PR6 0QU

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 0TJ 17 m
PR6 0TL 43 m
PR6 0SP 49 m
PR6 0TH 49 m
PR6 0TR 64 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR6 0QU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1992
Terminated
1 December 1998
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR6
Postcode sector
PR6 0
Latitude
53.655302
Longitude
-2.619782
British National Grid easting
359,135
British National Grid northing
417,822

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
E00126527
Lower layer super output area
Chorley 009A · E01024925
Middle layer super output area
Chorley 009 · E02005197

Postcode source versions

Explore PR6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
44
Primary
29
Secondary
5
  1. Highfield Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    50 m
  2. Highfield Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    62 m
  3. Chorley St James' Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    342 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,401
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,433
  • Anti social behaviour 560
  • Criminal damage and arson 268
  • Shoplifting 238
  • 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

    945 m

  • LIBRARY HOUSE SURGERY

    AVONDALE ROAD, CHORLEY, PR7 2AD

    ODS code P81044

    1.1 km

  • DR JACOBS SURGERY

    COLLISON AVENUE, CHORLEY, PR7 2PA

    ODS code Y00347

    1.1 km

  • GAB HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code P81127

    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

    3.6 km

  • THE EUXTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81171

    4.1 km

  • ADLINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81740

    4.4 km

  • WHITTLE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81143

    4.5 km

  • GRANVILLE HOUSE MED CTRE

    GRANVILLE STREET, ADLINGTON, CHORLEY, PR6 9PY

    ODS code P81154

    4.7 km

  • COPPULL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 ACRESWOOD CLOSE, COPPULL, CHORLEY, PR7 5EN

    ODS code P81033

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Brown Street

    BCT · Eaves Lane

    0.1 miles
  • Aniline Street

    BCT · Eaves Lane

    0.1 miles
  • Colyton Road

    BCT · Eaves Lane

    0.1 miles
  • Seymour Street

    BCT · Eaves Lane

    0.2 miles
  • Lyons Lane

    BCT · Eaves Lane

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Chorley 009A, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

3,561 of 33,755

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

44 open schools are in scope, including 29 primary and 5 secondary schools. Highfield Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 50 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,401 published events cover 12 months, averaging 283.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,433 events.

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