PR4 5YF postcode in Longton, Lancashire

PR4 5YF is a postcode in Longton, in the Longton & Hutton West ward of South Ribble. It is in the South Ribble parliamentary constituency and the Lancashire police force area, and has been in use since December 2000.

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. South Ribble: 88% Typical price £260,000 Homes sold in PR4 5, last 12 months. ▼ 23% on the year before Nearest station Croston 6.4 km in a straight line

Where PR4 5YF is, and what is near it

Map of PR4 5YF and what is near it Map of PR4 5YF: its centre point, with the 228 other postcodes in the PR4 5 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 6 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. PR4 5AA: also in PR4 5PR4 5AB: also in PR4 5PR4 5AE: also in PR4 5PR4 5AF: also in PR4 5PR4 5AH: also in PR4 5PR4 5AJ: also in PR4 5PR4 5AL: also in PR4 5PR4 5AN: also in PR4 5PR4 5AP: also in PR4 5PR4 5AQ: also in PR4 5PR4 5AR: also in PR4 5PR4 5AS: also in PR4 5PR4 5AT: also in PR4 5PR4 5AU: also in PR4 5PR4 5AX: also in PR4 5PR4 5AY: also in PR4 5PR4 5BA: also in PR4 5PR4 5BB: also in PR4 5PR4 5BD: also in PR4 5PR4 5BE: also in PR4 5PR4 5BH: also in PR4 5PR4 5BJ: also in PR4 5PR4 5BL: also in PR4 5PR4 5BN: also in PR4 5PR4 5BP: also in PR4 5PR4 5BQ: also in PR4 5PR4 5BS: also in PR4 5PR4 5BT: also in PR4 5PR4 5BU: also in PR4 5PR4 5BW: also in PR4 5PR4 5BX: also in PR4 5PR4 5BY: also in PR4 5PR4 5DA: also in PR4 5PR4 5DB: also in PR4 5PR4 5DD: also in PR4 5PR4 5DE: also in PR4 5PR4 5DF: also in PR4 5PR4 5DH: also in PR4 5PR4 5DJ: also in PR4 5PR4 5DL: also in PR4 5PR4 5DN: also in PR4 5PR4 5DQ: also in PR4 5PR4 5DS: also in PR4 5PR4 5DT: also in PR4 5PR4 5EA: also in PR4 5PR4 5EB: also in PR4 5PR4 5ED: also in PR4 5PR4 5EP: also in PR4 5PR4 5EQ: also in PR4 5PR4 5HA: also in PR4 5PR4 5HN: also in PR4 5PR4 5HP: also in PR4 5PR4 5HQ: also in PR4 5PR4 5HR: also in PR4 5PR4 5LJ: also in PR4 5PR4 5LN: also in PR4 5PR4 5NB: also in PR4 5PR4 5ND: also in PR4 5PR4 5NE: also in PR4 5PR4 5NH: also in PR4 5PR4 5NL: also in PR4 5PR4 5NN: also in PR4 5PR4 5NP: also in PR4 5PR4 5PA: also in PR4 5PR4 5PB: also in PR4 5PR4 5PD: also in PR4 5PR4 5PE: also in PR4 5PR4 5PH: also in PR4 5PR4 5PJ: also in PR4 5PR4 5PN: also in PR4 5PR4 5WB: also in PR4 5PR4 5WD: also in PR4 5PR4 5WE: also in PR4 5PR4 5WH: also in PR4 5PR4 5WJ: also in PR4 5PR4 5WL: also in PR4 5PR4 5WN: also in PR4 5PR4 5XB: also in PR4 5PR4 5XD: also in PR4 5PR4 5XP: also in PR4 5PR4 5YA: also in PR4 5PR4 5YB: also in PR4 5PR4 5YD: also in PR4 5PR4 5YE: also in PR4 5PR4 5YH: also in PR4 5PR4 5YJ: also in PR4 5PR4 5YL: also in PR4 5PR4 5YN: also in PR4 5PR4 5YS: also in PR4 5PR4 5YT: also in PR4 5PR4 5YU: also in PR4 5PR4 5YY: also in PR4 5PR4 5ZA: also in PR4 5PR4 5ZB: also in PR4 5PR4 5ZD: also in PR4 5PR4 5ZE: also in PR4 5PR4 5ZF: also in PR4 5PR4 5ZG: also in PR4 5PR4 5ZH: also in PR4 5PR4 5ZJ: also in PR4 5PR4 5ZL: also in PR4 5PR4 5ZN: also in PR4 5PR4 5ZP: also in PR4 5PR4 5ZQ: also in PR4 5PR4 5ZR: also in PR4 5PR4 5ZS: also in PR4 5PR4 5ZT: also in PR4 5PR4 5ZU: also in PR4 5PR4 5ZX: also in PR4 5PR4 5ZY: also in PR4 5 2 schools, 2.0–3.6 kmNew Longton Surgery 3.1 kmCroston station 6.4 kmPreston station 6.5 kmLongton PR4 5YF Map of PR4 5YF and what is near it Map of PR4 5YF: its centre point, with the 228 other postcodes in the PR4 5 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 6 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Croston station 6.4 kmLongton & Hutton West PR4 5YF
  • PR4 5YF
  • Other postcodes in PR4 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 6 bus stops
  • 1 EV charging point
  • 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 53.7247, longitude -2.7911)

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; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after PR4 5YF?

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 5YF?

Every home and business at PR4 5YF can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

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

South Ribble: 88%

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

South Ribble: 99%

The line marks the figure across South Ribble.

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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 5YF?

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

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

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 5YF: 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 5YF is in one of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for it at 14:56 on 22 October 2026.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 14:56 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 5YF?

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 5YF

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in PR4 5YF 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 5YF?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 710 homes in the neighbourhood around PR4 5YF. The largest share of them, 21%, are in council tax band D. 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 5YF

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 D, the most common, is £2,443.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 60 (8%)£1,628
Band Babout 100 (14%)£1,900
Band Cabout 140 (20%)£2,171
Band Dabout 150 (21%)£2,443
Band Eabout 110 (15%)£2,985
Band Fabout 110 (15%)£3,528
Band Gabout 40 (6%)£4,071
Band Hfewer than 5£4,885

When the homes were built

  1. 9% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 3% 1919 to 1939
  4. 21% 1945 to 1964
  5. 38% 1965 to 1982
  6. 15% 1983 to 1999
  7. 10% 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 2010 to 2019
  9. 1% 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 5YF is in (ONS area E01025441), 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 5YF?

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

Primary

Secondary

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

The nearest railway station to the centre of PR4 5YF is Croston Rail Station, 6.4 km away in a straight line.

  • Croston Rail Station Railway station 6.4 kmDrive
  • Preston Rail Station Railway station 6.5 kmDrive

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

6 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Golden Ball, 111 m away.

More stations near PR4 5YF, 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 5YF?

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

1 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

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

  • Instavolt Charging point · 4 chargers 550 mWalk

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 5YF?

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

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 5YF?

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

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

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

The centre of PR4 5YF 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 5YF?

Police.uk records 14 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of PR4 5YF in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences6 reports
Other theft3 reports
Anti-social behaviour2 reports
Criminal damage and arson1 report
Burglary1 report
Shoplifting1 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 5YF

Ward
Longton & Hutton West
Parish
Longton
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Longton
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
December 2000

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

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PR4 5YE30 mPR4 5AR50 mPR4 5ZE80 mPR4 5HP100 mPR4 5YH120 mPR4 5AQ120 m
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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