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PR5 6AZ

Clayton West & Cuerden · Chorley · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Clayton West & Cuerden
Local authority
Chorley
Constituency
Chorley
Postcode district
PR5
Postcode sector
PR5 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PR5 6BY 178 m
PR5 6BX 205 m
PR5 6AU 332 m
PR25 5TB 382 m
PR5 6AT 491 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR5 6AZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1997
Terminated
1 October 2021
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR5
Postcode sector
PR5 6
Latitude
53.710095
Longitude
-2.661599
British National Grid easting
356,428
British National Grid northing
423,943

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Chorley · E07000118
Electoral ward
Clayton West & Cuerden · E05013073
Parish or community
E04005149
Westminster constituency
Chorley · E14001170
Output area
E00181991
Lower layer super output area
Chorley 003E · E01024957
Middle layer super output area
Chorley 003 · E02005191

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
58
Primary
40
Secondary
8

  1. Cambian Red Rose School

    Other independent special school

    1.2 km

  2. Clayton-le-Woods Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.3 km

  3. Lever House Primary School

    Community school

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,073
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 406
  • Anti social behaviour 162
  • Shoplifting 148
  • Criminal damage and arson 108
  • Other theft 58

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

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

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

14

within 5 km straight-line

  • DR DAWOUD'S SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81701

    1.3 km

  • CLAYTON BROOK SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81180

    1.6 km

  • THE RYAN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81082

    2.3 km

  • WHITTLE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81143

    2.4 km

  • LOSTOCK HALL MEDICAL CTR.

    DARDSLEY HOUSE, BROWNEDGE ROAD, PRESTON, PR5 5AB

    ODS code P81179

    2.6 km

  • ROSLEA SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81083

    2.6 km

  • CENTRAL PARK SURGERY

    BALFOUR STREET, LEYLAND, PR25 2TD

    ODS code P81117

    2.8 km

  • SANDY LANE SURGERY

    SANDY LANE, LEYLAND, PR25 2EB

    ODS code P81076

    3.2 km

  • BUCKSHAW VILLAGE HEALTH CENTRE

    UNITY PLACE, BUCKSHAW VILLAGE, CHORLEY, PR7 7HZ

    ODS code Y02466

    3.5 km

  • STATION SURGERY

    LEYLAND SURGERY, WEST PADDOCK, LEYLAND, PR25 1HR

    ODS code P81741

    3.9 km

  • WORDEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    WEST PADDOCK, LEYLAND, PR25 1HR

    ODS code P81057

    3.9 km

  • RIVERSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81185

    4.3 km

  • THE EUXTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    ST. MARYS GATE, EUXTON, CHORLEY, PR7 6AH

    ODS code P81171

    4.7 km

  • MOSS SIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    16 MOSS SIDE WAY, LEYLAND, PR26 7XL

    ODS code P81186

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Residential Park

    BCT · Cuerden

    0.5 miles

  • Residential Park

    BCT · Cuerden

    0.5 miles

  • Abattoir

    BCT · Walton Summit

    0.6 miles

  • Preston Hotel

    BCT · Walton Summit

    0.6 miles

  • Reedfield Place

    BCT · Walton Summit

    0.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Chorley 003E, 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

27,736 of 33,755

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

58 open schools are in scope, including 40 primary and 8 secondary schools. Cambian Red Rose School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

1,073 published events cover 12 months, averaging 89.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 406 events.

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