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BL6 7RS

Adlington & Anderton · Chorley · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Adlington & Anderton
Local authority
Chorley
Constituency
Chorley
Postcode district
BL6
Postcode sector
BL6 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BL6 7QP 313 m
BL6 7RF 320 m
BL6 7QS 332 m
BL6 7RR 365 m
BL6 7QW 376 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BL6 7RS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1997
Postcode area
BL
Postcode district
BL6
Postcode sector
BL6 7
Latitude
53.600320
Longitude
-2.563340
British National Grid easting
362,817
British National Grid northing
411,674

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Chorley · E07000118
Electoral ward
Adlington & Anderton · E05013064
Parish or community
E04005140
Westminster constituency
Chorley · E14001170
Output area
E00126477
Lower layer super output area
Chorley 014D · E01024918
Middle layer super output area
Chorley 014 · E02005202

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
20
Primary
16
Secondary
2

  1. St Catherine's CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    821 m

  2. Beacon Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    976 m

  3. Rivington and Blackrod High School

    Academy converter

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
52
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 13
  • Anti social behaviour 6
  • Possession of weapons 6
  • Criminal damage and arson 6
  • Drugs 4

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BL6 7 residents
6,520

Age bands in BL6 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.9%

943 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.9%

694 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.7%

1,564 residents

Age 45 to 64
29%

1,842 residents

Age 65 and over
20.5%

1,301 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • KILDONAN HOUSE

    RAMSBOTTOM ROAD, HORWICH, BOLTON, BL6 5NW

    ODS code P82003

    1.3 km

  • PIKE VIEW, DR MALHOTRA & PARTNERS

    HORWICH HEALTH & WELLBEING HUB, VICTORIA ROAD, HORWICH, BOLTON, BL6 5PY

    ODS code P82006

    1.4 km

  • GRANVILLE HOUSE MED CTRE

    GRANVILLE STREET, ADLINGTON, CHORLEY, PR6 9PY

    ODS code P81154

    2.9 km

  • ADLINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    22-24 BABYLON LANE, ANDERTON, CHORLEY, PR6 9NW

    ODS code P81740

    3.0 km

  • ASPULL SURGERY

    ASPULL HEALTH & WELLBEING CENTRE, HAIGH ROAD, ASPULL, WIGAN, WN2 1XH

    ODS code P92015

    3.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Hilton Avenue

    BCT · Horwich

    0.2 miles

  • Hilton Avenue

    BCT · Horwich

    0.3 miles

  • Leicester Avenue

    BCT · Horwich

    0.3 miles

  • Leicester Avenue

    BCT · Horwich

    0.3 miles

  • Squirrel Lane

    BCT · Grimeford Village

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Chorley 014D, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

9 of 10

Overall England rank

28,679 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
3 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

20 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 2 secondary schools. St Catherine's CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 821 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

52 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 13 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.