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PR7 2AJ

Chorley North West · Chorley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Chorley
Ward
Chorley North West
Local authority
Chorley
Constituency
Chorley
Postcode district
PR7
Postcode sector
PR7 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PR7 2AN 34 m
PR7 2PT 74 m
PR7 2PP 78 m
PR7 2PD 79 m
PR7 2PR 122 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR7 2AJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 2018
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR7
Postcode sector
PR7 2
Latitude
53.647867
Longitude
-2.643984
British National Grid easting
357,528
British National Grid northing
417,009

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
E00126563
Lower layer super output area
Chorley 008C · E01024934
Middle layer super output area
Chorley 008 · E02005196

Postcode source versions

Explore PR7

Property

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Gillibrand Close, Chorley, PR7 2AJ 6 December 2024 £161,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
46
Primary
30
Secondary
5

  1. Gillibrand Primary School

    Academy converter

    227 m

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

    Voluntary aided school

    494 m

  3. Southlands High School

    Academy converter

    793 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,018
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,223
  • Anti social behaviour 531
  • Shoplifting 232
  • Criminal damage and arson 220
  • Public order 219

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
20

9 female, 11 male

Postcode households
10
Residents per household
2.0
PR7 2 residents
9,840

Age bands in PR7 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.2%

1,765 residents

Age 15 to 24
10%

975 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.2%

2,538 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.1%

2,632 residents

Age 65 and over
18.5%

1,792 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider PR7 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
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%

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

  • REGENT HOUSE SURGERY

    21 REGENT ROAD, CHORLEY, PR7 2DH

    ODS code P81062

    633 m

  • LIBRARY HOUSE SURGERY

    AVONDALE ROAD, CHORLEY, PR7 2AD

    ODS code P81044

    737 m

  • DR JACOBS SURGERY

    COLLISON AVENUE, CHORLEY, PR7 2PA

    ODS code Y00347

    801 m

  • GAB HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code P81127

    844 m

  • THE CHORLEY SURGERY

    24-26 GILLIBRAND STREET, CHORLEY, PR7 2EJ

    ODS code P81038

    856 m

  • THE EUXTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81171

    3.2 km

  • COPPULL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 ACRESWOOD CLOSE, COPPULL, CHORLEY, PR7 5EN

    ODS code P81033

    3.4 km

  • BUCKSHAW VILLAGE HEALTH CENTRE

    UNITY PLACE, BUCKSHAW VILLAGE, CHORLEY, PR7 7HZ

    ODS code Y02466

    3.5 km

  • ADLINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81740

    4.6 km

  • GRANVILLE HOUSE MED CTRE

    GRANVILLE STREET, ADLINGTON, CHORLEY, PR6 9PY

    ODS code P81154

    4.7 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

  • Whitworth Drive

    BCT · Collingwood Road

    0.0 miles

  • Hardy Drive

    BCT · Collingwood Road

    0.1 miles

  • Coniston House

    BCT · Collingwood Road

    0.2 miles

  • Heathrow Place

    BCT · Collingwood Road

    0.2 miles

  • Coniston House

    BCT · Collingwood Road

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Chorley 008C, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

27,738 of 33,755

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

Property market

The five-year median is £161,000 from 1 recorded sale in PR7 2AJ. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Chorley is £212,647 in June 2026, up 3.7% year on year.

Schools

46 open schools are in scope, including 30 primary and 5 secondary schools. Gillibrand Primary School is the nearest published school at 227 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,018 published events cover 12 months, averaging 251.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,223 events.

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