PR6 0AX

Chorley East · Chorley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Chorley
Constituency
Chorley
Postcode district
PR6
Postcode sector
PR6 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PR6 0BG 24 m
PR6 0BQ 43 m
PR6 0AT 60 m
PR6 0AG 66 m
PR6 0JX 81 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR6 0AX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1995
Terminated
1 December 1995
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR6
Postcode sector
PR6 0
Latitude
53.656899
Longitude
-2.620335
British National Grid easting
359,100
British National Grid northing
418,000

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Chorley · E07000118
Parish or community
E43000094
Westminster constituency
Chorley · E14001170
Output area
E00126548
Lower layer super output area
Chorley 006C · E01024931
Middle layer super output area
Chorley 006 · E02005194

Postcode source versions

Explore PR6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
42
Primary
27
Secondary
5
  1. Highfield Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    146 m
  2. Highfield Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    205 m
  3. Mayfield House School

    Other independent special school

    300 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,359
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,415
  • Anti social behaviour 556
  • Criminal damage and arson 261
  • Shoplifting 240
  • Public order 238

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
PR6 0 residents
10,128

Age bands in PR6 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.8%

1,904 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.1%

1,122 residents

Age 25 to 44
27%

2,737 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.2%

2,656 residents

Age 65 and over
17%

1,725 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

11

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE CHORLEY SURGERY

    24-26 GILLIBRAND STREET, CHORLEY, PR7 2EJ

    ODS code P81038

    1.0 km

  • GAB HEALTHCARE

    32-34 ST THOMAS'S ROAD, CHORLEY, PR7 1HR

    ODS code P81127

    1.1 km

  • DR JACOBS SURGERY

    COLLISON AVENUE, CHORLEY, PR7 2PA

    ODS code Y00347

    1.1 km

  • LIBRARY HOUSE SURGERY

    AVONDALE ROAD, CHORLEY, PR7 2AD

    ODS code P81044

    1.1 km

  • REGENT HOUSE SURGERY

    21 REGENT ROAD, CHORLEY, PR7 2DH

    ODS code P81062

    1.2 km

  • BUCKSHAW VILLAGE HEALTH CENTRE

    UNITY PLACE, BUCKSHAW VILLAGE, CHORLEY, PR7 7HZ

    ODS code Y02466

    3.5 km

  • THE EUXTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81171

    4.0 km

  • WHITTLE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81143

    4.3 km

  • ADLINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81740

    4.6 km

  • GRANVILLE HOUSE MED CTRE

    GRANVILLE STREET, ADLINGTON, CHORLEY, PR6 9PY

    ODS code P81154

    4.8 km

  • COPPULL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 ACRESWOOD CLOSE, COPPULL, CHORLEY, PR7 5EN

    ODS code P81033

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Aniline Street

    BCT · Eaves Lane

    0.1 miles
  • Brown Street

    BCT · Eaves Lane

    0.1 miles
  • Bretherton Arms

    BCT · Eaves Lane

    0.1 miles
  • St Peters Street

    BCT · Eaves Lane

    0.2 miles
  • Colyton Road

    BCT · Eaves Lane

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Chorley 006C, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

7,424 of 33,755

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

42 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 5 secondary schools. Highfield Nursery School is the nearest published school at 146 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,359 published events cover 12 months, averaging 279.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,415 events.

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