| Postcode | PR4 5ZH | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Preston | 
| Nearest station | Croston (6 km) | 
| Bus stops | Bentley Park Road (N) Bentley Park Road (S) Red Lion (W) Hall Lane (N) Hall Lane (S) Black Bull (W) | 
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 31 View | 
| Known addresses | 2 Birkdale Avenue, Longton 4 Birkdale Avenue, Longton 5 Birkdale Avenue, Longton 7 Birkdale Avenue, Longton 8 Birkdale Avenue, Longton 9 Birkdale Avenue, Longton 10 Birkdale Avenue, Longton 14 Birkdale Avenue, Longton 15 Birkdale Avenue, Longton 18 Birkdale Avenue, Longton 19 Birkdale Avenue, Longton 20 Birkdale Avenue, Longton 23 Birkdale Avenue, Longton 25 Birkdale Avenue, Longton 27 Birkdale Avenue, Longton 31 Birkdale Avenue, Longton 33 Birkdale Avenue, Longton 35 Birkdale Avenue, Longton 37 Birkdale Avenue, Longton | 
| Main property type | Semi-detached | 
| Businesses | 
                        No businesses found
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| Latitude | 53.724018 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -2.793354 | |
| Easting | 347749 | |
| Northing | 425583 | |
| Grid reference | SD477255 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 513634 5952836 | |
| what3words | subject.strikers.extra | |
| FixPhrase | crudely lushness shine tantrum | |
| Plus code | 9C5VP6F4+JM | |
| Altitude | 14 metres (46 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:10 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:41 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 9.5 KMs (5.9 miles) | 
| Parish | Longton | E04005296 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Longton & Hutton West | E05010227 | 
| 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) | 61 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 28 | |
| 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) | E00129110 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 6A4 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | South Ribble 011C | E01025438 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | South Ribble 011C | E01025438 | 
| 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 | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Birkdale Avenue, Longton | Semi-detached (freehold) | Feb 2024 | £300,000 | 
| 5 Birkdale Avenue, Longton | Semi-detached (freehold) | May 2023 | £194,810 | 
| 33 Birkdale Avenue, Longton | Detached (freehold) | Feb 2023 | £360,000 | 
| Detached (freehold) | Jun 2006 | £166,000 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Dec 1999 | £84,000 | |
| 27 Birkdale Avenue, Longton | Semi-detached (freehold) | Feb 2022 | £200,500 | 
| 10 Birkdale Avenue, Longton | Semi-detached (freehold) | Mar 2020 | £138,500 | 
| 8 Birkdale Avenue, Longton | Semi-detached (freehold) | Feb 2020 | £220,000 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Nov 2013 | £148,000 | |
| 37 Birkdale Avenue, Longton | Semi-detached (leasehold) | Aug 2019 | £159,250 | 
| 2 Birkdale Avenue, Longton | Semi-detached (freehold) | Oct 2018 | £120,000 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Jan 2016 | £140,000 | |
| 14 Birkdale Avenue, Longton | Semi-detached (freehold) | Jun 2015 | £169,950 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Apr 1999 | £64,000 | |
| 9 Birkdale Avenue, Longton | Semi-detached (freehold) | Apr 2014 | £155,000 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Apr 2010 | £147,000 |