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PR6 8GZ

Chorley North East · Chorley · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Chorley North East
Local authority
Chorley
Constituency
Chorley
Postcode district
PR6
Postcode sector
PR6 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PR6 8EY 64 m
PR6 8HZ 78 m
PR6 8EX 105 m
PR6 8HA 115 m
PR6 8HQ 136 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR6 8GZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1994
Terminated
1 June 1996
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR6
Postcode sector
PR6 8
Latitude
53.686628
Longitude
-2.607145
British National Grid easting
360,000
British National Grid northing
421,300

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Chorley · E07000118
Electoral ward
Chorley North East · E05013067
Parish or community
E04005152
Westminster constituency
Chorley · E14001170
Output area
E00126772
Lower layer super output area
Chorley 004D · E01024977
Middle layer super output area
Chorley 004 · E02005192

Postcode source versions

Explore PR6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
41
Primary
27
Secondary
3

  1. St Chad's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    577 m

  2. Withnell Fold Primary School

    Community school

    2.1 km

  3. Brinscall St John's CofE and Methodist Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
78
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 34
  • Anti social behaviour 19
  • Other theft 8
  • Vehicle crime 6
  • Criminal damage and arson 5

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
PR6 8 residents
6,542

Age bands in PR6 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.1%

937 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.6%

570 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.9%

1,320 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.8%

2,113 residents

Age 65 and over
25.6%

1,696 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

10

within 5 km straight-line

  • WHITTLE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81143

    2.2 km

  • WITHNELL HEALTH CENTRE

    RAILWAY ROAD, WITHNELL, CHORLEY, PR6 8UA

    ODS code P81010

    3.4 km

  • CLAYTON BROOK SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81180

    3.5 km

  • BUCKSHAW VILLAGE HEALTH CENTRE

    UNITY PLACE, BUCKSHAW VILLAGE, CHORLEY, PR7 7HZ

    ODS code Y02466

    3.5 km

  • DR DAWOUD'S SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81701

    3.5 km

  • GAB HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code P81127

    4.1 km

  • DR JACOBS SURGERY

    COLLISON AVENUE, CHORLEY, PR7 2PA

    ODS code Y00347

    4.2 km

  • THE CHORLEY SURGERY

    24-26 GILLIBRAND STREET, CHORLEY, PR7 2EJ

    ODS code P81038

    4.3 km

  • LIBRARY HOUSE SURGERY

    AVONDALE ROAD, CHORLEY, PR7 2AD

    ODS code P81044

    4.4 km

  • REGENT HOUSE SURGERY

    21 REGENT ROAD, CHORLEY, PR7 2DH

    ODS code P81062

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Red Lion Hotel

    BCT · Lower Wheelton

    0.1 miles

  • Red Lion Hotel

    BCT · Lower Wheelton

    0.1 miles

  • Millbrook Close

    BCT · Lower Wheelton

    0.2 miles

  • Millbrook Close

    BCT · Lower Wheelton

    0.2 miles

  • Town Lane

    BCT · South Hill

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Chorley 004D, 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

30,932 of 33,755

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

41 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 3 secondary schools. St Chad's Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 577 m.

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

Recorded crime

78 published events cover 12 months, averaging 6.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 34 events.

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