PR4 5GS

Hoole · South Ribble · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Hoole
Local authority
South Ribble
Constituency
South Ribble
Postcode district
PR4
Postcode sector
PR4 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PR4 5GN 109 m
PR4 5RD 200 m
PR4 5QR 225 m
PR4 5GL 284 m
PR4 5DR 289 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR4 5GS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1998
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR4
Postcode sector
PR4 5
Latitude
53.712570
Longitude
-2.783274
British National Grid easting
348,400
British National Grid northing
424,300

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

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
21
Primary
15
Secondary
4
  1. Little Hoole Primary School

    Community school

    351 m
  2. Longton Primary School

    Foundation school

    1.4 km
  3. St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Longton

    Voluntary aided school

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
142
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 45
  • Anti social behaviour 42
  • Criminal damage and arson 14
  • Other theft 13
  • Burglary 7

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
PR4 5 residents
8,476

Age bands in PR4 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.2%

1,197 residents

Age 15 to 24
9%

760 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.7%

1,495 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.8%

2,516 residents

Age 65 and over
29.3%

2,475 residents

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.

GP practices

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • BEECHES MEDICAL CENTRE

    LIVERPOOL ROAD, LONGTON, PRESTON, PR4 5AB

    ODS code P81692

    1.5 km

  • LONGTON HEALTH CENTRE

    LIVERPOOL ROAD, LONGTON, PRESTON, PR4 5HA

    ODS code P81040

    1.7 km

  • NEW LONGTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81687

    2.9 km

  • MOSS SIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    16 MOSS SIDE WAY, LEYLAND, PR26 7XL

    ODS code P81186

    4.5 km

  • KINGSFOLD MEDICAL CENTRE

    WOODCROFT CLOSE, PENWORTHAM, PRESTON, PR1 9BX

    ODS code P81181

    4.7 km

  • TARLETON GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81710

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Walmer Bridge Inn

    BCT · Hall Carr

    0.3 miles
  • Walmer Bridge Inn

    BCT · Walmer Bridge

    0.3 miles
  • Hall Carr Lane

    BCT · Walmer Bridge

    0.4 miles
  • Junction Garage

    BCT · Walmer Bridge

    0.4 miles
  • Star Garage

    BCT · Walmer Bridge

    0.4 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

21 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 4 secondary schools. Little Hoole Primary School is the nearest published school at 351 m.

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

Recorded crime

142 published events cover 12 months, averaging 11.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 45 events.

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