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PR6 7AS

Buckshaw & Whittle · Chorley · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Buckshaw & Whittle
Local authority
Chorley
Constituency
Chorley
Postcode district
PR6
Postcode sector
PR6 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PR6 7HD 54 m
PR6 7PT 84 m
PR6 7LU 93 m
PR6 7HT 100 m
PR6 7LT 146 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR6 7AS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1992
Terminated
1 December 1998
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR6
Postcode sector
PR6 7
Latitude
53.691501
Longitude
-2.637911
British National Grid easting
357,973
British National Grid northing
421,860

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Chorley · E07000118
Electoral ward
Buckshaw & Whittle · E05013065
Parish or community
E04005160
Westminster constituency
Chorley · E14001170
Output area
E00126633
Lower layer super output area
Chorley 004E · E01034337
Middle layer super output area
Chorley 004 · E02005192

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
60
Primary
39
Secondary
7

  1. Whittle-le-Woods Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    285 m

  2. Clayton-le-Woods Manor Road Primary School

    Community school

    979 m

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

    Voluntary aided school

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
462
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 186
  • Anti social behaviour 124
  • Criminal damage and arson 42
  • Vehicle crime 29
  • Other theft 24

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
PR6 7 residents
11,191

Age bands in PR6 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16%

1,764 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.8%

1,086 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.6%

2,492 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.6%

3,482 residents

Age 65 and over
20%

2,206 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

16

within 5 km straight-line

  • WHITTLE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81143

    256 m

  • BUCKSHAW VILLAGE HEALTH CENTRE

    UNITY PLACE, BUCKSHAW VILLAGE, CHORLEY, PR7 7HZ

    ODS code Y02466

    2.0 km

  • DR DAWOUD'S SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81701

    2.1 km

  • CLAYTON BROOK SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81180

    2.3 km

  • THE EUXTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81171

    3.6 km

  • SANDY LANE SURGERY

    SANDY LANE, LEYLAND, PR25 2EB

    ODS code P81076

    3.8 km

  • CENTRAL PARK SURGERY

    BALFOUR STREET, LEYLAND, PR25 2TD

    ODS code P81117

    3.9 km

  • GAB HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code P81127

    4.2 km

  • DR JACOBS SURGERY

    COLLISON AVENUE, CHORLEY, PR7 2PA

    ODS code Y00347

    4.3 km

  • THE CHORLEY SURGERY

    24-26 GILLIBRAND STREET, CHORLEY, PR7 2EJ

    ODS code P81038

    4.5 km

  • LIBRARY HOUSE SURGERY

    AVONDALE ROAD, CHORLEY, PR7 2AD

    ODS code P81044

    4.6 km

  • REGENT HOUSE SURGERY

    21 REGENT ROAD, CHORLEY, PR7 2DH

    ODS code P81062

    4.6 km

  • THE RYAN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81082

    4.7 km

  • STATION SURGERY

    LEYLAND SURGERY, WEST PADDOCK, LEYLAND, PR25 1HR

    ODS code P81741

    4.7 km

  • WORDEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    WEST PADDOCK, LEYLAND, PR25 1HR

    ODS code P81057

    4.7 km

  • ROSLEA SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81083

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Whittle Surgery

    BCT · Whittle-le-Woods

    0.0 miles

  • Whittle Surgery

    BCT · Whittle-le-Woods

    0.1 miles

  • Cow Well Lane

    BCT · Whittle-le-Woods

    0.1 miles

  • Hill Top Lane

    BCT · Whittle-le-Woods

    0.1 miles

  • Mill Lane

    BCT · Whittle-le-Woods

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Chorley 004E, 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

25,853 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
7 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

60 open schools are in scope, including 39 primary and 7 secondary schools. Whittle-le-Woods Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 285 m.

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

Recorded crime

462 published events cover 12 months, averaging 38.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 186 events.

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