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PR7 1XU

Chorley North & Astley · Chorley · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Chorley North & Astley
Local authority
Chorley
Constituency
Chorley
Postcode district
PR7
Postcode sector
PR7 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PR7 1UY 38 m
PR7 1UT 87 m
PR7 1US 89 m
PR7 1TH 185 m
PR7 1UR 201 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR7 1XU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1985
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR7
Postcode sector
PR7 1
Latitude
53.661224
Longitude
-2.652178
British National Grid easting
357,000
British National Grid northing
418,500

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
E04005142
Westminster constituency
Chorley · E14001170
Output area
E00126486
Lower layer super output area
Chorley 008B · E01024920
Middle layer super output area
Chorley 008 · E02005196

Postcode source versions

Explore PR7

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
52
Primary
32
Secondary
8

  1. Buckshaw Primary School

    Community school

    389 m

  2. Oliver House School

    Other independent special school

    404 m

  3. Lancashire College of Adult Education

    Miscellaneous

    652 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,170
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 521
  • Anti social behaviour 212
  • Criminal damage and arson 92
  • Other theft 79
  • Public order 71

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.

GP practices

13

within 5 km straight-line

  • 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

    1.6 km

  • LIBRARY HOUSE SURGERY

    AVONDALE ROAD, CHORLEY, PR7 2AD

    ODS code P81044

    1.7 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

    1.8 km

  • BUCKSHAW VILLAGE HEALTH CENTRE

    UNITY PLACE, BUCKSHAW VILLAGE, CHORLEY, PR7 7HZ

    ODS code Y02466

    2.0 km

  • WHITTLE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81143

    3.7 km

  • SANDY LANE SURGERY

    SANDY LANE, LEYLAND, PR25 2EB

    ODS code P81076

    4.2 km

  • COPPULL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 ACRESWOOD CLOSE, COPPULL, CHORLEY, PR7 5EN

    ODS code P81033

    4.7 km

  • CENTRAL PARK SURGERY

    BALFOUR STREET, LEYLAND, PR25 2TD

    ODS code P81117

    4.8 km

  • STATION SURGERY

    LEYLAND SURGERY, WEST PADDOCK, LEYLAND, PR25 1HR

    ODS code P81741

    4.9 km

  • WORDEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    WEST PADDOCK, LEYLAND, PR25 1HR

    ODS code P81057

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Long Copse

    BCT · Astley Village

    0.1 miles

  • Long Copse

    BCT · Astley Village

    0.1 miles

  • Village Centre

    BCT · Astley Village

    0.2 miles

  • Buckshaw CPS

    BCT · Astley Village

    0.2 miles

  • Westway

    BCT · Astley Village

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Chorley 008B, 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

26,171 of 33,755

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

52 open schools are in scope, including 32 primary and 8 secondary schools. Buckshaw Primary School is the nearest published school at 389 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,170 published events cover 12 months, averaging 97.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 521 events.

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