PR25 5SF Chorley
Live postcode, introduced June 2001. Ward: Clayton West & Cuerden. Region: North West.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in Chorley in 2026-27: Band D £2,430 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,620 | £1,890 | £2,160 | £2,430 | £2,970 | £3,510 | £4,050 | £4,860 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band E (25% of about 1,140 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Berkeley Farm, Shady land: up to 3 homes, permissioned (830 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 26 addresses are between 71 m and 76 m above sea level (74 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Leyland 451,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km |
| Bamber Bridge 75,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.0 km | |
| Buckshaw Parkway 355,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 21 within 800 m; nearest Shady Lane Clayton-le-Woods | 220 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Chorley Town Centre | 5.7 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Osprey Charging Station | 750 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 42.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Whittle Surgery | 1.8 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Leyland & Farington Pharmacy | 1.2 km |
| NHS dentists | Lowerbank Dental Practice | 2.0 km |
| Hospital | Ramsey Buckshawe Hospital | 1.6 km |
| Police station | Leyland Police Station | 2.7 km |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily - Bristol Ave Farrington, Bristol Avenue, Farington Cashzone | 1.2 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,050 m² | 50 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Cuerden Valley Park 238 ha | 190 m |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 100 m² | 70 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7,040 m² | 730 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3,820 m² | 1.4 km |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 240 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Moated site of Clayton Hall, adjacent fishponds and channels, a scheduled monument, 810 m south. 1 listed building is within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Moated site of Clayton Hall, adjacent fishponds and channels | Scheduled monument | 810 m south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bolton's Wood | Wood | 540 m north |
| School Covert | Wood | 680 m north-east |
| Black Banks Wood | Wood | 800 m north-east |
| Sheep Hill Wood | Wood | 880 m east |
| Gravel Hole Wood | Wood | 940 m north-east |
| Hough Hill | Hill | 2.9 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 22 | 26 |
4 of the postcode's 26 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 96% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 43% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 3% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 71% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 42% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 59% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 46% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.