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PR6 7BJ

Chorley North & Astley · Chorley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PR6 7BH 70 m
PR6 7BL 86 m
PR6 7BG 106 m
PR6 7BE 134 m
PR6 7BU 159 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR6 7BJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR6
Postcode sector
PR6 7
Latitude
53.666442
Longitude
-2.629481
British National Grid easting
358,505
British National Grid northing
419,067

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
E00126553
Lower layer super output area
Chorley 006E · E01024933
Middle layer super output area
Chorley 006 · E02005194

Postcode source versions

Explore PR6

Property

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20 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
15, Hartwood Green, Chorley, PR6 7BJ 27 May 2022 £237,500
23, Hartwood Green, Chorley, PR6 7BJ 15 November 2021 £222,000
14, Hartwood Green, Chorley, PR6 7BJ 28 June 2021 £205,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
51
Primary
32
Secondary
6

  1. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Chorley

    Voluntary aided school

    664 m

  2. St Michael's Church of England High School

    Academy converter

    770 m

  3. Waterloo Lodge

    Other independent special school

    776 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,199
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 938
  • Anti social behaviour 359
  • Shoplifting 175
  • Public order 152
  • Criminal damage and arson 150

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
63

31 female, 32 male

Postcode households
27
Residents per household
2.3
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 0.6% 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

9

within 5 km

  • GAB HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code P81127

    1.5 km

  • DR JACOBS SURGERY

    COLLISON AVENUE, CHORLEY, PR7 2PA

    ODS code Y00347

    1.5 km

  • THE CHORLEY SURGERY

    24-26 GILLIBRAND STREET, CHORLEY, PR7 2EJ

    ODS code P81038

    1.7 km

  • LIBRARY HOUSE SURGERY

    AVONDALE ROAD, CHORLEY, PR7 2AD

    ODS code P81044

    1.8 km

  • REGENT HOUSE SURGERY

    21 REGENT ROAD, CHORLEY, PR7 2DH

    ODS code P81062

    1.8 km

  • BUCKSHAW VILLAGE HEALTH CENTRE

    UNITY PLACE, BUCKSHAW VILLAGE, CHORLEY, PR7 7HZ

    ODS code Y02466

    2.3 km

  • WHITTLE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81143

    3.1 km

  • THE EUXTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81171

    3.1 km

  • DR DAWOUD'S SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81701

    5.0 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

  • Hospital Stop 2

    BCT · Chorley Hospital

    0.1 miles

  • Hospital Stop 1

    BCT · Chorley Hospital

    0.1 miles

  • Hartwood Hotel

    BCT · Hartwood

    0.1 miles

  • Preston Road

    BCT · The Crescent

    0.2 miles

  • The Crescent

    BCT · The Crescent

    0.3 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.

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
1
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 £229,750 from 2 recorded sales in PR6 7BJ. 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

51 open schools are in scope, including 32 primary and 6 secondary schools. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Chorley is the nearest published school at 664 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,199 published events cover 12 months, averaging 183.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 938 events.

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