# PR4 6HJ: area report for a postcode in West Lancashire

PR4 6HJ is a postcode in West Lancashire.

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 West Lancashire. Open the map at PR4 6HJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [West Lancashire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lancashire) › [PR4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr4) › [PR4 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr4-6)

## Around this postcode

- **0 crimes within 500 m**: August, none in July either. West Lancashire 001F: 47 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.8196,53.6755,PR46HJ
- **Croston, 2.9 km**: About 36 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.8196,53.6755,PR46HJ
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 820 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.8196,53.6755,PR46HJ
- **23 of 24 properties in PR4 6HJ at very 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=-2.8196,53.6755,PR46HJ
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, West Lancashire 001F. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.8196,53.6755,PR46HJ
- **£236,194 average price**: For the whole of West Lancashire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.8196,53.6755,PR46HJ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 980 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.8196,53.6755,PR46HJ
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 750 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.8196,53.6755,PR46HJ
- **87.5% can get gigabit broadband at PR4 6HJ**: Superfast for 87.5%, 12.5% can't get decent broadband. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.8196,53.6755,PR46HJ
- **Loud road and rail noise at PR4 6HJ**: Road 69 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.8196,53.6755,PR46HJ
- **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=-2.8196,53.6755,PR46HJ
- **10.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.8196,53.6755,PR46HJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Tarleton Holy Trinity CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tarleton-holy-trinity-cofe-primary-school-e119573) | Primary | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2023 | 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Tarleton Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tarleton-academy-e137768) | Secondary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2023 | Attainment 8 of 42.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Bretherton Endowed Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bretherton-endowed-church-of-england-voluntary-aided-primary-school-e119461) | Primary | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2026 | £290,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| March 2025 | £275,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 300 m |
| March 2025 | £425,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 420 m |
| August 2025 | £470,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 420 m |
| October 2025 | £285,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 530 m |
| February 2023 | £515,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 540 m |
| February 2025 | £365,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 550 m |
| November 2024 | £255,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 560 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: TARLETON GROUP PRACTICE (980 m)
- Pharmacies: ROWLANDS PHARMACY (930 m)
- Supermarkets: Aldi Liverpool Road (750 m, Aldi); Co-op Tarleton (900 m, The Co-operative Group); Spar - Tarleton (940 m, Spar)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £236,194** (July 2026). West Lancashire’s average house price was £236,194 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 5.2% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £38,102** (2025). Full-time workers living in West Lancashire earned a median of £38,102 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 163rd lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.2×** (2025). A home in West Lancashire costs 6.2 times local full-time pay. Joint 106th 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: 18.3** (2025). West Lancashire has a deprivation score of 18.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 138th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## West Lancashire 001F (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 9.8** (2025). West Lancashire 001F has a deprivation score of 9.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,504th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £290,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in West Lancashire 001F was £290,000 in 2025. Joint 15,254th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,522** (2021). West Lancashire 001F had 1,522 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 22,345th most 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: 82.2%** (January 2026). In West Lancashire 001F, 82.2% 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: [West Lancashire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lancashire)
- Centre: 53.6755, -2.8196

Council: [West Lancashire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lancashire) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Southport](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/southport): Patrick Hurley (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=-2.8196,53.6755,PR46HJ

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