| Postcode | PR4 4GN | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Preston | 
| Nearest station | Croston (4 km) | 
| Bus stops | Smithy Inn (N) Barnfield (W) Brook Lane (SW) Village Hall (E) Brook Lane (S) Liverpool Old Road (SW) | 
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 37 View | 
| Known addresses | Smithydale, 11A Smithy Lane, Much Hoole 2A Smithy Lane, Much Hoole 9A Smithy Lane, Much Hoole 10 Smithy Lane, Much Hoole 11 Smithy Lane, Much Hoole 14 Smithy Lane, Much Hoole 15 Smithy Lane, Much Hoole 16 Smithy Lane, Much Hoole 19 Smithy Lane, Much Hoole 20 Smithy Lane, Much Hoole 22 Smithy Lane, Much Hoole 24 Smithy Lane, Much Hoole 27 Smithy Lane, Much Hoole 29 Smithy Lane, Much Hoole 31 Smithy Lane, Much Hoole 32 Smithy Lane, Much Hoole 33 Smithy Lane, Much Hoole 35 Smithy Lane, Much Hoole 37 Smithy Lane, Much Hoole 39 Smithy Lane, Much Hoole | 
| Main property type | Semi-detached | 
| Businesses | 
| Latitude | 53.699779 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -2.801062 | |
| Easting | 347210 | |
| Northing | 422892 | |
| Grid reference | SD472228 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 513133 5950138 | |
| what3words | enigma.highlighted.cookbooks | |
| FixPhrase | crucial lushly swimming vertigo | |
| Plus code | 9C5VM5XX+WH | |
| Altitude | 14 metres (46 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:10 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:41 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 9.4 KMs (5.8 miles) | 
| Parish | Much Hoole | E04005297 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Hoole | E05010224 | 
| Local Authority District | South Ribble | E07000126 | 
| County Electoral Division | South Ribble West | E58000823 | 
| Local Authority | Lancashire | E10000017 | 
| County | Lancashire | E10000017 | 
| Constituency (2024) | South Ribble | E14001491 | 
| MP | Paul Foster | Labour | 
| Police force | Lancashire | |
| Water company | United Utilities | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Mid Lancashire | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Lancashire | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | North West | |
| Country | England | E92000001 | 
| Date introduced | January 1980 | 
|---|---|
| Last updated | September 2025 | 
| User type | Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day) | 
| Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean | 
| Population (2011) | 84 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 33 | |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) | Most deprivedLeast deprived | |
| Average household income (2020) | Lowest (£22,200)
                        Highest (£108,100)
                       | |
| Rural/urban (2021) | Urban: Nearer to a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Urban city and town | |
| Built up area (2024) | Longton | E63008024 | 
| Census output area (2021) | E00129102 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 1B3 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | South Ribble 011A | E01025436 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | South Ribble 011A | E01025436 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Longton & Walmer Bridge | E02005297 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Longton & Walmer Bridge | E02005297 | 
| Travel to work area | Preston | E30000255 | 
| Average property price in Preston | £215,089 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | 0.5% | 
| Address | Type | Date | Price | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Smithy Lane, Much Hoole | Semi-detached (freehold) | Jul 2024 | £212,000 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Jul 2000 | £68,500 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | May 1998 | £56,000 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Jun 1996 | £45,000 | |
| 15 Smithy Lane, Much Hoole | Semi-detached (freehold) | Sep 2022 | £285,000 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Dec 2015 | £199,950 | |
| 11 Smithy Lane, Much Hoole | Semi-detached (freehold) | May 2022 | £275,000 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Oct 2010 | £185,000 | |
| 29 Smithy Lane, Much Hoole | Detached (freehold) | Aug 2021 | £290,000 | 
| 31 Smithy Lane, Much Hoole | Semi-detached (freehold) | Jul 2021 | £180,000 | 
| 2A Smithy Lane, Much Hoole | Flat (freehold) | Apr 2021 | £200,000 | 
| 20 Smithy Lane, Much Hoole | Semi-detached (freehold) | Mar 2021 | £210,000 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Jul 2020 | £132,000 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Dec 2001 | £82,000 | |
| 16 Smithy Lane, Much Hoole | Semi-detached (freehold) | Mar 2021 | £180,000 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Jul 1996 | £59,750 | |
| 32 Smithy Lane, Much Hoole | Detached (freehold) | Feb 2018 | £346,500 | 
| 39 Smithy Lane, Much Hoole | Semi-detached (freehold) | Jan 2018 | £200,000 |