PR7 1JB Chorley
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Chorley North West. 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 (62% of about 950 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- THE MANOR HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 3572: up to 24 homes, permissioned (170 m)
- Formerly Mormon Church Water Street Chorley: up to 8 homes, permissioned (440 m)
- Alfreds Court, Market Street: up to 25 homes, permissioned (450 m)
- Talbot Mill, Froom Street, Chorley: up to 138 homes, permissioned (550 m)
- 3544: up to 5 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 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 addresses are about 87 m above sea level.
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 | 640 m |
| Euxton Balshaw Lane 76,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km | |
| Buckshaw Parkway 355,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 32 within 800 m; nearest Woodville Road Southport Road | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Chorley Town Centre | 530 m |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m; nearest Flat Iron Car Park | 410 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 470 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 38.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Gab Healthcare | 40 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Cohens Chemist | 390 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Red Rose Dental Group | 160 m |
| Hospital | Chorley And South Ribble Hospital | 1.3 km |
| Police station | Chorley Police Station | 110 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 560 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Astley Park 45 ha | 210 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,250 m² | 200 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Coronation Pleasure Ground 2.0 ha | 200 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7,040 m² | 400 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 45 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Laurence, a listed building (Grade II*), 250 m east. 23 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Laurence | Listed building, Grade II* | 250 m east |
| Church of St George | Listed building, Grade II* | 500 m south-east |
| Astley Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 630 m north-west |
| Astley Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 860 m north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Great Wood | Wood | 720 m north-west |
| Dog Trap Wood | Wood | 720 m north-west |
| Damhead Wood | Wood | 840 m north-west |
| Shude Hill | Hill | 2.4 km south |
| Big Lodge Water | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km south |
| Welch Whittle Bottoms | Valley | 4.9 km south-west |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 9 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 8 | 18 |
10 of the postcode's 18 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 | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 41% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 28% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 53% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 49% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 60% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 29% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 10% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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.