PR7 5QE

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 5PZ 233 m
PR7 5PT 415 m
PR7 5UY 489 m
WN6 9PP 624 m
WN6 9PW 643 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR7 5QE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1987
Terminated
1 June 1997
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR7
Postcode sector
PR7 5
Latitude
53.622983
Longitude
-2.723254
British National Grid easting
352,260
British National Grid northing
414,291

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Chorley · E07000118
Parish or community
E04005154
Westminster constituency
South Ribble · E14001491
Output area
E00126511
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
20
Primary
17
Secondary
1
  1. Heskin Pemberton's Church of England VA Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.3 km
  2. St Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, Mawdesley

    Voluntary aided school

    1.5 km
  3. Rainbow Hub School

    Other independent special school

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
67
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 39
  • Anti social behaviour 12
  • Public order 4
  • Drugs 3
  • Vehicle crime 3

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

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • COPPULL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 ACRESWOOD CLOSE, COPPULL, CHORLEY, PR7 5EN

    ODS code P81033

    4.0 km

  • PARBOLD SURGERY

    4 THE GREEN, PARBOLD, WIGAN, WN8 7DN

    ODS code P81096

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Barmskin

    BCT · Andertons Mill

    0.2 miles
  • Village Hall

    BCT · Heskin

    0.6 miles
  • Village Hall

    BCT · Heskin

    0.6 miles
  • Sandersons Lane

    BCT · Andertons Mill

    0.7 miles
  • Post Office

    BCT · Heskin

    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

20 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 1 secondary schools. Heskin Pemberton's Church of England VA 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

67 published events cover 12 months, averaging 5.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 39 events.

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