PR6 9JN Chorley
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Chorley South East & Heath Charnock. Region: North West.
Streets
- The Asshawes, Adlington: 56 addresses
- Woodville Road, Adlington: 1 address
- Westhoughton Road, Adlington: 1 address
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 C (19% of about 940 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
- Land rear of 24-26 Westhoughton Road: up to 7 homes, permissioned (250 m)
- Chimney and Building, Withnell Fold Mill, Withnell Fold, Withnell: up to 37 homes, permissioned (430 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 6 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 58 addresses are between 94 m and 111 m above sea level (106 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 | Adlington (Lancashire) 167,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km |
| Chorley 716,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km | |
| Blackrod 226,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 15 within 800 m; nearest The Asshawes Heath Charnock | 170 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Chorley Town Centre | 3.4 km |
| Car parks | Anglezarke Reservoir Car Park | 2.8 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 1.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 35.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Adlington Medical Centre | 1.1 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Bamfords Pharmacy | 930 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Village Dental Practice | 930 m |
| Hospital | Chorley And South Ribble Hospital | 5.0 km |
| Police station | Chorley Police Station | 3.7 km |
| Cash machines | Go Local Brindle Street Cashzone | 2.8 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 390 m² | 1.4 km |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 90 m² | 290 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest King George's Field 5.3 ha | 780 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,870 m² | 1.2 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Hall O' Th' Hill, a listed building (Grade II*), 840 m north-east. 10 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hall O' Th' Hill | Listed building, Grade II* | 840 m north-east |
| Bretters Farm moated site and two fishponds | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Middle Hill | Hill | 420 m north-west |
| Lane Plantations | Wood | 730 m north-west |
| Beech Plantation | Wood | 830 m north-west |
| Roaring Lum | Lake or reservoir | 2.0 km north-east |
| Blackrod Bottoms | Valley | 2.6 km south |
| Crosse's Creek | Bay | 3.5 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 8 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 9 | 4 |
| Under 55 | 40 | 54 |
18 of the postcode's 58 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 4 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 58 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 38% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 91% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 64% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 46% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 46% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 26% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | under 1% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 45% | 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) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 12% | 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 8 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on The Asshawes.