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PR7 6QY

Croston, Mawdesley & Euxton South · Chorley · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Croston, Mawdesley & Euxton South
Local authority
Chorley
Constituency
South Ribble
Postcode district
PR7
Postcode sector
PR7 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PR7 6LP 50 m
PR7 6QZ 61 m
PR7 6QX 78 m
PR7 6NE 130 m
PR7 6LD 154 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR7 6QY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR7
Postcode sector
PR7 6
Latitude
53.656412
Longitude
-2.673802
British National Grid easting
355,566
British National Grid northing
417,978

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Chorley · E07000118
Electoral ward
Croston, Mawdesley & Euxton South · E05013075
Parish or community
E04005151
Westminster constituency
South Ribble · E14001491
Output area
E00126746
Lower layer super output area
Chorley 005E · E01024971
Middle layer super output area
Chorley 005 · E02005193

Postcode source versions

Explore PR7

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
57
Primary
36
Secondary
9

  1. Balshaw Lane Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    702 m

  2. Euxton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    991 m

  3. St. Mary's Catholic Primary School Euxton

    Voluntary aided school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
332
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 132
  • Anti social behaviour 83
  • Criminal damage and arson 29
  • Other theft 24
  • Public order 19

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
PR7 6 residents
8,963

Age bands in PR7 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16%

1,475 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.2%

852 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.1%

2,045 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.2%

2,603 residents

Age 65 and over
24.5%

2,260 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
35.7%

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

13

within 5 km

  • THE EUXTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81171

    1.4 km

  • GAB HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code P81127

    2.5 km

  • DR JACOBS SURGERY

    COLLISON AVENUE, CHORLEY, PR7 2PA

    ODS code Y00347

    2.5 km

  • REGENT HOUSE SURGERY

    21 REGENT ROAD, CHORLEY, PR7 2DH

    ODS code P81062

    2.6 km

  • BUCKSHAW VILLAGE HEALTH CENTRE

    UNITY PLACE, BUCKSHAW VILLAGE, CHORLEY, PR7 7HZ

    ODS code Y02466

    2.7 km

  • LIBRARY HOUSE SURGERY

    AVONDALE ROAD, CHORLEY, PR7 2AD

    ODS code P81044

    2.7 km

  • THE CHORLEY SURGERY

    24-26 GILLIBRAND STREET, CHORLEY, PR7 2EJ

    ODS code P81038

    2.8 km

  • SANDY LANE SURGERY

    SANDY LANE, LEYLAND, PR25 2EB

    ODS code P81076

    3.9 km

  • COPPULL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 ACRESWOOD CLOSE, COPPULL, CHORLEY, PR7 5EN

    ODS code P81033

    4.2 km

  • STATION SURGERY

    LEYLAND SURGERY, WEST PADDOCK, LEYLAND, PR25 1HR

    ODS code P81741

    4.4 km

  • WORDEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    WEST PADDOCK, LEYLAND, PR25 1HR

    ODS code P81057

    4.4 km

  • CENTRAL PARK SURGERY

    BALFOUR STREET, LEYLAND, PR25 2TD

    ODS code P81117

    4.6 km

  • WHITTLE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81143

    4.8 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Euxton Mills

    BCT · Pincock

    0.2 miles

  • Euxton Mills

    BCT · Pincock

    0.2 miles

  • Anderton Road

    BCT · Euxton

    0.2 miles

  • Euxton Balshaw Lane Rail Station

    RSE · Euxton

    0.3 miles

  • Euxton Balshaw Lane Rail Station

    RLY · Euxton

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Chorley 005E, 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

25,672 of 33,755

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

57 open schools are in scope, including 36 primary and 9 secondary schools. Balshaw Lane Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 702 m.

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

Recorded crime

332 published events cover 12 months, averaging 27.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 132 events.

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