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PR6 8LJ

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 8LF 79 m
PR6 8LH 117 m
PR6 8AD 122 m
PR6 8LE 178 m
PR6 8AS 207 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR6 8LJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 2002
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR6
Postcode sector
PR6 8
Latitude
53.678526
Longitude
-2.616732
British National Grid easting
359,359
British National Grid northing
420,404

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
E04005160
Westminster constituency
Chorley · E14001170
Output area
E00126776
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
54
Primary
33
Secondary
6

  1. St Chad's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    526 m

  2. Waterloo Lodge

    Other independent special school

    1.3 km

  3. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Chorley

    Voluntary aided school

    1.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
242
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 97
  • Anti social behaviour 68
  • Other theft 16
  • Criminal damage and arson 15
  • Public order 14

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

11

within 5 km straight-line

  • WHITTLE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81143

    2.2 km

  • BUCKSHAW VILLAGE HEALTH CENTRE

    UNITY PLACE, BUCKSHAW VILLAGE, CHORLEY, PR7 7HZ

    ODS code Y02466

    2.7 km

  • GAB HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code P81127

    3.0 km

  • DR JACOBS SURGERY

    COLLISON AVENUE, CHORLEY, PR7 2PA

    ODS code Y00347

    3.1 km

  • THE CHORLEY SURGERY

    24-26 GILLIBRAND STREET, CHORLEY, PR7 2EJ

    ODS code P81038

    3.2 km

  • LIBRARY HOUSE SURGERY

    AVONDALE ROAD, CHORLEY, PR7 2AD

    ODS code P81044

    3.3 km

  • REGENT HOUSE SURGERY

    21 REGENT ROAD, CHORLEY, PR7 2DH

    ODS code P81062

    3.4 km

  • DR DAWOUD'S SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81701

    3.9 km

  • CLAYTON BROOK SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81180

    4.0 km

  • THE EUXTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81171

    4.1 km

  • WITHNELL HEALTH CENTRE

    RAILWAY ROAD, WITHNELL, CHORLEY, PR6 8UA

    ODS code P81010

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Moss Lane jct

    BCT · South Hill

    0.0 miles

  • Blackburn Road

    BCT · South Hill

    0.0 miles

  • Moss Lane jct

    BCT · South Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Gorse Close

    BCT · Great Knowley

    0.1 miles

  • Gorse Close

    BCT · Great Knowley

    0.1 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

54 open schools are in scope, including 33 primary and 6 secondary schools. St Chad's Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 526 m.

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

Recorded crime

242 published events cover 12 months, averaging 20.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 97 events.

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