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PR7 2AU

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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PR7 2AL 19 m
PR7 2AX 30 m
PR7 2SQ 53 m
PR7 2AW 60 m
PR7 2AA 61 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR7 2AU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1995
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR7
Postcode sector
PR7 2
Latitude
53.651451
Longitude
-2.630846
British National Grid easting
358,400
British National Grid northing
417,400

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
E00126596
Lower layer super output area
Chorley 010D · E01024940
Middle layer super output area
Chorley 010 · E02005198

Postcode source versions

Explore PR7

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
43
Primary
28
Secondary
5

  1. Duke Street Primary School

    Community school

    520 m

  2. Duke Street Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    608 m

  3. Chorley Astley Park School

    Community special school

    691 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,140
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,793
  • Anti social behaviour 698
  • Criminal damage and arson 316
  • Shoplifting 283
  • Public order 269

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

11

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE CHORLEY SURGERY

    24-26 GILLIBRAND STREET, CHORLEY, PR7 2EJ

    ODS code P81038

    106 m

  • LIBRARY HOUSE SURGERY

    AVONDALE ROAD, CHORLEY, PR7 2AD

    ODS code P81044

    219 m

  • REGENT HOUSE SURGERY

    21 REGENT ROAD, CHORLEY, PR7 2DH

    ODS code P81062

    324 m

  • DR JACOBS SURGERY

    COLLISON AVENUE, CHORLEY, PR7 2PA

    ODS code Y00347

    366 m

  • GAB HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code P81127

    419 m

  • BUCKSHAW VILLAGE HEALTH CENTRE

    UNITY PLACE, BUCKSHAW VILLAGE, CHORLEY, PR7 7HZ

    ODS code Y02466

    3.5 km

  • THE EUXTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81171

    3.6 km

  • COPPULL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 ACRESWOOD CLOSE, COPPULL, CHORLEY, PR7 5EN

    ODS code P81033

    4.1 km

  • ADLINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81740

    4.3 km

  • GRANVILLE HOUSE MED CTRE

    GRANVILLE STREET, ADLINGTON, CHORLEY, PR6 9PY

    ODS code P81154

    4.6 km

  • WHITTLE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81143

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • St Georges Street

    BCT · Chorley Town Centre

    0.1 miles

  • Market Street

    BCT · Chorley Town Centre

    0.1 miles

  • Church Street

    BCT · Chorley Town Centre

    0.1 miles

  • George Street

    BCT · Chorley Town Centre

    0.1 miles

  • George Street

    BCT · Chorley Town Centre

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Chorley 010D, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

1,917 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
1 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

43 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 5 secondary schools. Duke Street Primary School is the nearest published school at 520 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,140 published events cover 12 months, averaging 345 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,793 events.

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