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

Typical net household income£37,326a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime68per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)44
Owner-occupied74%

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

£256,500median home sold over the past year · +9.1% over 5 years · -3.2% over the year · 1,073 sales
Detached£362,500
Semi-detached£217,000
Terraced£159,992
Flat£110,000
Preston£187,500
North West£225,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
New Longton & HuttonSouth Ribble 34895 £328,500
Longton & Walmer BridgeSouth Ribble 53392 £270,750
Broughton & WychnorPreston 74589 £324,500
Hesketh Bank & TarletonWest Lancashire 1,02685 £285,000
FaringtonSouth Ribble 1,37680 £234,250
Bonds, Bilsborrow & WyresdaleWyre 1,54078 £322,000
Croston & MawdesleyChorley 1,70575 £295,500
Lea & MarinaPreston 2,32266 £227,500
Clifton & Newton-with-ScalesFylde 2,39765 £251,500
Cadley & CollegePreston 2,43864 £255,500
Pilling, Great Eccleston & InskipWyre 2,48664 £340,000
Kirkham & WeshamFylde 2,60362 £225,000
Warton & FreckletonFylde 2,77460 £214,475
Elswick, Singleton & WeetonFylde 2,81559 £287,000
Rufford & BanksWest Lancashire 3,24053 £237,500
Ashton-on-Ribble & LarchesPreston 5,31122 £167,000
Preston Town CentrePreston 6,07811 £125,000

People living in PR4 Census 2021

Residents144,877
Median age (est.)44
Density261per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above35%
No car or van15%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 11%25–44 24%45–64 28%65+ 21%

Tenure

Own outright: 40%Mortgage/shared: 34%Social rent: 10%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 40%Mortgage/shared 34%Social rent 10%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 9%Other: 17%
One person 29%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 9%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Managers & directors 14% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional21%
Managers & directors14%
Associate professional13%
Skilled trades11%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure9%
Elementary9%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 91%Asian: 6%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 91%Asian 6%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

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.