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PR6 8WU

Chorley North & Astley · Chorley · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Chorley North & Astley
Local authority
Chorley
Constituency
Chorley
Postcode district
PR6
Postcode sector
PR6 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PR6 8US 2 m
PR6 8TW 44 m
PR6 8TJ 78 m
PR6 8TU 79 m
PR6 8UR 105 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR6 8WU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 2004
Terminated
1 October 2005
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR6
Postcode sector
PR6 8
Latitude
53.669214
Longitude
-2.614931
British National Grid easting
359,469
British National Grid northing
419,367

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
E00126552
Lower layer super output area
Chorley 006G · E01034339
Middle layer super output area
Chorley 006 · E02005194

Postcode source versions

Explore PR6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
45
Primary
29
Secondary
5

  1. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Chorley

    Voluntary aided school

    937 m

  2. St Peter's CofE Primary School Chorley

    Voluntary aided school

    947 m

  3. Waterloo Lodge

    Other independent special school

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,078
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 477
  • Anti social behaviour 196
  • Criminal damage and arson 77
  • Shoplifting 73
  • Other theft 61

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

  • GAB HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code P81127

    2.2 km

  • DR JACOBS SURGERY

    COLLISON AVENUE, CHORLEY, PR7 2PA

    ODS code Y00347

    2.3 km

  • THE CHORLEY SURGERY

    24-26 GILLIBRAND STREET, CHORLEY, PR7 2EJ

    ODS code P81038

    2.3 km

  • LIBRARY HOUSE SURGERY

    AVONDALE ROAD, CHORLEY, PR7 2AD

    ODS code P81044

    2.4 km

  • REGENT HOUSE SURGERY

    21 REGENT ROAD, CHORLEY, PR7 2DH

    ODS code P81062

    2.5 km

  • BUCKSHAW VILLAGE HEALTH CENTRE

    UNITY PLACE, BUCKSHAW VILLAGE, CHORLEY, PR7 7HZ

    ODS code Y02466

    3.0 km

  • WHITTLE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81143

    3.2 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

    4.6 km

  • DR DAWOUD'S SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81701

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Merton Grove

    BCT · Great Knowley

    0.0 miles

  • Merton Grove

    BCT · Great Knowley

    0.0 miles

  • Guildford Avenue

    BCT · Great Knowley

    0.2 miles

  • Guildford Avenue

    BCT · Great Knowley

    0.2 miles

  • The Lock and Quay

    BCT · Little Knowley

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Chorley 006G, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

13,115 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
5 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

45 open schools are in scope, including 29 primary and 5 secondary schools. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Chorley is the nearest published school at 937 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,078 published events cover 12 months, averaging 89.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 477 events.

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