PR4 0NY postcode in Cottam, Lancashire

PR4 0NY is a postcode in Cottam, in the Ingol & Cottam ward of Preston. It is in the Preston parliamentary constituency and the Lancashire police force area, and has been in use since December 1998.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Preston: 92% Typical price £290,000 Homes sold in PR4 0, last 12 months. ▲ 6.7% on the year before Nearest station Salwick 3.7 km in a straight line

Where PR4 0NY is, and what is near it

Map of PR4 0NY and what is near it Map of PR4 0NY: its centre point, with the 359 other postcodes in the PR4 0 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 9 bus stops (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 100 m. PR4 0BY: also in PR4 0PR4 0BZ: also in PR4 0PR4 0DE: also in PR4 0PR4 0DF: also in PR4 0PR4 0LF: also in PR4 0PR4 0LQ: also in PR4 0PR4 0LR: also in PR4 0PR4 0LS: also in PR4 0PR4 0NF: also in PR4 0PR4 0NG: also in PR4 0PR4 0NJ: also in PR4 0PR4 0NL: also in PR4 0PR4 0NN: also in PR4 0PR4 0NP: also in PR4 0PR4 0NQ: also in PR4 0PR4 0NR: also in PR4 0PR4 0NS: also in PR4 0PR4 0NT: also in PR4 0PR4 0NU: also in PR4 0PR4 0NZ: also in PR4 0PR4 0QU: also in PR4 0PR4 0QW: also in PR4 0PR4 0QX: also in PR4 0PR4 0WA: also in PR4 0PR4 0WH: also in PR4 0PR4 0WJ: also in PR4 0PR4 0WQ: also in PR4 0 Bus stop 250 mSchool 750 mLane Ends Surgery 2.6 kmSalwick station 3.7 kmCottam PR4 0NY Map of PR4 0NY and what is near it Map of PR4 0NY: its centre point, with the 359 other postcodes in the PR4 0 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 9 bus stops (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. 2 bus stops, 300 mBus stop 400 mSchool 750 mCottam PR4 0NY
  • PR4 0NY
  • Other postcodes in PR4 0: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 9 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.7831, longitude -2.7608)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after PR4 0NY?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at PR4 0NY?

Every home and business at PR4 0NY can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Preston: 92%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Preston: 99%

The line marks the figure across Preston.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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

When are the bins collected at PR4 0NY?

BinDayBuddy does not read Preston City Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

Preston City Council's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is PR4 0NY at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include PR4 0NY.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

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

From surface water, across Preston

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for PR4 0NY: 2,556 properties in Preston are at high risk (3.1% of all its properties). All the figures for Preston

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of PR4 0NY is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near PR4 0NY?

Homes in PR4 0 sold for a typical £290,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 207 sales, up 6.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£290,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£271,750 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 6.7% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £340,500 125 sales
  • Semi-detached £219,000 53 sales
  • Terraced £181,500 26 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: a typical £255,000 from 903 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in PR4 0NY

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in PR4 0NY from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

Food hygiene ratings at PR4 0NY

The Food Standards Agency lists 4 food businesses at PR4 0NY. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near PR4 0NY?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,870 homes in the neighbourhood around PR4 0NY. The largest share of them, 24%, are in council tax band C. More were built in 2020 or later than in any other period (44%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around PR4 0NY

Band D in Preston for 2026‑27: £2,576. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,717 (band A) to £4,293 (band G); band C, the most common, is £2,290.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 20 (1%)£1,717
Band Babout 340 (18%)£2,003
Band Cabout 440 (24%)£2,290
Band Dabout 420 (22%)£2,576
Band Eabout 380 (20%)£3,148
Band Fabout 220 (12%)£3,721
Band Gabout 50 (3%)£4,293
Band Hwithheld£5,151

When the homes were built

  1. 2% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 4% 1919 to 1939
  4. 3% 1945 to 1964
  5. 2% 1965 to 1982
  6. 12% 1983 to 1999
  7. 11% 2000 to 2009
  8. 22% 2010 to 2019
  9. 44% 2020 or later

Averages for Preston before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of PR4 0NY is in (ONS area E01025272), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near PR4 0NY?

The nearest open schools to PR4 0NY, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near PR4 0NY, and how we find them

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

Where is the nearest station to PR4 0NY?

The nearest railway station to the centre of PR4 0NY is Salwick Rail Station, 3.7 km away in a straight line.

  • Salwick Rail Station Railway station 3.7 kmCycle
  • Preston Rail Station Railway station 4.5 kmCycle

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

9 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Primary School, 90 m away.

More stations near PR4 0NY, and how we find them

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

Which GP surgeries are near PR4 0NY?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of PR4 0NY, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near PR4 0NY?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of PR4 0NY, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • EV On the Move Charging point · 6 chargers · CCS · up to 250 kW 1.3 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near PR4 0NY?

The nearest to the centre of PR4 0NY, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to PR4 0NY?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near PR4 0NY?

The nearest care homes to the centre of PR4 0NY, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near PR4 0NY?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of PR4 0NY, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near PR4 0NY?

The nearest vets to the centre of PR4 0NY on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is PR4 0NY in a conservation area?

The centre of PR4 0NY is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near PR4 0NY?

Police.uk records 134 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of PR4 0NY in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences54 reports
Anti-social behaviour23 reports
Criminal damage and arson20 reports
Public order11 reports
Burglary7 reports
Other theft5 reports

Also: drugs 4, vehicle crime 3, other crime 3, shoplifting 1, bicycle theft 1, robbery 1, possession of weapons 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

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

The official record for PR4 0NY

Ward
Ingol & Cottam
Parish
Lea
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Cottam
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
December 1998

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

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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