PR7 5PF Chorley
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Eccleston, Heskin & Charnock Richard. 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 C (28% of about 830 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
- Goodyear Business Park, Gorsey Lane, Mawdesley, permissioned (720 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 17 addresses are between 32 m and 41 m above sea level (35 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 | Euxton Balshaw Lane 76,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km |
| Croston 56,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.1 km | |
| Buckshaw Parkway 355,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 10 within 800 m; nearest Old Mill Eccleston Green | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Chorley Town Centre | 6.0 km |
| EV charging points | Applegreen Electric Charging Station | 1.9 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 35.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The Euxton Medical Centre | 4.1 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Fishlocks Pharmacy | 860 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 730 m |
| Hospital | Lancashire Bowel Screening Service (Euxton Hall Hospital) | 3.5 km |
| Police station | Chorley Police Station | 5.6 km |
| Cash machines | Charnock Richard South - INT 1, Mill Lane Cashzone | 1.9 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,200 m² | 670 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 70 m² | 670 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 650 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Heskin Hall, a listed building (Grade I), 580 m south. 3 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Heskin Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 580 m south |
| Bradley Hall, moated site, fishponds and connecting channels | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Spring Wood | Wood | 450 m south-west |
| Little Wood | Wood | 860 m south-east |
| James Clough Wood | Wood | 860 m south-west |
| Hurst House Delf | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km south-west |
| Welch Whittle Bottoms | Valley | 1.7 km south-east |
| Daisy Hill | Hill | 3.3 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 5 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 9 | 17 |
8 of the postcode's 17 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 | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 79% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 34% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 10% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 67% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 36% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 45% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 16% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 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.