# PR4 0SZ: area report for a postcode in Preston

PR4 0SZ is a postcode in Preston.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Preston. Open the map at PR4 0SZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Preston](https://openindex.co.uk/preston) › [PR4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr4) › [PR4 0](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr4-0)

## Around this postcode

- **1 crime within 500 m**: August, none in July. Preston 002E: 52 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.7942,53.8242,PR40SZ
- **Salwick, 5 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.7942,53.8242,PR40SZ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 780 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.7942,53.8242,PR40SZ
- **9 of 9 properties in PR4 0SZ at low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 2. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.7942,53.8242,PR40SZ
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Preston 002E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.7942,53.8242,PR40SZ
- **£188,629 average price**: For the whole of Preston, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.7942,53.8242,PR40SZ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.7942,53.8242,PR40SZ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.7942,53.8242,PR40SZ
- **No gigabit broadband at PR4 0SZ**: Superfast for 0%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.7942,53.8242,PR40SZ
- **Low road and rail noise at PR4 0SZ**: Road 49 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.7942,53.8242,PR40SZ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.7942,53.8242,PR40SZ
- **9.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.7942,53.8242,PR40SZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Hope School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hope-school-e143041) | Independent | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Catforth Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/catforth-primary-school-e119160) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2023 | £670,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 420 m |

## Within 1 km

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £188,629** (July 2026). Preston’s average house price was £188,629 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 7.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £37,214** (2025). Full-time workers living in Preston earned a median of £37,214 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 131st lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 5.1×** (2025). A home in Preston costs 5.1 times local full-time pay. Joint 47th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 28.8** (2025). Preston has a deprivation score of 28.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 48th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Preston 002E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 17.2** (2025). Preston 002E has a deprivation score of 17.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 16,636th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £334,450** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Preston 002E was £334,450 in 2025. 12,829th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,119** (2021). Preston 002E had 1,119 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 11,627th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 85.9%** (January 2026). In Preston 002E, 85.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## PR4 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £260,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in PR4 was £260,000 in 2025. Joint 829th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 65,456** (2021). PR4 had 65,456 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 63rd most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in PR4 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 80.1%** (January 2026). In PR4, 80.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Preston](https://openindex.co.uk/preston)
- Centre: 53.8242, -2.7942

Council: [Preston](https://openindex.co.uk/preston) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Ribble Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/ribble-valley): Maya Ellis (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.7942,53.8242,PR40SZ

## How to cite

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