PR4 4RB postcode in Longton, Lancashire

PR4 4RB is a postcode in Longton, in the Hoole ward of South Ribble. It is in the South Ribble parliamentary constituency and the Lancashire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding High flood risk 1 of 51 homes and businesses at high risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 0% of homes and businesses at PR4 4RB can get it Across South Ribble: 88% Typical price £265,000 Homes sold in PR4 4, last 12 months. ▼ 12% on the year before Nearest station Croston 4.4 km in a straight line

Where PR4 4RB is, and what is near it

Map of PR4 4RB and what is near it Map of PR4 4RB: its centre point, with the 170 other postcodes in the PR4 4 sector, 4 schools (2 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 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. PR4 4AW: also in PR4 4PR4 4BU: also in PR4 4PR4 4BW: also in PR4 4PR4 4BX: also in PR4 4PR4 4GA: also in PR4 4PR4 4GB: also in PR4 4PR4 4GD: also in PR4 4PR4 4GE: also in PR4 4PR4 4GF: also in PR4 4PR4 4GG: also in PR4 4PR4 4GH: also in PR4 4PR4 4GJ: also in PR4 4PR4 4GL: also in PR4 4PR4 4GN: also in PR4 4PR4 4GP: also in PR4 4PR4 4GR: also in PR4 4PR4 4GS: also in PR4 4PR4 4HA: also in PR4 4PR4 4HB: also in PR4 4PR4 4HD: also in PR4 4PR4 4HE: also in PR4 4PR4 4HF: also in PR4 4PR4 4HG: also in PR4 4PR4 4HH: also in PR4 4PR4 4HJ: also in PR4 4PR4 4HL: also in PR4 4PR4 4HQ: also in PR4 4PR4 4QA: also in PR4 4PR4 4QB: also in PR4 4PR4 4QD: also in PR4 4PR4 4QE: also in PR4 4PR4 4QH: also in PR4 4PR4 4QJ: also in PR4 4PR4 4QL: also in PR4 4PR4 4QN: also in PR4 4PR4 4QP: also in PR4 4PR4 4RA: also in PR4 4PR4 4RD: also in PR4 4PR4 4RE: also in PR4 4PR4 4RF: also in PR4 4PR4 4RG: also in PR4 4PR4 4RH: also in PR4 4PR4 4RJ: also in PR4 4PR4 4RL: also in PR4 4PR4 4RQ: also in PR4 4PR4 4SA: also in PR4 4PR4 4SB: also in PR4 4PR4 4SD: also in PR4 4PR4 4SE: also in PR4 4PR4 4SL: also in PR4 4PR4 4SR: also in PR4 4PR4 4SS: also in PR4 4PR4 4SU: also in PR4 4PR4 4SX: also in PR4 4PR4 4SY: also in PR4 4PR4 4TA: also in PR4 4PR4 4TB: also in PR4 4PR4 4TD: also in PR4 4PR4 4TE: also in PR4 4PR4 4TH: also in PR4 4 Beeches Medical Centre 2.3 kmSchool 3.6 kmGP 3.8 kmCroston station 4.4 kmLeyland station 7.2 kmNew Longton & Hutton East PR4 4RB Map of PR4 4RB and what is near it Map of PR4 4RB: its centre point, with the 170 other postcodes in the PR4 4 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 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. 2 schools, 1.7–3.3 kmBeeches Medical Centre 2.3 kmCroston station 4.4 kmNew Longton & Hutton East PR4 4RB
  • PR4 4RB
  • Other postcodes in PR4 4: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 4 bus stops
  • 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 53.7054, longitude -2.7958)

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; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after PR4 4RB?

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 4RB?

Every home and business at PR4 4RB can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

PR4 4RB 0% South Ribble 88%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

PR4 4RB 100% South Ribble 99%
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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 4RB?

BinDayBuddy has not read South Ribble Borough Council's days for PR4 4RB today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for PR4 4RB on BinDayBuddy

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 4RB at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

High risk

The Environment Agency counts 51 homes and businesses at PR4 4RB. 1 is in an area at high risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, and 20 more at a lower risk.

51 homes and businesses at PR4 4RB High: 1Medium: 12Low: 8Not in an area at risk: 30

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 South Ribble

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for PR4 4RB: 2,240 properties in South Ribble are at high risk (3.7% of all its properties). All the figures for South Ribble

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 4RB 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 4RB?

Homes in PR4 4 sold for a typical £265,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 75 sales, down 12% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£265,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£301,250 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 12% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £466,500 25 sales
  • Semi-detached £255,000 40 sales
  • Terraced 4 sales, too few to price
  • Flat or maisonette £168,975 6 sales

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 4RB

HM Land Registry records 7 standard sales of homes in PR4 4RB from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 12 June 2026. The middle sale was £236,000, from £205,000 to £352,000. Across PR4 4, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £265,000. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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 4RB

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at PR4 4RB. 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 4RB?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,010 homes in the neighbourhood around PR4 4RB. The largest share of them, 40%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (38%). 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 4RB

Band D in South Ribble for 2026‑27: £2,443. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,628 (band A) to £4,071 (band G); band C, the most common, is £2,171.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 20 (2%)£1,628
Band Babout 110 (11%)£1,900
Band Cabout 400 (40%)£2,171
Band Dabout 240 (24%)£2,443
Band Eabout 130 (13%)£2,985
Band Fabout 80 (8%)£3,528
Band Gabout 30 (3%)£4,071
Band Hwithheld£4,885

When the homes were built

  1. 16% Before 1900
  2. 4% 1900 to 1918
  3. 8% 1919 to 1939
  4. 10% 1945 to 1964
  5. 38% 1965 to 1982
  6. 7% 1983 to 1999
  7. 10% 2000 to 2009
  8. 3% 2010 to 2019
  9. 5% 2020 or later

Averages for South Ribble 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 4RB is in (ONS area E01025436), 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 4RB?

The nearest open schools to PR4 4RB, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near PR4 4RB, 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 4RB?

The nearest railway station to the centre of PR4 4RB is Croston Rail Station, 4.4 km away in a straight line.

  • Croston Rail Station Railway station 4.4 kmCycle
  • Leyland Rail Station Railway station 7.2 kmDrive

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

4 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Burial Ground, 22 m away.

More stations near PR4 4RB, 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 4RB?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of PR4 4RB, 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 4RB?

0 within 1 km 3 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of PR4 4RB, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Instavolt Charging point · 4 chargers 2.6 kmCycle
  • Instavolt Charging point · No details mapped 2.9 kmCycle
  • Instavolt Charging point · No details mapped 2.9 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 4RB?

The nearest to the centre of PR4 4RB, 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 4RB?

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 4RB?

The nearest care homes to the centre of PR4 4RB, 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 4RB?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of PR4 4RB, 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 4RB?

The nearest vets to the centre of PR4 4RB 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 4RB in a conservation area?

The centre of PR4 4RB 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 4RB?

Police.uk records 18 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of PR4 4RB in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences6 reports
Anti-social behaviour5 reports
Other theft4 reports
Criminal damage and arson2 reports
Burglary1 report

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 4RB

Ward
Hoole
Parish
Much Hoole
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Longton
Rural or urban
Urban, 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

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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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