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PR6 7AW

Chorley North & Astley · Chorley · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Chorley North & Astley
Local authority
Chorley
Constituency
Chorley
Postcode district
PR6
Postcode sector
PR6 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PR6 7AN 23 m
PR6 7AH 35 m
PR6 7AF 60 m
PR6 7AE 86 m
PR6 7AD 103 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR6 7AW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 October 1984
Terminated
1 December 1996
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR6
Postcode sector
PR6 7
Latitude
53.663159
Longitude
-2.626481
British National Grid easting
358,700
British National Grid northing
418,700

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Chorley · E07000118
Electoral ward
Chorley North & Astley · E05013069
Parish or community
E43000094
Westminster constituency
Chorley · E14001170
Output area
E00126537
Lower layer super output area
Chorley 006E · E01024933
Middle layer super output area
Chorley 006 · E02005194

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
45
Primary
28
Secondary
6

  1. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Chorley

    Voluntary aided school

    284 m

  2. St Peter's CofE Primary School Chorley

    Voluntary aided school

    598 m

  3. Chorley, the Parish of St Laurence Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    658 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,859
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,223
  • Anti social behaviour 487
  • Criminal damage and arson 212
  • Public order 198
  • Shoplifting 188

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

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • GAB HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code P81127

    1.2 km

  • DR JACOBS SURGERY

    COLLISON AVENUE, CHORLEY, PR7 2PA

    ODS code Y00347

    1.3 km

  • THE CHORLEY SURGERY

    24-26 GILLIBRAND STREET, CHORLEY, PR7 2EJ

    ODS code P81038

    1.4 km

  • LIBRARY HOUSE SURGERY

    AVONDALE ROAD, CHORLEY, PR7 2AD

    ODS code P81044

    1.5 km

  • REGENT HOUSE SURGERY

    21 REGENT ROAD, CHORLEY, PR7 2DH

    ODS code P81062

    1.5 km

  • BUCKSHAW VILLAGE HEALTH CENTRE

    UNITY PLACE, BUCKSHAW VILLAGE, CHORLEY, PR7 7HZ

    ODS code Y02466

    2.7 km

  • THE EUXTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81171

    3.4 km

  • WHITTLE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81143

    3.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Beaconsfield Terrace

    BCT · Harpers Lane

    0.1 miles

  • Beaconsfield Terrace

    BCT · Harpers Lane

    0.1 miles

  • Preston Street South

    BCT · Harpers Lane

    0.2 miles

  • Preston Street North

    BCT · Harpers Lane

    0.2 miles

  • All Seasons Leisure Centre

    BCT · Chorley Town Centre

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Chorley 006E, 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

8,974 of 33,755

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

45 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 6 secondary schools. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Chorley is the nearest published school at 284 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,859 published events cover 12 months, averaging 238.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,223 events.

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