m
PR4 4XA 82 m
PR4 4XD 83 m
PR4 4YL 174 m
PR4 4XS 204 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR4 4ZU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 2010
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR4
Postcode sector
PR4 4
Latitude
53.721375
Longitude
-2.747354
British National Grid easting
350,781
British National Grid northing
425,254

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
South Ribble · E07000126
Parish or community
E04005296
Westminster constituency
South Ribble · E14001491
Output area
E00129180
Lower layer super output area
South Ribble 010D · E01025455
Middle layer super output area
South Ribble 010 · E02005296

Postcode source versions

Explore PR4

19 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
4, Regency Gardens, New Longton, Preston, PR4 4ZU 15 August 2022 £425,000
14, Regency Gardens, New Longton, Preston, PR4 4ZU 6 September 2019 £275,000
5, Regency Gardens, New Longton, Preston, PR4 4ZU 4 January 2018 £354,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
44
Primary
27
Secondary
8
  1. New Longton All Saints CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    204 m
  2. Hutton Church of England Grammar School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.7 km
  3. Ashbridge Independent School

    Other independent school

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
138
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 59
  • Anti social behaviour 35
  • Criminal damage and arson 14
  • Other theft 13
  • Vehicle crime 6

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
46

25 female, 21 male

Postcode households
14
Residents per household
3.3
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 0.7% 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

13

within 5 km

  • NEW LONGTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81687

    408 m

  • KINGSFOLD MEDICAL CENTRE

    WOODCROFT CLOSE, PENWORTHAM, PRESTON, PR1 9BX

    ODS code P81181

    2.2 km

  • LONGTON HEALTH CENTRE

    LIVERPOOL ROAD, LONGTON, PRESTON, PR4 5HA

    ODS code P81040

    2.3 km

  • BEECHES MEDICAL CENTRE

    LIVERPOOL ROAD, LONGTON, PRESTON, PR4 5AB

    ODS code P81692

    2.9 km

  • ST. MARY'S HEALTH CENTRE

    COP LANE, PENWORTHAM, PRESTON, PR1 0SR

    ODS code P81213

    3.1 km

  • ST FILLAN'S MEDICAL CTRE

    2 LIVERPOOL ROAD, PENWORTHAM, PRESTON, PR1 0AD

    ODS code P81018

    3.4 km

  • MOSS SIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    16 MOSS SIDE WAY, LEYLAND, PR26 7XL

    ODS code P81186

    3.7 km

  • LOSTOCK HALL MEDICAL CTR.

    DARDSLEY HOUSE, BROWNEDGE ROAD, PRESTON, PR5 5AB

    ODS code P81179

    4.0 km

  • FISHERGATE HILL SURGERY

    50 FISHERGATE HILL, PRESTON, PR1 8DN

    ODS code P81169

    4.3 km

  • STATION SURGERY

    LEYLAND SURGERY, WEST PADDOCK, LEYLAND, PR25 1HR

    ODS code P81741

    4.3 km

  • WORDEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    WEST PADDOCK, LEYLAND, PR25 1HR

    ODS code P81057

    4.3 km

  • CENTRAL PARK SURGERY

    BALFOUR STREET, LEYLAND, PR25 2TD

    ODS code P81117

    4.5 km

  • SANDY LANE SURGERY

    SANDY LANE, LEYLAND, PR25 2EB

    ODS code P81076

    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

  • Latimer Drive

    BCT · New Longton

    0.1 miles
  • Latimer Drive

    BCT · New Longton

    0.1 miles
  • Primary School

    BCT · New Longton

    0.2 miles
  • Primary School

    BCT · New Longton

    0.2 miles
  • Brookdale

    BCT · New Longton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Ribble 010D, 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

27,533 of 33,755

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

Property market

The five-year median is £425,000 from 1 recorded sale in PR4 4ZU. 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

44 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 8 secondary schools. New Longton All Saints CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 204 m.

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

Recorded crime

138 published events cover 12 months, averaging 11.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 59 events.

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