Longton

Longton is covered by postcode district PR4. It is in the South Ribble council area, Lancashire.

Every postcode in Longton, by flood risk

Map of every postcode in Longton, by flood risk Of the 283 postcodes in Longton that ONS places, 10 have a home or business at high risk, 14 are at medium risk at worst, 6 are at low risk at worst, 1 are at very low risk only and 252 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. One group of postcodes at high or medium risk is outlined: 7 postcodes at high or medium risk. Places named: Longton. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. PR4 4AA: not on the flood risk listPR4 4AB: not on the flood risk listPR4 4AD: not on the flood risk listPR4 4AE: not on the flood risk listPR4 4AF: not on the flood risk listPR4 4AG: not on the flood risk listPR4 4AT: not on the flood risk listPR4 4AX: not on the flood risk listPR4 4AY: not on the flood risk listPR4 4BB: not on the flood risk listPR4 4BD: not on the flood risk listPR4 4BE: not on the flood risk listPR4 4BX: not on the flood risk listPR4 4GE: not on the flood risk listPR4 4GF: not on the flood risk listPR4 4GG: not on the flood risk listPR4 4GH: not on the flood risk listPR4 4GJ: not on the flood risk listPR4 4GL: not on the flood risk listPR4 4GN: not on the flood risk listPR4 4GP: not on the flood risk listPR4 4GR: not on the flood risk listPR4 4GS: not on the flood risk listPR4 4HA: not on the flood risk listPR4 4HF: not on the flood risk listPR4 4HG: not on the flood risk listPR4 4HH: not on the flood risk listPR4 4HJ: not on the flood risk listPR4 4HL: not on the flood risk listPR4 4JA: not on the flood risk listPR4 4JB: not on the flood risk listPR4 4JD: not on the flood risk listPR4 4JE: not on the flood risk listPR4 4JF: not on the flood risk listPR4 4JJ: not on the flood risk listPR4 4JL: not on the flood risk listPR4 4JN: not on the flood risk listPR4 4JW: not on the flood risk listPR4 4LL: not on the flood risk listPR4 4LN: not on the flood risk listPR4 4LP: not on the flood risk listPR4 4QB: not on the flood risk listPR4 4QE: not on the flood risk listPR4 4QH: not on the flood risk listPR4 4QJ: not on the flood risk listPR4 4QL: not on the flood risk listPR4 4QN: not on the flood risk listPR4 4QP: not on the flood risk listPR4 4RD: not on the flood risk listPR4 4RF: not on the flood risk listPR4 4RH: not on the flood risk listPR4 4RJ: not on the flood risk listPR4 4RL: not on the flood risk listPR4 4RQ: not on the flood risk listPR4 4RZ: not on the flood risk listPR4 4SN: not on the flood risk listPR4 4SU: not on the flood risk listPR4 4SX: not on the flood risk listPR4 4TB: not on the flood risk listPR4 4TD: not on the flood risk listPR4 4TG: not on the flood risk listPR4 4XA: not on the flood risk listPR4 4XB: not on the flood risk listPR4 4XD: not on the flood risk listPR4 4XE: not on the flood risk listPR4 4XH: not on the flood risk listPR4 4XJ: not on the flood risk listPR4 4XL: not on the flood risk listPR4 4XN: not on the flood risk listPR4 4XP: not on the flood risk listPR4 4XQ: not on the flood risk listPR4 4XR: not on the flood risk listPR4 4XS: not on the flood risk listPR4 4XT: not on the flood risk listPR4 4XU: not on the flood risk listPR4 4YA: not on the flood risk listPR4 4YB: not on the flood risk listPR4 4YD: not on the flood risk listPR4 4YE: not on the flood risk listPR4 4YJ: not on the flood risk listPR4 4YL: not on the flood risk listPR4 4YN: not on the flood risk listPR4 4YP: not on the flood risk listPR4 4YQ: not on the flood risk listPR4 4YR: not on the flood risk listPR4 4ZA: not on the flood risk listPR4 4ZB: not on the flood risk listPR4 4ZD: not on the flood risk listPR4 4ZE: not on the flood risk listPR4 4ZJ: not on the flood risk listPR4 4ZL: not on the flood risk listPR4 4ZN: not on the flood risk listPR4 4ZP: not on the flood risk listPR4 4ZQ: not on the flood risk listPR4 4ZR: not on the flood risk listPR4 4ZS: not on the flood risk listPR4 4ZU: not on the flood risk listPR4 5AA: not on the flood risk listPR4 5AB: not on the flood risk listPR4 5AD: not on the flood risk listPR4 5AE: not on the flood risk listPR4 5AF: not on the flood risk listPR4 5AH: not on the flood risk listPR4 5AJ: not on the flood risk listPR4 5AL: not on the flood risk listPR4 5AN: not on the flood risk listPR4 5AP: not on the flood risk listPR4 5AQ: not on the flood risk listPR4 5AR: not on the flood risk listPR4 5AS: not on the flood risk listPR4 5AT: not on the flood risk listPR4 5AU: not on the flood risk listPR4 5AW: not on the flood risk listPR4 5AX: not on the flood risk listPR4 5AY: not on the flood risk listPR4 5AZ: not on the flood risk listPR4 5BA: not on the flood risk listPR4 5BB: not on the flood risk listPR4 5BD: not on the flood risk listPR4 5BE: not on the flood risk listPR4 5BF: not on the flood risk listPR4 5BH: not on the flood risk listPR4 5BJ: not on the flood risk listPR4 5BL: not on the flood risk listPR4 5BN: not on the flood risk listPR4 5BP: not on the flood risk listPR4 5BQ: not on the flood risk listPR4 5BS: not on the flood risk listPR4 5BT: not on the flood risk listPR4 5BU: not on the flood risk listPR4 5BW: not on the flood risk listPR4 5BX: not on the flood risk listPR4 5BY: not on the flood risk listPR4 5BZ: not on the flood risk listPR4 5DA: not on the flood risk listPR4 5DB: not on the flood risk listPR4 5DE: not on the flood risk listPR4 5DF: not on the flood risk listPR4 5DG: not on the flood risk listPR4 5DH: not on the flood risk listPR4 5DJ: not on the flood risk listPR4 5DN: not on the flood risk listPR4 5DQ: not on the flood risk listPR4 5DR: not on the flood risk listPR4 5DS: not on the flood risk listPR4 5EA: not on the flood risk listPR4 5EB: not on the flood risk listPR4 5ED: not on the flood risk listPR4 5EP: not on the flood risk listPR4 5FB: not on the flood risk listPR4 5FD: not on the flood risk listPR4 5GA: not on the flood risk listPR4 5GB: not on the flood risk listPR4 5GD: not on the flood risk listPR4 5GE: not on the flood risk listPR4 5GH: not on the flood risk listPR4 5GJ: not on the flood risk listPR4 5GN: not on the flood risk listPR4 5HA: not on the flood risk listPR4 5HF: not on the flood risk listPR4 5HN: not on the flood risk listPR4 5HP: not on the flood risk listPR4 5HQ: not on the flood risk listPR4 5HR: not on the flood risk listPR4 5HX: not on the flood risk listPR4 5JL: not on the flood risk listPR4 5JQ: not on the flood risk listPR4 5JS: not on the flood risk listPR4 5JT: not on the flood risk listPR4 5JU: not on the flood risk listPR4 5JX: not on the flood risk listPR4 5JZ: not on the flood risk listPR4 5LE: not on the flood risk listPR4 5LJ: not on the flood risk listPR4 5LN: not on the flood risk listPR4 5NB: not on the flood risk listPR4 5ND: not on the flood risk listPR4 5NE: not on the flood risk listPR4 5NF: not on the flood risk listPR4 5NH: not on the flood risk listPR4 5NL: not on the flood risk listPR4 5NN: not on the flood risk listPR4 5NP: not on the flood risk listPR4 5NQ: not on the flood risk listPR4 5NR: not on the flood risk listPR4 5PA: not on the flood risk listPR4 5PB: not on the flood risk listPR4 5PD: not on the flood risk listPR4 5PE: not on the flood risk listPR4 5PH: not on the flood risk listPR4 5PJ: not on the flood risk listPR4 5QA: not on the flood risk listPR4 5QB: not on the flood risk listPR4 5QG: not on the flood risk listPR4 5QJ: not on the flood risk listPR4 5QL: not on the flood risk listPR4 5QP: not on the flood risk listPR4 5QQ: not on the flood risk listPR4 5QR: not on the flood risk listPR4 5QS: not on the flood risk listPR4 5QT: not on the flood risk listPR4 5QW: not on the flood risk listPR4 5QY: not on the flood risk listPR4 5RB: not on the flood risk listPR4 5RD: not on the flood risk listPR4 5WA: not on the flood risk listPR4 5WB: not on the flood risk listPR4 5WD: not on the flood risk listPR4 5WE: not on the flood risk listPR4 5WH: not on the flood risk listPR4 5WJ: not on the flood risk listPR4 5WL: not on the flood risk listPR4 5WN: not on the flood risk listPR4 5WQ: not on the flood risk listPR4 5XA: not on the flood risk listPR4 5XD: not on the flood risk listPR4 5YA: not on the flood risk listPR4 5YE: not on the flood risk listPR4 5YH: not on the flood risk listPR4 5YJ: not on the flood risk listPR4 5YL: not on the flood risk listPR4 5YN: not on the flood risk listPR4 5YS: not on the flood risk listPR4 5YT: not on the flood risk listPR4 5YU: not on the flood risk listPR4 5YY: not on the flood risk listPR4 5ZA: not on the flood risk listPR4 5ZD: not on the flood risk listPR4 5ZE: not on the flood risk listPR4 5ZF: not on the flood risk listPR4 5ZG: not on the flood risk listPR4 5ZH: not on the flood risk listPR4 5ZJ: not on the flood risk listPR4 5ZL: not on the flood risk listPR4 5ZN: not on the flood risk listPR4 5ZP: not on the flood risk listPR4 5ZQ: not on the flood risk listPR4 5ZR: not on the flood risk listPR4 5ZS: not on the flood risk listPR4 5ZT: not on the flood risk listPR4 5ZU: not on the flood risk listPR4 5LA: very low flood risk onlyPR4 4GA: low flood risk at worstPR4 4GB: low flood risk at worstPR4 4GD: low flood risk at worstPR4 5NA: low flood risk at worstPR4 5QE: low flood risk at worstPR4 5XB: low flood risk at worstPR4 4HB: medium flood risk at worstPR4 4HD: medium flood risk at worstPR4 4HE: medium flood risk at worstPR4 4HQ: medium flood risk at worstPR4 4QA: medium flood risk at worstPR4 4QD: medium flood risk at worstPR4 5HY: medium flood risk at worstPR4 5JA: medium flood risk at worstPR4 5JJ: medium flood risk at worstPR4 5QD: medium flood risk at worstPR4 5QU: medium flood risk at worstPR4 5RA: medium flood risk at worstPR4 5XP: medium flood risk at worstPR4 5ZY: medium flood risk at worstPR4 4RB: high flood riskPR4 4RG: high flood riskPR4 5GL: high flood riskPR4 5JB: high flood riskPR4 5JG: high flood riskPR4 5QN: high flood riskPR4 5RF: high flood riskPR4 5YB: high flood riskPR4 5YD: high flood riskPR4 5ZB: high flood risk Longton 7 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined: this goes to PR4 4RB, the one with most homes and businesses at high risk7 postcodes at high or medium risk Map of every postcode in Longton, by flood risk Of the 283 postcodes in Longton that ONS places, 10 have a home or business at high risk, 14 are at medium risk at worst, 6 are at low risk at worst, 1 are at very low risk only and 252 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. One group of postcodes at high or medium risk is outlined: 7 postcodes at high or medium risk. Places named: Longton. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. Longton
  • A home or business at high risk: 10
  • At medium risk at worst: 14
  • At low risk at worst: 6
  • At very low risk only: 1
  • Not on the at-risk list: 252
  • Outline: where 5 or more postcodes at high or medium risk lie together

Of the 283 postcodes in Longton that ONS places, 10 have a home or business at high risk, 14 are at medium risk at worst, 6 are at low risk at worst, 1 are at very low risk only and 252 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list.

Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. A dashed outline shows where 5 or more lie within 160 metres of each other. It is not a boundary, and no boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.

The middle of its postcodes: latitude 53.7188, longitude -2.7804. Open this area on OpenStreetMap

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; flood risk: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Where the postcodes at high or medium risk lie together

What is it like to live in Longton?

Homes sold for a typical £265,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 5.4% on the 12 months before. At 80 of the 281 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 141 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 31 of its 283 postcodes. It has 5 primary schools at its postcodes. 3 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Croston, 5.7 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.

We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.

Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources

What do homes cost in Longton?

Homes in Longton sold for a typical £265,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 119 sales, down 5.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£265,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£280,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 5.4% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £390,000 43 sales
  • Semi-detached £239,000 68 sales
  • Terraced £195,000 5 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 3 sales, too few to price

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole PR4 district, Longton's main postcode district: a typical £255,000.

Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Longton: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Are new homes being built in Longton?

5 of the 283 postcodes now in use in Longton came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 164 homes sold in Longton were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the PR4 district, 21%.

The newest postcodes

A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.

New homes among the homes sold

PeriodIn LongtonAcross the PR4 district
The 12 months to August 2026 1 of 119 (Under 1%) 23 of 903 (3%)
The 12 months to August 2025 0 of 164 (0%) 290 of 1,359 (21%)

Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What broadband can you get in Longton?

Ofcom reports on 281 of the 283 postcodes in Longton. At 80 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit80 of 281
Postcodes where every home can get superfast254 of 281

Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Check one address on Ofcom's checker

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Longton at risk of flooding?

31 of the 283 postcodes in Longton have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 141 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk, at 31 of 283 postcodes High: 18Medium: 123Low: 101Very low: 15

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are in Longton?

The primary schools are at the postcodes in Longton. There is no secondary school at its postcodes; these are the nearest to its middle. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

How far is the station from Longton?

The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Longton is Croston Rail Station, 5.7 km away in a straight line.

  • Croston Rail Station Railway station 5.7 kmDrive
  • Lostock Hall Rail Station Railway station 6.1 kmDrive
  • Preston Rail Station Railway station 6.4 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are in Longton?

The GP practices at the postcodes in Longton. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Longton safe? Crime recorded around it

Police.uk records 226 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Longton over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. August 2026 is the latest month it has published. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.

Each month, September 2025 to August 2026

  1. 14 September 2025
  2. 17 October 2025
  3. 21 November 2025
  4. 15 December 2025
  5. 15 January 2026
  6. 24 February 2026
  7. 15 March 2026
  8. 14 April 2026
  9. 20 May 2026
  10. 26 June 2026
  11. 26 July 2026
  12. 19 August 2026

By kind, over the 12 months

Violence and sexual offences88 reports
Anti-social behaviour53 reports
Criminal damage and arson21 reports
Other theft17 reports
Public order12 reports
Burglary8 reports
Shoplifting8 reports
Vehicle crime5 reports

Also: possession of weapons 5, bicycle theft 3, other crime 3, drugs 2, robbery 1.

Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.

Crime around one postcode

Source: Police.uk (data.police.uk), data to August 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Who runs Longton?

District, borough or city council
South Ribble
County council
Lancashire
Parliamentary constituency
South Ribble
Police force area
Lancashire
Region
North West
Country
England
MP
Mr Paul Foster (Labour)

All 283 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources

Moving to Longton

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Longton postcodes

283 postcodes in use in Longton, by district:

That district is in the PR postcode area.

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Enter a full postcode to see its ward, its flood risk, house prices in its sector and its nearest schools.

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Places near Longton

With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Longton's £265,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.

Questions about Longton

What is it like to live in Longton?
Homes sold for a typical £265,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 5.4% on the 12 months before. At 80 of the 281 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 141 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 31 of its 283 postcodes. It has 5 primary schools at its postcodes. 3 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Croston, 5.7 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
What is the postcode for Longton?
Longton is covered by postcode district PR4, across 283 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Which council is Longton in?
Longton is in the South Ribble council area, and Lancashire is its county council. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Who is the MP for Longton?
Longton is in the South Ribble parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Mr Paul Foster (Labour), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
How much are houses in Longton?
Homes in Longton sold for a typical £265,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 119 sales, down 5.4% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
What schools are in Longton?
In Longton, primary schools at its postcodes include Longton Primary School, St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Longton and Little Hoole Primary School; the nearest secondary school to the middle of its postcodes is Hutton Church of England Grammar School, 1.9 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
Does Longton have a railway station?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Longton is Croston, 5.7 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in Longton?
Ofcom reports on 281 of the 283 postcodes in Longton. At 80 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
Is Longton at risk of flooding?
31 of the 283 postcodes in Longton have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 141 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
Are new homes being built in Longton?
5 of the 283 postcodes now in use in Longton came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 164 homes sold in Longton were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the PR4 district, 21%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.

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