PR4 4SY postcode in South Ribble, Lancashire

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

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 0% of homes and businesses at PR4 4SY 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 4SY is, and what is near it

Map of PR4 4SY and what is near it Map of PR4 4SY: 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) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. PR4 4AG: also in PR4 4PR4 4AW: also in PR4 4PR4 4BU: also in PR4 4PR4 4BW: also in PR4 4PR4 4BX: also in PR4 4PR4 4RA: also in PR4 4PR4 4RZ: also in PR4 4PR4 4SA: also in PR4 4PR4 4SB: also in PR4 4PR4 4SD: also in PR4 4PR4 4SE: also in PR4 4PR4 4SH: also in PR4 4PR4 4SL: also in PR4 4PR4 4SP: also in PR4 4PR4 4SR: also in PR4 4PR4 4SS: also in PR4 4PR4 4ST: also in PR4 4PR4 4SU: also in PR4 4PR4 4SX: also in PR4 4PR4 4TA: also in PR4 4PR4 4TB: also in PR4 4PR4 4TE: also in PR4 4PR4 4TH: also in PR4 4PR4 4XH: also in PR4 4PR4 4XJ: also in PR4 4PR4 4XL: also in PR4 4PR4 4XN: also in PR4 4PR4 4XP: also in PR4 4PR4 4XQ: also in PR4 4PR4 4XR: also in PR4 4PR4 4XS: also in PR4 4PR4 4XT: also in PR4 4PR4 4XW: also in PR4 4PR4 4YN: also in PR4 4PR4 4YQ: also in PR4 4PR4 4YR: also in PR4 4PR4 4YS: also in PR4 4PR4 4ZQ: also in PR4 4 2 places, 2.1–2.4 kmLongton Health Centre 2.6 kmCroston station 4.4 kmLeyland station 5.1 kmNew Longton & Hutton East PR4 4SY Map of PR4 4SY and what is near it Map of PR4 4SY: 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) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. School 1.7 kmSchool 3.0 kmCroston station 4.4 kmNew Longton & Hutton East PR4 4SY
  • PR4 4SY
  • Other postcodes in PR4 4: 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 53.7061, longitude -2.7634)

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 4SY?

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 4SY?

None of the homes and businesses at PR4 4SY can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

PR4 4SY 0% South Ribble 88%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

PR4 4SY 0% South Ribble 99%
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 4SY?

South Ribble Borough Council's collection system is not answering BinDayBuddy just now. BinDayBuddy links to the council's own checker meanwhile.

Check the bin days for PR4 4SY 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 4SY 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 4SY.

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 4SY: 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 4SY 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 4SY?

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 4SY

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in PR4 4SY from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 13 February 2025. 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

What council tax band are homes near PR4 4SY?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 900 homes in the neighbourhood around PR4 4SY. The largest share of them, 34%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (35%). 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 4SY

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 90 (10%)£1,628
Band Babout 200 (22%)£1,900
Band Cabout 310 (34%)£2,171
Band Dabout 130 (14%)£2,443
Band Eabout 90 (10%)£2,985
Band Fabout 50 (6%)£3,528
Band Gabout 30 (3%)£4,071
Band Hfewer than 5£4,885

When the homes were built

  1. 12% Before 1900
  2. 6% 1900 to 1918
  3. 6% 1919 to 1939
  4. 18% 1945 to 1964
  5. 35% 1965 to 1982
  6. 4% 1983 to 1999
  7. 11% 2000 to 2009
  8. 10% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

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 4SY is in (ONS area E01025437), 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 4SY?

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

Primary

Secondary

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

The nearest railway station to the centre of PR4 4SY 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 5.1 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 4SY, 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 4SY?

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

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

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

  • Instavolt Charging point · 4 chargers 2.7 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 4SY?

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

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 4SY?

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

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

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

We have asked planning.data.gov.uk what the centre of PR4 4SY is inside, and its answer has not arrived yet. Open this page again in a minute to see it here. The council's planning team can answer for one address.

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 4SY?

Police.uk records 3 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of PR4 4SY in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences2 reports
Anti-social behaviour1 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 4SY

Ward
Hoole
Parish
Little Hoole
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

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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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