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PR7 1NF

Chorley North West · Chorley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Chorley North West
Local authority
Chorley
Constituency
Chorley
Postcode district
PR7
Postcode sector
PR7 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PR7 1NY 116 m
PR7 1NW 124 m
PR7 1NZ 164 m
PR7 1NT 221 m
PR7 1NR 229 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR7 1NF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 2011
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR7
Postcode sector
PR7 1
Latitude
53.655517
Longitude
-2.657068
British National Grid easting
356,671
British National Grid northing
417,868

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Chorley · E07000118
Electoral ward
Chorley North West · E05013068
Parish or community
E43000094
Westminster constituency
Chorley · E14001170
Output area
E00126565
Lower layer super output area
Chorley 008D · E01024935
Middle layer super output area
Chorley 008 · E02005196

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
51
Primary
33
Secondary
7

  1. Lancashire College of Adult Education

    Miscellaneous

    397 m

  2. Balshaw Lane Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    686 m

  3. St Mary's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, Chorley

    Voluntary aided school

    722 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
874
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 380
  • Anti social behaviour 184
  • Criminal damage and arson 75
  • Other theft 49
  • Public order 46

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
PR7 1 residents
6,868

Age bands in PR7 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.2%

1,112 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.6%

626 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.4%

1,706 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.7%

1,951 residents

Age 65 and over
26.1%

1,908 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.

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+
33.3%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
33.3%
Gigabit-capable
33.3%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

10

within 5 km

  • GAB HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code P81127

    1.4 km

  • DR JACOBS SURGERY

    COLLISON AVENUE, CHORLEY, PR7 2PA

    ODS code Y00347

    1.4 km

  • REGENT HOUSE SURGERY

    21 REGENT ROAD, CHORLEY, PR7 2DH

    ODS code P81062

    1.5 km

  • LIBRARY HOUSE SURGERY

    AVONDALE ROAD, CHORLEY, PR7 2AD

    ODS code P81044

    1.6 km

  • THE CHORLEY SURGERY

    24-26 GILLIBRAND STREET, CHORLEY, PR7 2EJ

    ODS code P81038

    1.7 km

  • THE EUXTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81171

    2.0 km

  • BUCKSHAW VILLAGE HEALTH CENTRE

    UNITY PLACE, BUCKSHAW VILLAGE, CHORLEY, PR7 7HZ

    ODS code Y02466

    2.6 km

  • COPPULL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 ACRESWOOD CLOSE, COPPULL, CHORLEY, PR7 5EN

    ODS code P81033

    4.0 km

  • WHITTLE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81143

    4.4 km

  • SANDY LANE SURGERY

    SANDY LANE, LEYLAND, PR25 2EB

    ODS code P81076

    4.5 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

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

Nearby transport

  • Foxhole Road

    BCT · Gillibrand

    0.0 miles

  • Foxhole Road

    BCT · Gillibrand

    0.0 miles

  • Southport Road

    BCT · Southport Road

    0.1 miles

  • Ackhurst Public House

    BCT · Southport Road

    0.1 miles

  • Ackhurst Road

    BCT · Gillibrand

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Chorley 008D, 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

25,341 of 33,755

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

Schools

51 open schools are in scope, including 33 primary and 7 secondary schools. Lancashire College of Adult Education is the nearest published school at 397 m.

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

Recorded crime

874 published events cover 12 months, averaging 72.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 380 events.

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