PR7 5JW

Eccleston, Heskin & Charnock Richard · Chorley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Chorley
Constituency
South Ribble
Postcode district
PR7
Postcode sector
PR7 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PR7 5JP 156 m
PR7 5JR 332 m
PR7 5JS 401 m
PR7 5NF 428 m
PR7 5JZ 435 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR7 5JW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1994
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR7
Postcode sector
PR7 5
Latitude
53.650305
Longitude
-2.676216
British National Grid easting
355,400
British National Grid northing
417,300

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Chorley · E07000118
Parish or community
E04005145
Westminster constituency
South Ribble · E14001491
Output area
E00126502
Lower layer super output area
Chorley 011A · E01024923
Middle layer super output area
Chorley 011 · E02005199

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
51
Primary
33
Secondary
7
  1. Balshaw Lane Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.3 km
  2. Christ Church Charnock Richard CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.6 km
  3. Euxton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
196
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 65
  • Anti social behaviour 55
  • Criminal damage and arson 18
  • Other theft 17
  • Public order 9

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
PR7 5 residents
11,432

Age bands in PR7 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.2%

1,849 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.3%

1,058 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.5%

2,453 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.9%

3,286 residents

Age 65 and over
24.1%

2,739 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 EUXTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81171

    2.1 km

  • GAB HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code P81127

    2.7 km

  • DR JACOBS SURGERY

    COLLISON AVENUE, CHORLEY, PR7 2PA

    ODS code Y00347

    2.7 km

  • REGENT HOUSE SURGERY

    21 REGENT ROAD, CHORLEY, PR7 2DH

    ODS code P81062

    2.7 km

  • LIBRARY HOUSE SURGERY

    AVONDALE ROAD, CHORLEY, PR7 2AD

    ODS code P81044

    2.8 km

  • THE CHORLEY SURGERY

    24-26 GILLIBRAND STREET, CHORLEY, PR7 2EJ

    ODS code P81038

    2.9 km

  • BUCKSHAW VILLAGE HEALTH CENTRE

    UNITY PLACE, BUCKSHAW VILLAGE, CHORLEY, PR7 7HZ

    ODS code Y02466

    3.4 km

  • COPPULL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 ACRESWOOD CLOSE, COPPULL, CHORLEY, PR7 5EN

    ODS code P81033

    3.5 km

  • SANDY LANE SURGERY

    SANDY LANE, LEYLAND, PR25 2EB

    ODS code P81076

    4.5 km

  • STATION SURGERY

    LEYLAND SURGERY, WEST PADDOCK, LEYLAND, PR25 1HR

    ODS code P81741

    4.9 km

  • WORDEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    WEST PADDOCK, LEYLAND, PR25 1HR

    ODS code P81057

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Euxton Mills

    BCT · Pincock

    0.6 miles
  • Euxton Mills

    BCT · Pincock

    0.6 miles
  • Anderton Road

    BCT · Euxton

    0.6 miles
  • Cotswold Avenue

    BCT · Euxton

    0.7 miles
  • Old Dawbers Lane

    BCT · Pincock

    0.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Chorley 011A, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

23,476 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
3 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

51 open schools are in scope, including 33 primary and 7 secondary schools. Balshaw Lane Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

196 published events cover 12 months, averaging 16.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 65 events.

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