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PR6 9BL

Chorley North East · Chorley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Chorley North East
Local authority
Chorley
Constituency
Chorley
Postcode district
PR6
Postcode sector
PR6 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PR6 9AJ 163 m
PR6 9AY 168 m
PR6 9BJ 182 m
PR6 9AZ 187 m
PR6 9BP 197 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR6 9BL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR6
Postcode sector
PR6 9
Latitude
53.666768
Longitude
-2.606390
British National Grid easting
360,031
British National Grid northing
419,090

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
E00126771
Lower layer super output area
Chorley 004D · E01024977
Middle layer super output area
Chorley 004 · E02005192

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
42
Primary
26
Secondary
5

  1. St Peter's CofE Primary School Chorley

    Voluntary aided school

    1.0 km

  2. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Chorley

    Voluntary aided school

    1.2 km

  3. Highfield Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
671
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 284
  • Anti social behaviour 136
  • Criminal damage and arson 54
  • Other theft 36
  • Shoplifting 34

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
4

2 female, 2 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
2.0
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

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider PR6 9 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

9

within 5 km

  • GAB HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code P81127

    2.4 km

  • THE CHORLEY SURGERY

    24-26 GILLIBRAND STREET, CHORLEY, PR7 2EJ

    ODS code P81038

    2.4 km

  • DR JACOBS SURGERY

    COLLISON AVENUE, CHORLEY, PR7 2PA

    ODS code Y00347

    2.5 km

  • LIBRARY HOUSE SURGERY

    AVONDALE ROAD, CHORLEY, PR7 2AD

    ODS code P81044

    2.6 km

  • REGENT HOUSE SURGERY

    21 REGENT ROAD, CHORLEY, PR7 2DH

    ODS code P81062

    2.6 km

  • BUCKSHAW VILLAGE HEALTH CENTRE

    UNITY PLACE, BUCKSHAW VILLAGE, CHORLEY, PR7 7HZ

    ODS code Y02466

    3.6 km

  • WHITTLE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81143

    3.7 km

  • WITHNELL HEALTH CENTRE

    RAILWAY ROAD, WITHNELL, CHORLEY, PR6 8UA

    ODS code P81010

    4.4 km

  • THE EUXTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81171

    4.7 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Kittiwake Road

    BCT · Little Knowley

    0.1 miles

  • Kittiwake Road

    BCT · Little Knowley

    0.2 miles

  • Merton Grove

    BCT · Great Knowley

    0.4 miles

  • The Lock and Quay

    BCT · Little Knowley

    0.4 miles

  • Merton Grove

    BCT · Great Knowley

    0.4 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
2
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

42 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 5 secondary schools. St Peter's CofE Primary School Chorley is the nearest published school at 0.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

671 published events cover 12 months, averaging 55.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 284 events.

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