PR4 5JQ postcode in Longton, Lancashire

PR4 5JQ 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 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 7% of homes and businesses at PR4 5JQ can get it Across South Ribble: 88% Typical price £260,000 Homes sold in PR4 5, last 12 months. ▼ 23% on the year before Nearest station Croston 3.9 km in a straight line

Where PR4 5JQ is, and what is near it

Map of PR4 5JQ and what is near it Map of PR4 5JQ: its centre point, with the 228 other postcodes in the PR4 5 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. PR4 5AW: also in PR4 5PR4 5AZ: also in PR4 5PR4 5BF: also in PR4 5PR4 5BZ: also in PR4 5PR4 5GE: also in PR4 5PR4 5GH: also in PR4 5PR4 5GJ: also in PR4 5PR4 5GL: also in PR4 5PR4 5GN: also in PR4 5PR4 5HF: also in PR4 5PR4 5HX: also in PR4 5PR4 5HY: also in PR4 5PR4 5JB: also in PR4 5PR4 5JG: also in PR4 5PR4 5JJ: also in PR4 5PR4 5JL: also in PR4 5PR4 5JR: also in PR4 5PR4 5JS: also in PR4 5PR4 5JT: also in PR4 5PR4 5JU: also in PR4 5PR4 5JX: also in PR4 5PR4 5JZ: also in PR4 5PR4 5LB: also in PR4 5PR4 5LE: also in PR4 5PR4 5LH: also in PR4 5PR4 5QE: also in PR4 5PR4 5QG: also in PR4 5PR4 5QH: also in PR4 5PR4 5QJ: also in PR4 5PR4 5QL: also in PR4 5PR4 5QN: also in PR4 5PR4 5QR: also in PR4 5PR4 5QU: also in PR4 5PR4 5QW: also in PR4 5PR4 5QY: also in PR4 5PR4 5QZ: also in PR4 5PR4 5RA: also in PR4 5PR4 5RB: also in PR4 5PR4 5RD: also in PR4 5PR4 5RF: also in PR4 5 Beeches Medical Centre 3.8 kmCroston station 3.9 kmSchool 4.8 kmRufford station 6.7 kmTarleton and Hesketh Bank PR4 5JQ Map of PR4 5JQ and what is near it Map of PR4 5JQ: its centre point, with the 228 other postcodes in the PR4 5 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Rufford station 6.7 kmLongton & Hutton West PR4 5JQ
  • PR4 5JQ
  • Other postcodes in PR4 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 3 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 53.6949, longitude -2.8151)

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 5JQ?

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 5JQ?

7% of the homes and businesses at PR4 5JQ can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 7% gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

PR4 5JQ 7% South Ribble 88%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

PR4 5JQ 7% 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 5JQ?

BinDayBuddy has not read South Ribble Borough Council's days for PR4 5JQ today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for PR4 5JQ 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 5JQ 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 5JQ.

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 5JQ: 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 5JQ 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 5JQ?

Homes in PR4 5 sold for a typical £260,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 92 sales, down 23% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£260,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£337,750 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 23% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £410,000 30 sales
  • Semi-detached £235,000 53 sales
  • Terraced £184,625 8 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 1 sale, 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 5JQ

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in PR4 5JQ from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 28 May 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

Food hygiene ratings at PR4 5JQ

The Food Standards Agency lists 2 food businesses at PR4 5JQ. 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 5JQ?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,010 homes in the neighbourhood around PR4 5JQ. 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 5JQ

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 5JQ 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 5JQ?

The nearest open schools to PR4 5JQ, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near PR4 5JQ, 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 5JQ?

The nearest railway station to the centre of PR4 5JQ is Croston Rail Station, 3.9 km away in a straight line.

  • Croston Rail Station Railway station 3.9 kmCycle
  • Rufford Rail Station Railway station 6.7 kmDrive

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

3 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Bangla Fusion, 167 m away.

More stations near PR4 5JQ, 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 5JQ?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of PR4 5JQ, 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 5JQ?

0 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of PR4 5JQ, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Instavolt Charging point · No details mapped 1.6 kmCycle
  • Instavolt Charging point · No details mapped 1.6 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 5JQ?

The nearest to the centre of PR4 5JQ, 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 5JQ?

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 5JQ?

The nearest care homes to the centre of PR4 5JQ, 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 5JQ?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of PR4 5JQ, 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 5JQ?

The nearest vets to the centre of PR4 5JQ 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 5JQ in a conservation area?

The centre of PR4 5JQ is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

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 5JQ?

Police.uk records 18 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of PR4 5JQ in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour7 reports
Violence and sexual offences5 reports
Criminal damage and arson3 reports
Burglary1 report
Vehicle crime1 report
Other theft1 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 5JQ

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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All of PR4

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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