PR7 3EL

Chorley South East & Heath Charnock · 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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PR7 3DG 36 m
PR7 3DP 38 m
PR7 3DB 64 m
PR7 3BF 78 m
PR7 3FL 78 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR7 3EL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 2007
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR7
Postcode sector
PR7 3
Latitude
53.642863
Longitude
-2.626452
British National Grid easting
358,682
British National Grid northing
416,442

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
E00181973
Lower layer super output area
Chorley 010B · E01024938
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
44
Primary
29
Secondary
5
  1. St George's Church of England Primary School, Chorley

    Voluntary aided school

    389 m
  2. Duke Street Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    445 m
  3. Mayfield School

    Community special school

    454 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,266
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,366
  • Anti social behaviour 573
  • Criminal damage and arson 257
  • Public order 217
  • Shoplifting 211

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
PR7 3 residents
10,689

Age bands in PR7 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.9%

1,986 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.9%

1,036 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.1%

2,849 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.1%

2,840 residents

Age 65 and over
17%

1,783 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

10

within 5 km straight-line

  • LIBRARY HOUSE SURGERY

    AVONDALE ROAD, CHORLEY, PR7 2AD

    ODS code P81044

    999 m

  • REGENT HOUSE SURGERY

    21 REGENT ROAD, CHORLEY, PR7 2DH

    ODS code P81062

    1.0 km

  • THE CHORLEY SURGERY

    24-26 GILLIBRAND STREET, CHORLEY, PR7 2EJ

    ODS code P81038

    1.0 km

  • DR JACOBS SURGERY

    COLLISON AVENUE, CHORLEY, PR7 2PA

    ODS code Y00347

    1.3 km

  • GAB HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code P81127

    1.4 km

  • ADLINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81740

    3.4 km

  • COPPULL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 ACRESWOOD CLOSE, COPPULL, CHORLEY, PR7 5EN

    ODS code P81033

    3.5 km

  • GRANVILLE HOUSE MED CTRE

    GRANVILLE STREET, ADLINGTON, CHORLEY, PR6 9PY

    ODS code P81154

    3.6 km

  • THE EUXTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81171

    4.4 km

  • BUCKSHAW VILLAGE HEALTH CENTRE

    UNITY PLACE, BUCKSHAW VILLAGE, CHORLEY, PR7 7HZ

    ODS code Y02466

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Harrison Road

    BCT · Harrison Road

    0.1 miles
  • Yarrow Gate

    BCT · Bolton Road

    0.2 miles
  • Weld Avenue

    BCT · Weldbank

    0.2 miles
  • Carr Lane

    BCT · Weldbank

    0.2 miles
  • Kirkstall Road

    BCT · Red Bank

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Chorley 010B, 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

25,961 of 33,755

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

44 open schools are in scope, including 29 primary and 5 secondary schools. St George's Church of England Primary School, Chorley is the nearest published school at 389 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,266 published events cover 12 months, averaging 272.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,366 events.

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