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PR4 5YU

Longton & Hutton West · South Ribble · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Preston
Ward
Longton & Hutton West
Local authority
South Ribble
Constituency
South Ribble
Postcode district
PR4
Postcode sector
PR4 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PR4 5YS 50 m
PR4 5DD 99 m
PR4 5YT 113 m
PR4 5YA 120 m
PR4 5DT 135 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR4 5YU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2001
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR4
Postcode sector
PR4 5
Latitude
53.725168
Longitude
-2.781084
British National Grid easting
348,560
British National Grid northing
425,700

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
South Ribble · E07000126
Electoral ward
Longton & Hutton West · E05010227
Parish or community
E04005296
Westminster constituency
South Ribble · E14001491
Output area
E00129107
Lower layer super output area
South Ribble 011E · E01025441
Middle layer super output area
South Ribble 011 · E02005297

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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58 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
33, Old School Drive, Longton, Preston, PR4 5YU 20 October 2025 £600,000
4, Old School Drive, Longton, Preston, PR4 5YU 3 October 2025 £530,000
21, Old School Drive, Longton, Preston, PR4 5YU 4 August 2025 £490,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
25
Primary
17
Secondary
4

  1. St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Longton

    Voluntary aided school

    209 m

  2. Longton Primary School

    Foundation school

    248 m

  3. Hutton Church of England Grammar School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
211
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 85
  • Anti social behaviour 53
  • Criminal damage and arson 20
  • Public order 12
  • Other theft 11

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
97

58 female, 39 male

Postcode households
35
Residents per household
2.8
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 1.1% 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

6

within 5 km

  • LONGTON HEALTH CENTRE

    LIVERPOOL ROAD, LONGTON, PRESTON, PR4 5HA

    ODS code P81040

    296 m

  • BEECHES MEDICAL CENTRE

    LIVERPOOL ROAD, LONGTON, PRESTON, PR4 5AB

    ODS code P81692

    619 m

  • NEW LONGTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81687

    2.5 km

  • KINGSFOLD MEDICAL CENTRE

    WOODCROFT CLOSE, PENWORTHAM, PRESTON, PR1 9BX

    ODS code P81181

    4.0 km

  • ST. MARY'S HEALTH CENTRE

    COP LANE, PENWORTHAM, PRESTON, PR1 0SR

    ODS code P81213

    4.2 km

  • ST FILLAN'S MEDICAL CTRE

    2 LIVERPOOL ROAD, PENWORTHAM, PRESTON, PR1 0AD

    ODS code P81018

    4.4 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

  • Rams Head

    BCT · Longton

    0.1 miles

  • St Andrews Church

    BCT · Longton

    0.1 miles

  • Booths

    BCT · Longton

    0.1 miles

  • Franklands

    BCT · Longton

    0.2 miles

  • Library

    BCT · Longton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Ribble 011E, 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

29,726 of 33,755

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

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 £527,500 from 8 recorded sales in PR4 5YU. 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

25 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 4 secondary schools. St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Longton is the nearest published school at 209 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

211 published events cover 12 months, averaging 17.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 85 events.

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