PR6 7EL

Clayton East, Brindle & Hoghton · 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 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PR6 7JD 73 m
PR6 7JB 114 m
PR6 7RE 118 m
PR6 7RY 134 m
PR6 7RX 151 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR6 7EL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR6
Postcode sector
PR6 7
Latitude
53.701741
Longitude
-2.639171
British National Grid easting
357,900
British National Grid northing
423,000

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Chorley · E07000118
Parish or community
E04005146
Westminster constituency
Chorley · E14001170
Output area
E00126623
Lower layer super output area
Chorley 003B · E01024947
Middle layer super output area
Chorley 003 · E02005191

Postcode source versions

Explore PR6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
59
Primary
40
Secondary
7
  1. Clayton-le-Woods Manor Road Primary School

    Community school

    272 m
  2. St Bede's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    528 m
  3. Westwood Primary School

    Community school

    703 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,083
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 448
  • Anti social behaviour 195
  • Shoplifting 106
  • Criminal damage and arson 106
  • Other theft 62

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

12

within 5 km straight-line

  • WHITTLE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81143

    890 m

  • DR DAWOUD'S SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81701

    999 m

  • CLAYTON BROOK SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81180

    1.2 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

    3.6 km

  • CENTRAL PARK SURGERY

    BALFOUR STREET, LEYLAND, PR25 2TD

    ODS code P81117

    3.8 km

  • ROSLEA SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81083

    3.9 km

  • SANDY LANE SURGERY

    SANDY LANE, LEYLAND, PR25 2EB

    ODS code P81076

    3.9 km

  • LOSTOCK HALL MEDICAL CTR.

    DARDSLEY HOUSE, BROWNEDGE ROAD, PRESTON, PR5 5AB

    ODS code P81179

    4.3 km

  • THE EUXTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81171

    4.4 km

  • STATION SURGERY

    LEYLAND SURGERY, WEST PADDOCK, LEYLAND, PR25 1HR

    ODS code P81741

    4.8 km

  • WORDEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    WEST PADDOCK, LEYLAND, PR25 1HR

    ODS code P81057

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Halfway House

    BCT · Clayton Green

    0.0 miles
  • Halfway House

    BCT · Clayton Green

    0.0 miles
  • Sheep Hill Lane

    BCT · Clayton Green

    0.2 miles
  • The Beeches

    BCT · Whittle-le-Woods

    0.2 miles
  • The Beeches

    BCT · Whittle-le-Woods

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Chorley 003B, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

31,980 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
9 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

59 open schools are in scope, including 40 primary and 7 secondary schools. Clayton-le-Woods Manor Road Primary School is the nearest published school at 272 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,083 published events cover 12 months, averaging 90.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 448 events.

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