PR7 2PA

Chorley North West · Chorley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Chorley
Constituency
Chorley
Postcode district
PR7
Postcode sector
PR7 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PR7 1JF 34 m
PR7 1JE 49 m
PR7 2BX 59 m
PR7 2TH 68 m
PR7 2RP 71 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR7 2PA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1992
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR7
Postcode sector
PR7 2
Latitude
53.653089
Longitude
-2.635651
British National Grid easting
358,084
British National Grid northing
417,585

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Chorley · E07000118
Parish or community
E43000094
Westminster constituency
Chorley · E14001170
Output area
E00126566
Lower layer super output area
Chorley 010A · E01024936
Middle layer super output area
Chorley 010 · E02005198

Postcode source versions

Explore PR7

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
44
Primary
28
Secondary
5
  1. Chorley Astley Park School

    Community special school

    340 m
  2. Chorley, the Parish of St Laurence Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    634 m
  3. Parklands High School

    Academy converter

    738 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,235
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,839
  • Anti social behaviour 709
  • Criminal damage and arson 328
  • Shoplifting 286
  • Public order 274

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.

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
100%

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

11

within 5 km

  • DR JACOBS SURGERY

    COLLISON AVENUE, CHORLEY, PR7 2PA

    ODS code Y00347

    0 m

  • GAB HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code P81127

    73 m

  • THE CHORLEY SURGERY

    24-26 GILLIBRAND STREET, CHORLEY, PR7 2EJ

    ODS code P81038

    286 m

  • LIBRARY HOUSE SURGERY

    AVONDALE ROAD, CHORLEY, PR7 2AD

    ODS code P81044

    292 m

  • REGENT HOUSE SURGERY

    21 REGENT ROAD, CHORLEY, PR7 2DH

    ODS code P81062

    307 m

  • BUCKSHAW VILLAGE HEALTH CENTRE

    UNITY PLACE, BUCKSHAW VILLAGE, CHORLEY, PR7 7HZ

    ODS code Y02466

    3.2 km

  • THE EUXTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81171

    3.3 km

  • COPPULL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 ACRESWOOD CLOSE, COPPULL, CHORLEY, PR7 5EN

    ODS code P81033

    4.1 km

  • WHITTLE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81143

    4.5 km

  • ADLINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81740

    4.7 km

  • GRANVILLE HOUSE MED CTRE

    GRANVILLE STREET, ADLINGTON, CHORLEY, PR6 9PY

    ODS code P81154

    4.9 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

  • Peter Street

    BCT · Southport Road

    0.0 miles
  • Peter Street

    BCT · Southport Road

    0.0 miles
  • Woodville Road

    BCT · Southport Road

    0.0 miles
  • Woodville Road

    BCT · Southport Road

    0.0 miles
  • Park Gates

    BCT · Chorley Town Centre

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Chorley 010A, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

8,729 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
3 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.

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

44 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 5 secondary schools. Chorley Astley Park School is the nearest published school at 340 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,235 published events cover 12 months, averaging 352.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,839 events.

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