PR6 0AE Chorley
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Chorley East. 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 A (85% of about 840 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
- Formerly Mormon Church Water Street Chorley: up to 8 homes, permissioned (350 m)
- 3572: up to 24 homes, permissioned (560 m)
- Alfreds Court, Market Street: up to 25 homes, permissioned (600 m)
- Talbot Mill, Froom Street, Chorley: up to 138 homes, permissioned (770 m)
- 3544: up to 5 homes, permissioned (920 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 7 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 47 addresses are between 88 m and 91 m above sea level (89 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 | Chorley 716,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 310 m |
| Buckshaw Parkway 355,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km | |
| Euxton Balshaw Lane 76,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 50 within 800 m; nearest Rail Station Chorley Town Centre | 270 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Chorley Town Centre | 300 m |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m; nearest Flat Iron Car Park | 310 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 630 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 38.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Chorley Surgery | 630 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 340 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Jones Dental Practice | 290 m |
| Hospital | Chorley And South Ribble Hospital | 1.4 km |
| Police station | Chorley Police Station | 600 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Froom Stores Cashzone | 480 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Astley Park 45 ha | 540 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 270 m² | 510 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.9 ha | 290 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.2 ha | 880 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 45 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St George, a listed building (Grade II*), 420 m south-west. 25 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St George | Listed building, Grade II* | 420 m south-west |
| Church of St Laurence | Listed building, Grade II* | 460 m west |
| Astley Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Dog Trap Wood | Wood | 1.1 km north-west |
| Damhead Wood | Wood | 1.3 km north-west |
| Great Wood | Wood | 1.3 km west |
| Number 1 | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km north-east |
| Shude Hill | Hill | 2.3 km south |
| Twitch-Hills Clough | Valley | 4.5 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.2 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 27 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 20 | 47 |
27 of the postcode's 47 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 | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 45% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 22% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 35% | 17% |
| Private rented | 20% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 13% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 63% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 18% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 69% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 22% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 36% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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.