PR5 6AR

Clayton East, Brindle & Hoghton · Chorley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Preston
Local authority
Chorley
Constituency
Chorley
Postcode district
PR5
Postcode sector
PR5 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PR5 6BU 63 m
PR5 8DS 108 m
PR5 6AQ 110 m
PR5 8EA 113 m
PR5 8DY 118 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR5 6AR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR5
Postcode sector
PR5 6
Latitude
53.716246
Longitude
-2.641286
British National Grid easting
357,775
British National Grid northing
424,615

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Chorley · E07000118
Parish or community
E04005146
Westminster constituency
Chorley · E14001170
Output area
E00126661
Lower layer super output area
Chorley 001A · E01024951
Middle layer super output area
Chorley 001 · E02005189

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Property

At this postcode

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Kenyons Farm, Gough Lane, Bamber Bridge, Preston, PR5 6AR 11 July 2017 £280,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
46
Primary
31
Secondary
6
  1. Clayton Brook Primary School

    Community school

    470 m
  2. Progress School

    Other independent special school

    536 m
  3. Cambian Red Rose School

    Other independent special school

    849 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,157
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 456
  • Anti social behaviour 215
  • Criminal damage and arson 121
  • Shoplifting 105
  • Other theft 67

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
1

0 female, 1 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
1.0
PR5 6 residents
10,976

Age bands in PR5 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.6%

1,928 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.7%

1,168 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.3%

2,990 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.9%

2,946 residents

Age 65 and over
17.6%

1,930 residents

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider PR5 6 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

10

within 5 km

  • CLAYTON BROOK SURGERY

    59-60 TUNLEY HOLME, BAMBER BRIDGE, CLAYTON BROOK, PRESTON, PR5 8ES

    ODS code P81180

    516 m

  • DR DAWOUD'S SURGERY

    652 PRESTON ROAD, CLAYTON-LE-WOODS, CHORLEY, PR6 7EH

    ODS code P81701

    629 m

  • THE RYAN MEDICAL CENTRE

    ST. MARYS ROAD, BAMBER BRIDGE, PRESTON, PR5 6JD

    ODS code P81082

    2.2 km

  • ROSLEA SURGERY

    51 STATION ROAD, BAMBER BRIDGE, PRESTON, PR5 6PE

    ODS code P81083

    2.4 km

  • WHITTLE SURGERY

    239 PRESTON ROAD, CLAYTON-LE-WOODS, CHORLEY, PR6 7PY

    ODS code P81143

    2.5 km

  • LOSTOCK HALL MEDICAL CTR.

    DARDSLEY HOUSE, BROWNEDGE ROAD, PRESTON, PR5 5AB

    ODS code P81179

    3.3 km

  • RIVERSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    194 VICTORIA ROAD, WALTON-LE-DALE, PRESTON, PR5 4AY

    ODS code P81185

    4.1 km

  • CENTRAL PARK SURGERY

    BALFOUR STREET, LEYLAND, PR25 2TD

    ODS code P81117

    4.3 km

  • BUCKSHAW VILLAGE HEALTH CENTRE

    UNITY PLACE, BUCKSHAW VILLAGE, CHORLEY, PR7 7HZ

    ODS code Y02466

    4.4 km

  • SANDY LANE SURGERY

    SANDY LANE, LEYLAND, PR25 2EB

    ODS code P81076

    4.6 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

  • Brow Hey

    BCT · Clayton Brook

    0.1 miles
  • Brow Hey

    BCT · Clayton Brook

    0.1 miles
  • Barn Meadow

    BCT · Clayton Brook

    0.1 miles
  • The Old Tramway

    BCT · Walton Summit

    0.1 miles
  • The Old Tramway

    BCT · Walton Summit

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Chorley 001A, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

3,165 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
8 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
1
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

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

46 open schools are in scope, including 31 primary and 6 secondary schools. Clayton Brook Primary School is the nearest published school at 470 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,157 published events cover 12 months, averaging 96.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 456 events.

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