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L40 2RS

Croston, Mawdesley & Euxton South · Chorley · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Croston, Mawdesley & Euxton South
Local authority
Chorley
Constituency
South Ribble
Postcode district
L40
Postcode sector
L40 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
L40 2QR 69 m
L40 2QN 106 m
L40 2QP 111 m
L40 2QT 128 m
L40 2QJ 145 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
L40 2RS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1992
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
L
Postcode district
L40
Postcode sector
L40 2
Latitude
53.628177
Longitude
-2.768102
British National Grid easting
349,300
British National Grid northing
414,900

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Chorley · E07000118
Electoral ward
Croston, Mawdesley & Euxton South · E05013075
Parish or community
E04005156
Westminster constituency
South Ribble · E14001491
Output area
E00126719
Lower layer super output area
Chorley 007A · E01024964
Middle layer super output area
Chorley 007 · E02005195

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
14
Primary
12
Secondary
1

  1. Mawdesley St Peter's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    132 m

  2. St Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, Mawdesley

    Voluntary aided school

    1.6 km

  3. Rainbow Hub School

    Other independent special school

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
47
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 19
  • Anti social behaviour 11
  • Burglary 5
  • Other theft 4
  • Criminal damage and arson 3

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
L40 2 residents
1,335

Age bands in L40 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15%

227 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.8%

148 residents

Age 25 to 44
16.2%

245 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.4%

429 residents

Age 65 and over
30.6%

463 residents

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • THE VILLAGE SURGERIES CROSTON&ECCLESTON

    OUT LANE, CROSTON, LEYLAND, PR26 9HJ

    ODS code P81655

    3.8 km

  • PARBOLD SURGERY

    4 THE GREEN, PARBOLD, WIGAN, WN8 7DN

    ODS code P81096

    4.0 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Post Office

    BCT · Four Lane Ends

    0.0 miles

  • Post Office

    BCT · Mawdesley

    0.0 miles

  • Smithy Street

    BCT · Mawdesley

    0.1 miles

  • Smithy Street

    BCT · Mawdesley

    0.1 miles

  • Methodist Church

    BCT · Mawdesley

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Chorley 007A, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,287 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
5 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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

14 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 1 secondary schools. Mawdesley St Peter's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 132 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

47 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 19 events.

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