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PR6 7AY

Clayton West & Cuerden · Chorley · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Chorley
Ward
Clayton West & Cuerden
Local authority
Chorley
Constituency
Chorley
Postcode district
PR6
Postcode sector
PR6 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PR6 7ET 89 m
PR6 7TA 131 m
PR6 7DG 158 m
PR6 7EP 188 m
PR6 7EG 224 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR6 7AY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 1991
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR6
Postcode sector
PR6 7
Latitude
53.703783
Longitude
-2.648882
British National Grid easting
357,261
British National Grid northing
423,233

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
E04005146
Westminster constituency
Chorley · E14001170
Output area
E00126644
Lower layer super output area
Chorley 003C · E01024955
Middle layer super output area
Chorley 003 · E02005191

Postcode source versions

Explore PR6

Property

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8 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
5, Dove Cote, Clayton Le Woods, Chorley, PR6 7AY 16 August 2022 £399,000
2, Dove Cote, Clayton Le Woods, Chorley, PR6 7AY 31 March 2016 £390,000
10, Dove Cote, Clayton Le Woods, Chorley, PR6 7AY 16 March 2015 £388,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
59
Primary
40
Secondary
8

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

    Voluntary aided school

    476 m

  2. Clayton-le-Woods Manor Road Primary School

    Community school

    623 m

  3. Cambian Red Rose School

    Other independent special school

    660 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,152
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 478
  • Anti social behaviour 199
  • Criminal damage and arson 112
  • Shoplifting 108
  • Other theft 66

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
17

10 female, 7 male

Postcode households
9
Residents per household
1.9
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

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider PR6 7 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

12

within 5 km

  • DR DAWOUD'S SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81701

    898 m

  • CLAYTON BROOK SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81180

    1.2 km

  • WHITTLE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81143

    1.3 km

  • BUCKSHAW VILLAGE HEALTH CENTRE

    UNITY PLACE, BUCKSHAW VILLAGE, CHORLEY, PR7 7HZ

    ODS code Y02466

    2.9 km

  • THE RYAN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81082

    3.1 km

  • CENTRAL PARK SURGERY

    BALFOUR STREET, LEYLAND, PR25 2TD

    ODS code P81117

    3.3 km

  • SANDY LANE SURGERY

    SANDY LANE, LEYLAND, PR25 2EB

    ODS code P81076

    3.4 km

  • ROSLEA SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81083

    3.5 km

  • LOSTOCK HALL MEDICAL CTR.

    DARDSLEY HOUSE, BROWNEDGE ROAD, PRESTON, PR5 5AB

    ODS code P81179

    3.7 km

  • THE EUXTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81171

    4.3 km

  • STATION SURGERY

    LEYLAND SURGERY, WEST PADDOCK, LEYLAND, PR25 1HR

    ODS code P81741

    4.3 km

  • WORDEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    WEST PADDOCK, LEYLAND, PR25 1HR

    ODS code P81057

    4.3 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Cam Lane

    BCT · Clayton Green

    0.1 miles

  • Kiln Croft

    BCT · Clayton Green

    0.1 miles

  • Wood End Rd

    BCT · Clayton Green

    0.2 miles

  • Pingle Croft

    BCT · Clayton Green

    0.2 miles

  • The Martindales

    BCT · Clayton Green

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Chorley 003C, 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

23,656 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
8 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £399,000 from 1 recorded sale in PR6 7AY. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Chorley is £212,647 in June 2026, up 3.7% year on year.

Schools

59 open schools are in scope, including 40 primary and 8 secondary schools. Clayton-le-Woods Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 476 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,152 published events cover 12 months, averaging 96 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 478 events.

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