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PR7 7FS

Buckshaw & Whittle · Chorley · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Chorley
Ward
Buckshaw & Whittle
Local authority
Chorley
Constituency
Chorley
Postcode district
PR7
Postcode sector
PR7 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PR7 7FT 40 m
PR7 7FP 47 m
PR7 7FY 72 m
PR7 7DA 79 m
PR7 7FR 97 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR7 7FS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 2013
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR7
Postcode sector
PR7 7
Latitude
53.680805
Longitude
-2.651330
British National Grid easting
357,076
British National Grid northing
420,678

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Chorley · E07000118
Electoral ward
Buckshaw & Whittle · E05013065
Parish or community
E04005160
Westminster constituency
Chorley · E14001170
Output area
E00181995
Lower layer super output area
Chorley 004E · E01034337
Middle layer super output area
Chorley 004 · E02005192

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Property

At this postcode

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5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
6, Pembrey Road, Buckshaw Village, Chorley, PR7 7FS 7 December 2018 £387,000
4, Pembrey Road, Buckshaw Village, Chorley, PR7 7FS 19 August 2016 £429,995
2, Pembrey Road, Buckshaw Village, Chorley, PR7 7FS 22 July 2016 £419,995

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
65
Primary
40
Secondary
9

  1. Trinity Church of England/Methodist Primary School, Buckshaw Village

    Voluntary aided school

    360 m

  2. Whittle-le-Woods Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.2 km

  3. Waterloo Lodge

    Other independent special school

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
742
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 301
  • Anti social behaviour 192
  • Criminal damage and arson 57
  • Other theft 49
  • Public order 34

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
18

7 female, 11 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
3.6
PR7 7 residents
9,338

Age bands in PR7 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
25.1%

2,297 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.1%

927 residents

Age 25 to 44
38.4%

3,521 residents

Age 45 to 64
19.9%

1,823 residents

Age 65 and over
6.4%

590 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider PR7 7 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

14

within 5 km

  • BUCKSHAW VILLAGE HEALTH CENTRE

    UNITY PLACE, BUCKSHAW VILLAGE, CHORLEY, PR7 7HZ

    ODS code Y02466

    515 m

  • WHITTLE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P81143

    1.7 km

  • THE EUXTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81171

    2.1 km

  • SANDY LANE SURGERY

    SANDY LANE, LEYLAND, PR25 2EB

    ODS code P81076

    3.0 km

  • GAB HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code P81127

    3.2 km

  • DR JACOBS SURGERY

    COLLISON AVENUE, CHORLEY, PR7 2PA

    ODS code Y00347

    3.3 km

  • CENTRAL PARK SURGERY

    BALFOUR STREET, LEYLAND, PR25 2TD

    ODS code P81117

    3.4 km

  • DR DAWOUD'S SURGERY

    652 PRESTON ROAD, CLAYTON-LE-WOODS, CHORLEY, PR6 7EH

    ODS code P81701

    3.4 km

  • THE CHORLEY SURGERY

    24-26 GILLIBRAND STREET, CHORLEY, PR7 2EJ

    ODS code P81038

    3.5 km

  • LIBRARY HOUSE SURGERY

    AVONDALE ROAD, CHORLEY, PR7 2AD

    ODS code P81044

    3.5 km

  • REGENT HOUSE SURGERY

    21 REGENT ROAD, CHORLEY, PR7 2DH

    ODS code P81062

    3.6 km

  • CLAYTON BROOK SURGERY

    59-60 TUNLEY HOLME, BAMBER BRIDGE, CLAYTON BROOK, PRESTON, PR5 8ES

    ODS code P81180

    3.6 km

  • STATION SURGERY

    LEYLAND SURGERY, WEST PADDOCK, LEYLAND, PR25 1HR

    ODS code P81741

    4.0 km

  • WORDEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    WEST PADDOCK, LEYLAND, PR25 1HR

    ODS code P81057

    4.0 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Dorset Drive

    BCT · Buckshaw Village

    0.1 miles

  • Birtley Avenue

    BCT · Buckshaw Village

    0.1 miles

  • Lancashire Drive

    BCT · Buckshaw Village

    0.2 miles

  • Lancashire Drive

    BCT · Buckshaw Village

    0.2 miles

  • Village Way

    BCT · Buckshaw Village

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Chorley 004E, 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

25,853 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
8 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
1
Low risk addresses
1
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

65 open schools are in scope, including 40 primary and 9 secondary schools. Trinity Church of England/Methodist Primary School, Buckshaw Village is the nearest published school at 360 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

742 published events cover 12 months, averaging 61.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 301 events.

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