PR4 0TH postcode in Preston, Lancashire
PR4 0TH is a postcode in Preston, in the Preston Rural North ward. It is in the Ribble Valley parliamentary constituency and the Lancashire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.
Where PR4 0TH is, and what is near it
- PR4 0TH
- Other postcodes in PR4 0: press one for its page
- 4 schools
- 2 railway stations
- 3 GP practices
- Further out, with the distance
Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.8249, longitude -2.7879)
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 0TH?
- PrestonDistrict council Preston: bins, council tax, planning
- LancashireCounty council Lancashire: schools, roads, care
- Council tax bandSet for each home, not for a postcode. The bands and a year's charge around PR4 0TH Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- LancashirePolice force area
- Ribble ValleyParliamentary constituency. Its MP is Maya Ellis (Labour), as Parliament lists them. Contact Maya Ellis
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 0TH?
Every home and business at PR4 0TH can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.
Share of homes and businesses that can get it
Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)
Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)
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 0TH?
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 daysSource: 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 0TH at risk of flooding?
From rivers and the sea, long term
Medium riskThe Environment Agency counts 24 homes and businesses at PR4 0TH. 1 is in an area at medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, and 7 more at a lower risk.
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.
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 0TH: 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 0TH is in one of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for it at 20:14 on 22 October 2026.
- Upper River Wyre, BrockFlood alert areaIts warnings on GOV.UK: Upper River Wyre, Brock
Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 20:14 on 22 October 2026, using Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta). Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these
What do homes sell for near PR4 0TH?
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.
- 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 postcodeSource: 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 0TH
HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in PR4 0TH 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
What council tax band are homes near PR4 0TH?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 580 homes in the neighbourhood around PR4 0TH. The largest share of them, 21%, are in council tax band F. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (31%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.
Council tax bands, and a year's council tax
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 F, the most common, is £3,721.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | about 10 (2%) | £1,717 |
| Band B | about 90 (16%) | £2,003 |
| Band C | about 80 (14%) | £2,290 |
| Band D | about 90 (16%) | £2,576 |
| Band E | about 90 (16%) | £3,148 |
| Band F | about 120 (21%) | £3,721 |
| Band G | about 100 (17%) | £4,293 |
| Band H | withheld | £5,151 |
When the homes were built
- 31% Before 1900
- 2% 1900 to 1918
- 9% 1919 to 1939
- 10% 1945 to 1964
- 5% 1965 to 1982
- 7% 1983 to 1999
- 5% 2000 to 2009
- 3% 2010 to 2019
- 28% 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 0TH is in (ONS area E01034346), rounded by the VOA.
Check one home's band on GOV.UKSource: 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 0TH?
The nearest open schools to PR4 0TH, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.
Primary
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 0TH?
The nearest railway station to the centre of PR4 0TH is Salwick Rail Station, 5.2 km away in a straight line.
- Salwick Rail Station Railway station 5.2 kmDrive
- Kirkham & Wesham Rail Station Railway station 7.5 kmDrive
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.
More stations near PR4 0TH, and how we find themSource: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are near PR4 0TH?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of PR4 0TH, 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.
- North Preston Medical Practice Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report October 2018, over 3 years old · Phone 01772 645665 6.1 kmDrive
- Great Eccleston Hlth Ctr Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report March 2017, over 3 years old · Phone 01995 670066 6.2 kmDrive
- Lytham Road Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report October 2025 · Phone 01772 716033 6.5 kmDrive
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 0TH?
OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of PR4 0TH on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.
See more chargers on Open Charge MapSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Which dentists are near PR4 0TH?
The nearest to the centre of PR4 0TH, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- Broughton Dental Surgery Phone 01772 861780 4.3 kmCycle
- Longton Dental Practice Phone 01772 614170 4.6 kmCycle
- BallDent Ltd Phone 01772 953510 5.1 kmDrive
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 0TH?
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.
- First Trust Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report September 2022, over 3 years old · Phone 01772 860884 5.6 kmDrive
- Royal Preston Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report November 2023 · Phone 01772 716565 6.5 kmDrive
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 0TH?
The nearest care homes to the centre of PR4 0TH, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.
- Swillbrook House Residential Home Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report May 2022, over 3 years old · Phone 01772 690317 2.7 kmCycle
- Hulton House Care Residence Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report August 2023, over 3 years old · Phone 01772 348321 4.7 kmCycle
- Dovehaven Lodge Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report May 2023, over 3 years old · Phone 01772 723745 4.9 kmCycle
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 vets are near PR4 0TH?
The nearest vets to the centre of PR4 0TH on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- Moore Vets Phone +44 1772 963837 3.5 kmCycle
- Lambert, Leonard & May Farm Vets Phone +44 1772 866014 5.6 kmDrive
- Oakhill Veterinary Centre Phone +44 1772 861300 5.7 kmDrive
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 0TH in a conservation area?
The centre of PR4 0TH 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 0TH?
Police.uk records 3 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of PR4 0TH in August 2026, the latest month it has published.
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 monthsSource: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
The official record for PR4 0TH
- Ward
- Preston Rural North
- Parish
- Woodplumpton
- Region
- North West
- Country
- England
- Rural or urban
- Smaller rural, nearer to a major town or city
- In use since
- January 1980
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources
Where to check what we do not hold
- Food hygiene ratings: Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency
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