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PR7 2HW

Chorley North West · Chorley · England

Updated September 2026

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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 2HN 44 m
PR7 2HR 66 m
PR7 2HG 79 m
PR7 2AF 80 m
PR7 2JT 90 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR7 2HW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR7
Postcode sector
PR7 2
Latitude
53.646375
Longitude
-2.638909
British National Grid easting
357,862
British National Grid northing
416,840

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
E00126609
Lower layer super output area
Chorley 012F · E01034345
Middle layer super output area
Chorley 012 · E02005200

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Property

At this postcode

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30 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
6, Oakwood Road, Chorley, PR7 2HW 6 December 2024 £178,000
16, Oakwood Road, Chorley, PR7 2HW 20 January 2023 £306,000
7, Oakwood Road, Chorley, PR7 2HW 6 October 2022 £225,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
45
Primary
30
Secondary
5

  1. Gillibrand Primary School

    Academy converter

    251 m

  2. Mayfield School

    Community special school

    485 m

  3. Shaftesbury High School

    Pupil referral unit

    487 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,391
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,417
  • Anti social behaviour 591
  • Criminal damage and arson 261
  • Public order 232
  • Shoplifting 229

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
51

27 female, 24 male

Postcode households
26
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 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider PR7 2 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+
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
96.2%
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

10

within 5 km

  • REGENT HOUSE SURGERY

    21 REGENT ROAD, CHORLEY, PR7 2DH

    ODS code P81062

    500 m

  • LIBRARY HOUSE SURGERY

    AVONDALE ROAD, CHORLEY, PR7 2AD

    ODS code P81044

    583 m

  • THE CHORLEY SURGERY

    24-26 GILLIBRAND STREET, CHORLEY, PR7 2EJ

    ODS code P81038

    700 m

  • DR JACOBS SURGERY

    COLLISON AVENUE, CHORLEY, PR7 2PA

    ODS code Y00347

    778 m

  • GAB HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code P81127

    842 m

  • COPPULL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 ACRESWOOD CLOSE, COPPULL, CHORLEY, PR7 5EN

    ODS code P81033

    3.4 km

  • THE EUXTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81171

    3.6 km

  • BUCKSHAW VILLAGE HEALTH CENTRE

    UNITY PLACE, BUCKSHAW VILLAGE, CHORLEY, PR7 7HZ

    ODS code Y02466

    3.8 km

  • ADLINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81740

    4.2 km

  • GRANVILLE HOUSE MED CTRE

    GRANVILLE STREET, ADLINGTON, CHORLEY, PR6 9PY

    ODS code P81154

    4.4 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

  • Coniston House

    BCT · Collingwood Road

    0.1 miles

  • Coniston House

    BCT · Collingwood Road

    0.1 miles

  • Coventry Street

    BCT · Collingwood Road

    0.2 miles

  • Coventry St

    BCT · Collingwood Road

    0.2 miles

  • Weldbank Lane

    BCT · Collingwood Road

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Chorley 012F, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

6,621 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
10 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.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £225,000 from 3 recorded sales in PR7 2HW. 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

Published establishments

45 open schools are in scope, including 30 primary and 5 secondary schools. Gillibrand Primary School is the nearest published school at 251 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

3,391 published events cover 12 months, averaging 282.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,417 events.

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