PR6 9AX

Chorley East · 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 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PR6 0AN 44 m
PR6 0EJ 57 m
PR6 0TS 100 m
PR6 0AW 106 m
PR6 0TR 125 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR6 9AX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1993
Terminated
1 December 1996
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR6
Postcode sector
PR6 9
Latitude
53.656016
Longitude
-2.617296
British National Grid easting
359,300
British National Grid northing
417,900

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Chorley · E07000118
Parish or community
E43000094
Westminster constituency
Chorley · E14001170
Output area
E00126516
Lower layer super output area
Chorley 009D · E01024928
Middle layer super output area
Chorley 009 · E02005197

Postcode source versions

Explore PR6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
44
Primary
29
Secondary
5
  1. Highfield Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    222 m
  2. Highfield Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    232 m
  3. Chorley St James' Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    351 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,102
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,256
  • Anti social behaviour 529
  • Criminal damage and arson 247
  • Shoplifting 236
  • Public order 217

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
PR6 9 residents
8,346

Age bands in PR6 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.4%

1,422 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.6%

747 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.3%

2,021 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.8%

2,590 residents

Age 65 and over
21.9%

1,900 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

  • THE CHORLEY SURGERY

    24-26 GILLIBRAND STREET, CHORLEY, PR7 2EJ

    ODS code P81038

    1.1 km

  • LIBRARY HOUSE SURGERY

    AVONDALE ROAD, CHORLEY, PR7 2AD

    ODS code P81044

    1.2 km

  • GAB HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code P81127

    1.3 km

  • DR JACOBS SURGERY

    COLLISON AVENUE, CHORLEY, PR7 2PA

    ODS code Y00347

    1.3 km

  • REGENT HOUSE SURGERY

    21 REGENT ROAD, CHORLEY, PR7 2DH

    ODS code P81062

    1.4 km

  • BUCKSHAW VILLAGE HEALTH CENTRE

    UNITY PLACE, BUCKSHAW VILLAGE, CHORLEY, PR7 7HZ

    ODS code Y02466

    3.7 km

  • THE EUXTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81171

    4.2 km

  • ADLINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    22-24 BABYLON LANE, ANDERTON, CHORLEY, PR6 9NW

    ODS code P81740

    4.4 km

  • WHITTLE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81143

    4.4 km

  • GRANVILLE HOUSE MED CTRE

    GRANVILLE STREET, ADLINGTON, CHORLEY, PR6 9PY

    ODS code P81154

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Aniline Street

    BCT · Eaves Lane

    0.1 miles
  • Brown Street

    BCT · Eaves Lane

    0.1 miles
  • Colyton Road

    BCT · Eaves Lane

    0.2 miles
  • Seymour Street

    BCT · Eaves Lane

    0.2 miles
  • Bretherton Arms

    BCT · Eaves Lane

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Chorley 009D, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,771 of 33,755

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

44 open schools are in scope, including 29 primary and 5 secondary schools. Highfield Nursery School is the nearest published school at 222 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,102 published events cover 12 months, averaging 258.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,256 events.

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