PR4 5JU

Hoole · South Ribble · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PR4 4RF 90 m
PR4 4RJ 118 m
PR4 4RL 233 m
PR4 4HH 373 m
PR4 4GB 442 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR4 5JU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR4
Postcode sector
PR4 5
Latitude
53.698113
Longitude
-2.810815
British National Grid easting
346,564
British National Grid northing
422,712

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
South Ribble · E07000126
Electoral ward
Hoole · E05010224
Parish or community
E04005297
Westminster constituency
South Ribble · E14001491
Output area
E00129101
Lower layer super output area
South Ribble 011A · E01025436
Middle layer super output area
South Ribble 011 · E02005297

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
214, Liverpool Old Road, Much Hoole, Preston, PR4 5JU 15 December 2021 £497,000
212, Liverpool Old Road, Much Hoole, Preston, PR4 5JU 17 March 2016 £381,000
214, Liverpool Old Road, Much Hoole, Preston, PR4 5JU 12 January 2007 £286,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
13
Primary
9
Secondary
3
  1. Hoole St Michael CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    453 m
  2. Tarleton Community Primary School

    Foundation school

    1.8 km
  3. Tarleton Academy

    Academy converter

    1.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
104
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 36
  • Anti social behaviour 29
  • Criminal damage and arson 15
  • Public order 6
  • Vehicle crime 6

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
7

3 female, 4 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
2.3
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider PR4 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
0%
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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

4

within 5 km

  • TARLETON GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81710

    2.6 km

  • BEECHES MEDICAL CENTRE

    LIVERPOOL ROAD, LONGTON, PRESTON, PR4 5AB

    ODS code P81692

    3.3 km

  • LONGTON HEALTH CENTRE

    LIVERPOOL ROAD, LONGTON, PRESTON, PR4 5HA

    ODS code P81040

    3.9 km

  • THE VILLAGE SURGERIES CROSTON&ECCLESTON

    OUT LANE, CROSTON, LEYLAND, PR26 9HJ

    ODS code P81655

    4.7 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • San Marcos

    BCT · Much Hoole

    0.1 miles
  • San Marcos

    BCT · Much Hoole

    0.1 miles
  • Bangla Fusion

    BCT · Much Hoole

    0.2 miles
  • Liverpool Old Road

    BCT · Much Hoole

    0.2 miles
  • Liverpool Old Road

    BCT · Much Hoole

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Ribble 011A, 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

27,773 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
3 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
1
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £497,000 from 1 recorded sale in PR4 5JU. 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

Published establishments

13 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 3 secondary schools. Hoole St Michael CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 453 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

104 published events cover 12 months, averaging 8.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 36 events.

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