PR4 postcode area · Preston
The PR4 postcode district spans 17 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Chorley, Fylde, Preston, South Ribble, West Lancashire, Wyre. Area Scores range from 11 to 94 across them. Every full PR4 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
In summary
The PR4 district contains both ends of the scale: New Longton & Hutton at 95 out of 100 (#348 of 6,856 in England) against Preston Town Centre at 11, an 84-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 7 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 2 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £125,000 in Preston Town Centre to £340,000 in Pilling, Great Eccleston & Inskip — a 2.7× gap within the PR4 district. Note that the district straddles 6 local authorities — Chorley, Fylde, Preston, South Ribble, West Lancashire and Wyre — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.
Living here
Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.
House prices in the PR4 district
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Longton & HuttonSouth Ribble | 348 | 95 | £328,500 |
| Longton & Walmer BridgeSouth Ribble | 533 | 92 | £270,750 |
| Broughton & WychnorPreston | 745 | 89 | £324,500 |
| Hesketh Bank & TarletonWest Lancashire | 1,026 | 85 | £285,000 |
| FaringtonSouth Ribble | 1,376 | 80 | £234,250 |
| Bonds, Bilsborrow & WyresdaleWyre | 1,540 | 78 | £322,000 |
| Croston & MawdesleyChorley | 1,705 | 75 | £295,500 |
| Lea & MarinaPreston | 2,322 | 66 | £227,500 |
| Clifton & Newton-with-ScalesFylde | 2,397 | 65 | £251,500 |
| Cadley & CollegePreston | 2,438 | 64 | £255,500 |
| Pilling, Great Eccleston & InskipWyre | 2,486 | 64 | £340,000 |
| Kirkham & WeshamFylde | 2,603 | 62 | £225,000 |
| Warton & FreckletonFylde | 2,774 | 60 | £214,475 |
| Elswick, Singleton & WeetonFylde | 2,815 | 59 | £287,000 |
| Rufford & BanksWest Lancashire | 3,240 | 53 | £237,500 |
| Ashton-on-Ribble & LarchesPreston | 5,311 | 22 | £167,000 |
| Preston Town CentrePreston | 6,078 | 11 | £125,000 |
People living in PR4 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 21% · Managers & directors 14% · Associate professional 13%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 21% |
| Managers & directors | 14% |
| Associate professional | 13% |
| Skilled trades | 11% |
| Administrative | 10% |
| Caring & leisure | 9% |
| Elementary | 9% |
| Sales & customer service | 7% |
| Process & plant | 6% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 60% · No religion 29% · Muslim 4%
Born outside the UK: 8%
Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around PR4.
A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.