PR7 7NP Chorley
Live postcode, introduced November 2023. Ward: Buckshaw & Whittle. 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 B (28% of about 880 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 (210 m)
- Group 1, Parcel H1b(i) Euxton Lane, Buckshaw, permissioned (310 m)
- JF Electrical, Little Quarry, Hill Top Lane, Whittle-le-Woods: up to 85 homes, permissioned (380 m)
- Withnell Hall, Formerly Lake View Nursing Home, Chorley Road, Withnell, Chorley, PR6 8BG, permissioned (490 m)
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 8 addresses are between 49 m and 51 m above sea level (50 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 | 860 m |
| Euxton Balshaw Lane 76,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km | |
| Leyland 451,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 14 within 800 m; nearest Prestwick Close Buckshaw Village | 310 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Chorley Town Centre | 4.0 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Osprey Charging Station | 1.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 39.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Buckshaw Village Health Centre | 930 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Pharmacy Buckshaw | 770 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Unity Place Dental Practice | 930 m |
| Hospital | Ramsey Buckshawe Hospital | 1.0 km |
| Police station | Leyland Police Station | 2.3 km |
| Cash machines | MFG - Leyland Cashzone | 1.5 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,400 m² | 60 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 2.7 ha | 600 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 440 m² | 310 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1,690 m² | 1.1 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7,300 m² | 790 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 6.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Buckshaw Hall, a listed building (Grade II*), 620 m east. 4 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Buckshaw Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 620 m east |
| Worden Old Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 770 m north-east |
| Moated site of Clayton Hall, adjacent fishponds and channels | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km north-east |
| Worden Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.0 km west |
| Astley Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.9 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Buckshaw Wood | Wood | 160 m north-east |
| Worden Wood | Wood | 390 m north |
| Atherton Clough Wood | Wood | 610 m north-west |
| Rough Nook Wood | Wood | 1.0 km west |
| Nixon Hillock | Hill | 1.6 km west |
| Number 1 | Lake or reservoir | 4.8 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 8 | 8 |
None of the postcode's 8 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 29% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 89% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 17% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 86% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 6% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 44% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 1% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 57% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 52% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 3% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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.