PR6 9DW

Chorley South East & Heath Charnock · Chorley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Chorley
Local authority
Chorley
Constituency
Chorley
Postcode district
PR6
Postcode sector
PR6 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PR6 9DJ 568 m
PR6 9DN 668 m
PR6 9EH 700 m
PR6 9EG 702 m
PR6 9DL 716 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR6 9DW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR6
Postcode sector
PR6 9
Latitude
53.641645
Longitude
-2.588484
British National Grid easting
361,191
British National Grid northing
416,285

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Chorley · E07000118
Parish or community
E04005153
Westminster constituency
Chorley · E14001170
Output area
E00181937
Lower layer super output area
Chorley 014E · E01024973
Middle layer super output area
Chorley 014 · E02005202

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Kays Farm House, Back Lane, Heath Charnock, Chorley, PR6 9DW 26 July 2016 £1,175,000
Holly Cottage, Back Lane, Heath Charnock, Chorley, PR6 9DW 31 October 2014 £480,000
28, Back Lane, Heath Charnock, Chorley, PR6 9DW 25 July 2012 £230,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
37
Primary
20
Secondary
6
  1. Albany Academy

    Academy converter

    2.0 km
  2. St George's Church of England Primary School, Chorley

    Voluntary aided school

    2.1 km
  3. Chorley St James' Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
34
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 13
  • Drugs 8
  • Criminal damage and arson 4
  • Violence and sexual offences 3
  • Vehicle crime 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
16

11 female, 5 male

Postcode households
8
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 0.2% 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

7

within 5 km

  • ADLINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81740

    2.6 km

  • GRANVILLE HOUSE MED CTRE

    GRANVILLE STREET, ADLINGTON, CHORLEY, PR6 9PY

    ODS code P81154

    3.0 km

  • THE CHORLEY SURGERY

    24-26 GILLIBRAND STREET, CHORLEY, PR7 2EJ

    ODS code P81038

    3.1 km

  • LIBRARY HOUSE SURGERY

    AVONDALE ROAD, CHORLEY, PR7 2AD

    ODS code P81044

    3.2 km

  • REGENT HOUSE SURGERY

    21 REGENT ROAD, CHORLEY, PR7 2DH

    ODS code P81062

    3.2 km

  • DR JACOBS SURGERY

    COLLISON AVENUE, CHORLEY, PR7 2PA

    ODS code Y00347

    3.4 km

  • GAB HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code P81127

    3.4 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

  • Hut Lane

    BCT · Limbrick

    0.6 miles
  • Flag Lane

    BCT · Limbrick

    0.8 miles
  • Spinners Arms

    BCT · Cowling

    0.9 miles
  • Bay Horse

    BCT · Adlington

    1.1 miles
  • Bay Horse

    BCT · Adlington

    1.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Chorley 014E, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,970 of 33,755

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

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
0
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

37 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 6 secondary schools. Albany Academy is the nearest published school at 1.3 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

34 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 13 events.

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