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PR6 8SZ

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 8RZ 131 m
PR6 8UA 141 m
PR6 8RL 156 m
PR6 8UE 187 m
PR6 8RJ 193 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR6 8SZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1985
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR6
Postcode sector
PR6 8
Latitude
53.692256
Longitude
-2.558765
British National Grid easting
363,200
British National Grid northing
421,900

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
E04005161
Westminster constituency
Chorley · E14001170
Output area
E00126781
Lower layer super output area
Chorley 002B · E01024978
Middle layer super output area
Chorley 002 · E02005190

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
12
Primary
10
Secondary
1

  1. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Withnell

    Voluntary aided school

    297 m

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

    Voluntary aided school

    1.1 km

  3. Abbey Village Primary School

    Community school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
103
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 33
  • Anti social behaviour 26
  • Criminal damage and arson 14
  • Other theft 11
  • Vehicle crime 8

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

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • WITHNELL HEALTH CENTRE

    RAILWAY ROAD, WITHNELL, CHORLEY, PR6 8UA

    ODS code P81010

    141 m

Nearby transport

  • Health Centre

    BCT · Withnell

    0.1 miles

  • Health Centre

    BCT · Withnell

    0.1 miles

  • Post Office

    BCT · Withnell

    0.1 miles

  • Prospect Terrace

    BCT · Withnell

    0.2 miles

  • Hartington Road

    BCT · Brinscall

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Chorley 002B, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,120 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
2 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

12 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 1 secondary schools. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Withnell is the nearest published school at 297 m.

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

Recorded crime

103 published events cover 12 months, averaging 8.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 33 events.

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