Among the least deprived
IMD England
Low · 3.1 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£241,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
North West
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for PR4 0DU
Postcode
PR4 0DU
Coordinates
53.7889, -2.7639
Grid reference
SD497327
Easting
349,768
Northing
432,783
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5VQ6QP+HC
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Cottam (Preston)
Travel to Work
Preston
ITL Region
Preston
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
27221
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 27221 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesProperty sales · PR4 0DU
HM Land Registry · Preston
Average price
£213,857
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £241,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Feb '24 – Mar '25Mar '25: 1 sales · avg £248,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£315k£201k£88k
Feb '24Mar '24Oct '24Jan '25Mar '25
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near PR4 0DU
England & WalesCrime trends · near PR4 0DU
Counts are for Preston Rural North electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
12
YoY +20%
24167
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
2
YoY -83%
20112
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
4
YoY —
1050
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
5
YoY —
740
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.87.3%
Indian4.0%
Other White1.6%
African1.4%
White & Asian1.1%
+ other · 4.7%
Religion
Christian58.6%
No religion31.6%
Not answered4.0%
Hindu2.6%
Muslim2.0%
+ other · 1.1%
Age groups
35–4923.5%
25–3420.9%
50–6415.3%
≤49.1%
5–97.4%
+ 5 other age groups · 23.8%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children25.2%
Other14.1%
Cohabiting couple family: No children13.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.2%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children8.3%
+ 8 other households · 26.7%
Administrative Information
Preston
Local Authority
Council AreaRibble Valley E14001443
Constituency
E14001443Lancashire
Police Force
England
Ward
Preston Rural North
Constituency code
E14001443
EU Electoral Region
North West
Parish
Woodplumpton
International Territorial Level
Preston
Health & NHS
North West
Health Authority
Serving Lancashire
NHS EnglandLancashire and South Cumbria
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
North West
NHS Region
North West
Integrated Care Board
NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Central Lancashire
Sub ICB Location
NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB - 01E
Cancer Alliance
Lancashire and South Cumbria
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Preston 002F E01034347
E01034347MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Preston 002 E02005254
E02005254LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Preston 002C E01025280
E01025280MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Preston 002 E02005254
E02005254Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:51 AM
Sunrise
6:18 PM
Sunset
12 hours 27 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:51 AM
Sunset (today)
6:18 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 27 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
September 2016
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~10 years
Active Duration
2016 -> PresentSeptember 2016 — Introduced
Postcode PR4 0DU introduced by Royal Mail.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01034347 and MSOA E02005254 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode PR4 0DU is currently active and in use.
First introduced
September 2016
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~10 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near PR4 0DU
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 14%
RWM expected
45%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 21%
RWM expected
65%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 35%
RWM expected
79%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 54%
RWM expected
70%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 22%
RWM expected
65%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 7%
RWM expected
75%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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