PR7 7JP South Ribble
Live postcode, introduced July 2013. Ward: Buckshaw & Worden. Region: North West.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in South Ribble in 2026-27: Band D £2,443 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,628 | £1,900 | £2,171 | £2,443 | £2,985 | £3,528 | £4,071 | £4,885 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band B (26% of about 620 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
- Parcel H1c, Group 1, Euxton Lane, Buckshaw, permissioned (680 m)
- JF Electrical, Little Quarry, Hill Top Lane, Whittle-le-Woods: up to 85 homes, permissioned (750 m)
- Withnell Hall, Formerly Lake View Nursing Home, Chorley Road, Withnell, Chorley, PR6 8BG, permissioned (810 m)
- Group 1, Parcel H1b(i) Euxton Lane, Buckshaw, permissioned (810 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 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 21 addresses are between 54 m and 57 m above sea level (56 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 | Buckshaw Parkway 355,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km |
| Leyland 451,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km | |
| Euxton Balshaw Lane 76,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m, 20 within 800 m; nearest Stockwood Park Court Buckshaw Village | 210 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Chorley Town Centre | 4.3 km |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest Osprey Charging Station | 520 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 40.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Buckshaw Village Health Centre | 1.0 km |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Pharmacy Buckshaw | 660 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Unity Place Dental Practice | 1.0 km |
| Hospital | Ramsey Buckshawe Hospital | 500 m |
| Police station | Leyland Police Station | 2.1 km |
| Cash machines | MFG - Leyland Cashzone | 1.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,280 m² | 200 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 2.2 ha | 690 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,990 m² | 170 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.3 ha | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 7,300 m² | 1.3 km |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 4.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Worden Old Hall, a listed building (Grade II*), 480 m east. 5 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Worden Old Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 480 m east |
| Buckshaw Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 920 m south-east |
| Moated site of Clayton Hall, adjacent fishponds and channels | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km north-east |
| Worden Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Worden Wood | Wood | 220 m south-east |
| Buckshaw Wood | Wood | 450 m south |
| Atherton Clough Wood | Wood | 570 m west |
| Gravel Hole Wood | Wood | 850 m north-east |
| Nixon Hillock | Hill | 1.9 km south-west |
| Number 1 | Lake or reservoir | 4.9 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 20 | 21 |
1 of the postcode's 21 addresses is 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 | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 25% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 5% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 75% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 8% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 4% | 1% |
| Social rented | 11% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 82% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 6% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 34% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 56% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 43% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 6% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 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 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.