Black Moor Road Chorley
18 addresses across 4 postcodes (L40), about 1 km (0.6 miles) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 7400561.
- Sales: 6 recorded sales since 1995; in 2016 the median was £790,000 across 1 sale.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Chorley cost £216,624 in August 2026 (+4.2% on a year); private rents averaged £803 a month.
- Energy: 2 homes have an energy certificate (D: 1, G: 1).
- Flood: 4 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: 1 recorded flood covered 1 of its 4 postcode centres, most recently in December 2015.
- Landfill: 2 historic landfill sites within 500 m (0.3 miles) of its postcodes; the nearest, South of Bluestones Lane, is 60 m away.
- Storm overflows: 1 storm overflow within 1 km (0.6 miles) spilled 37 times (32 hours) in 2025.
- Energy projects: 1 renewable energy project nearby is planned or being built; the nearest, Deans Lane Wind Turbine, is 3.4 km (2.1 miles) away.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band E; Band D in Chorley costs £2,430 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Rufford, about 1.8 km (1.1 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Millennium Green, is about 760 m (0.5 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 5 to 13 m above sea level.
- Noise: 3 of its 18 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is The Village Surgeries Croston&Eccleston, about 3.3 km (2 miles) away.
- People: About 590 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 90% of households owned their home and 42% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 1 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often anti-social behaviour.
- Road safety: No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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House sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | £790,000 | £790,000 | £790,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | £578,000 | £578,000 | £578,000 |
| 2003 | 1 | £580,000 | £580,000 | £580,000 |
| 1995 | 2 | £170,000 | £90,000 | £250,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Oct 2013 | BEECH GROVE FARM L40 2QE | Other | £889,060 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 12 Jul 2004 | BLACKMOOR FARM L40 2QE | Detached | £578,000 | |
| 13 Nov 1995 | CHERRY TREES L40 2QE | Detached | £90,000 | |
| 20 Jul 2016 | REED BROOK HALL L40 2QE | Detached | £790,000 | |
| 18 Dec 2003 | REED BROOK HALL L40 2QE | Detached | £580,000 | |
| 11 Oct 1995 | REED BROOK HALL L40 2QE | Detached | £250,000 |
House prices and rents in Chorley
A typical home in Chorley cost £216,624 in August 2026, 4.2% more than a year before. That is 18% more than five years earlier and 49% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £345,701 |
| Semi-detached | £215,397 |
| Terraced | £172,972 |
| Flat or maisonette | £118,783 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £186,036 |
Private renters in Chorley paid £803 a month on average in September 2026, 7.2% more than a year before. That is 37% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £601 |
| Two bedrooms | £768 |
| Three bedrooms | £910 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,337 |
Energy performance certificates
2 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 232 m². Most common: House, detached (2). Built: 1900-1929 (1); 2003-2006 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (2 addresses)
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 21,050 kWh of it on average in 2024, 74% more than the district's 12,121 kWh, and 5,446 kWh of electricity, 42% more than the district's 3,845 kWh. There are gas meters for about 100% of the homes.
| Postcode | Electricity meters | Typical electricity | Gas meters | Typical gas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L40 2QY | 19 | 3,953 kWh | 22 | 21,664 kWh |
| L40 2PA | 7 | 4,126 kWh | 5 | 17,473 kWh |
| L40 2QE | 10 | 4,521 kWh | 10 | 14,364 kWh |
These are all the homes on each postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is L40.
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band E (23% of about 1,370 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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: yes, Chorley.
Energy projects nearby
3 energy projects near the street's postcodes, 1 of them not yet operating.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mawdesley Moss Chorley 07/00568/FULMAJ | Wind 3 turbines | 2.3 MW | Operational Aug 2012 | 50 m |
| Deans Lane Wind Turbine West Lancashire 2020/0933/FUL | Wind 1 turbine, 31.6 m tall | Permission granted, not yet built Nov 2021 | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) | |
| Ulnes Walton Energy Chorley 09/00/0050 | Landfill Gas | 1.3 MW | Operational Mar 2003 | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
Planned projects can change or not go ahead; search the planning authority's applications by the reference shown for the plans, conditions and any objections. Construction brings traffic for some months; once built, solar farms and batteries are usually quiet, while turbines and waste plants can be seen or heard further away.
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 16 September 2026: United Utilities Water Ltd, Utility repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the carriageway (major works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 3 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: of the 11 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 3 medium, 0 low and 0 very low.
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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| L40 2QH | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| L40 2QY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| L40 2PA | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 3 / 0 | unlikely |
| L40 2QE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Recorded floods
1 recorded flood covered 1 of the centres of this street's postcodes, most recently in December 2015 (Black Moor Lane, Mawdesley).
| When | Flood | Source and cause | Postcodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Dec 2015 | Black Moor Lane, Mawdesley | Not recorded | L40 2PA |
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
1 storm overflow within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes spilled 37 times, for 32 hours in all, in 2025. They discharge into New Reed Brook.
| Overflow | Into | Spills | Hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackmoor Road Cso United Utilities | New Reed Brook | 37 | 32 | 280 m |
A storm overflow lets sewage diluted with rainwater into a river, stream or the sea when heavy rain overwhelms the sewers, so the spills here affect the water they run into, not homes. A spill is counted the regulators' way: a first 12 hours, then each 24 hours it goes on.
Coal mining
No postcode centre on the street is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
Every 1 km square the street's postcodes are in is in the lowest band of radon potential: fewer than 1 home in 100 is estimated to be at or above the Action Level. It is not a radon Affected Area.
Historic landfill
2 historic landfill sites are within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes, the nearest 60 m away.
| Site | Waste went in | Waste | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South of Bluestones Lane Mawdesley, Lancashire | Not recorded | Inert | 60 m |
| Nook Farm Meadow Lane, Mawdesley, Rufford, Chorley, Lancashire | Not recorded | Not recorded | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
Closed tips can give off gas (methane and carbon dioxide) and leak into the ground for years. An environmental search, which conveyancers usually order, looks at landfill and contaminated land around the home; the council keeps a register of land it has found to be contaminated.
Height above sea level
The street's 18 addresses are between 5 m and 13 m above sea level (9 m on average); the ground rises about 7 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L40 2PA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| L40 2QE | 86% | 86% | 86% | 14% |
| L40 2QH | 50% | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| L40 2QY | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Rufford 24,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Croston 56,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) | |
| Hoscar 800 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Blackmoor Road Mawdesley | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Concourse Skelmersdale | 9.2 km (5.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 33.5 km (21 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The Village Surgeries Croston&Eccleston Good Feb 2017 | 3.3 km (2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Rufford Pharmacy | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Wrightington Hospital Orthopaedic Centre Elective Surgical Hub Good Feb 2020 | 6.6 km (4.1 miles) |
| Care homes | Stocks Hall Mawdesley Good Jan 2022 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Police station | Leyland Police Station | 8.3 km (5.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily - Croston, Croston | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Millennium Green 1.6 ha | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 120 m² | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.1 ha | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 980 m² | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 1.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Lane Ends House, a listed building (Grade II*), 650 m (0.4 miles) south-east. 4 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Lane Ends House | Listed building, Grade II* | 650 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Caunce Wood | Wood | 720 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Rector's Wood | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Alma Wood | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Skellow Clough | Valley | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) south |
| Hurst House Delf | Lake or reservoir | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) east |
| Harrock Hill | Hill | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.7 | 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 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 15 | 18 |
3 of the street's 18 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Chorley: see them on the Chorley page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mawdesley St Peter's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 870 m (0.5 miles) | No overall grade (Sep 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good | 100% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 11% at the higher standard (2025; 83% in 2024 and 73% in 2023) |
Exam results are from the Department for Education's school performance tables (Explore Education Statistics, Open Government Licence), for all pupils at each school. The middle school in England had 63% at the expected standard at the end of primary school (2025), Attainment 8 of 46.0 at GCSE (2026) and an A level average of C+ (2025). Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades in eight GCSEs, with English and maths counted twice (90 is the most), averaged over the school's pupils. Progress 8 compares pupils with others who had the same results at the end of primary school; it is not published for GCSEs in 2025 and 2026, as those pupils sat no primary tests during the pandemic. Small year groups swing from year to year, and figures for very small ones are withheld.
Nurseries and childcare
1 nursery, pre-school or club within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 870 m (0.5 miles) from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Play Stop LTD L40 2QT | Out-of-school day care | 40 | Not inspected yet | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
Ofsted also registers 428 childminders and 26 home childcarers (nannies) in Lancashire. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Black Moor Road (1).
Road safety
No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025.
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
No traffic count point is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes. The Department for Transport counts every motorway and A road and only a sample of minor roads, so a quiet residential street usually has none.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 90% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 57% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 38% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 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 (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 47% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 42% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 8 to 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.