PR7 2FP Chorley
Live postcode, introduced July 2003. Ward: Chorley South West. Region: North West.
Streets
- Burgh Wood Way, Chorley: 33 addresses
- Alma Wood Close, Chorley: 1 address
- Folly Wood Drive, Chorley: 1 address
- Arley Wood Drive, Chorley: 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 B (38% of about 650 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.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 2 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.
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 | 1.6 km |
| Euxton Balshaw Lane 76,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km | |
| Buckshaw Parkway 355,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 21 within 800 m; nearest Arley Wood Drive Gillibrand | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Chorley Town Centre | 1.6 km |
| Car parks | Fleet Street Car Park | 1.2 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1.3 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 37.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Regent House Surgery | 1.0 km |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Youles Pharmacy & Clinics | 1.0 km |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Southport Road Dental Practice | 1.0 km |
| Hospital | Chorley And South Ribble Hospital | 2.3 km |
| Police station | Chorley Police Station | 1.3 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food St Albans, Park Street | 780 m |
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 30 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 25% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 4% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 56% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 16% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 36% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 81% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 5% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 51% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 45% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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 Burgh Wood Way.