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PR4 6JQ

Burscough Bridge & Rufford · West Lancashire · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Burscough Bridge & Rufford
Local authority
West Lancashire
Constituency
Southport
Postcode district
PR4
Postcode sector
PR4 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PR4 6JR 316 m
PR4 6LA 414 m
PR4 6JX 519 m
PR4 6JY 580 m
PR4 6FW 583 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR4 6JQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1996
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR4
Postcode sector
PR4 6
Latitude
53.657064
Longitude
-2.880601
British National Grid easting
341,900
British National Grid northing
418,200

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
West Lancashire · E07000127
Electoral ward
Burscough Bridge & Rufford · E05014930
Parish or community
E04005315
Westminster constituency
Southport · E14001504
Output area
E00129553
Lower layer super output area
West Lancashire 002E · E01025531
Middle layer super output area
West Lancashire 002 · E02005305

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
9
Primary
8
Secondary
1

  1. Tarleton Mere Brow Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    733 m

  2. Holmeswood Methodist School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.8 km

  3. Banks St Stephen's CofE School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
41
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 19
  • Anti social behaviour 7
  • Criminal damage and arson 5
  • Vehicle crime 3
  • Other crime 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
PR4 6 residents
10,044

Age bands in PR4 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.6%

1,445 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.6%

944 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.1%

1,988 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.5%

2,915 residents

Age 65 and over
26.2%

2,587 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

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • TARLETON GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P81710

    4.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Legh Arms

    BCT · Mere Brow

    0.3 miles

  • Legh Arms

    BCT · Mere Brow

    0.3 miles

  • Woodlands Caravan Park

    BCT · Holmeswood

    0.4 miles

  • Woodlands Caravan Park

    BCT · Holmeswood

    0.4 miles

  • Primary School

    BCT · Mere Brow

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Lancashire 002E, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

20,996 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
5 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

9 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 1 secondary schools. Tarleton Mere Brow Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 733 m.

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

Recorded crime

41 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 19 events.

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